"Regenerative Ecosystems" or "Soil" week just came to an end. Marking two weeks since our eco-living month at Riverside Ecoliving Jericó (Colombia) began 🌴 The two main projects participants focused on this week were: #Permaculture Design and Bio-Construction. 1) Permaculture Design: Final project - design a Permaculture-based proposal for Riverside. To get there, we learned the importance of developing a deeper understanding of the place we are in, including sectors, zones, elements, functions. In groups of 7 people, two quality designs were created, including practical recommendations that multiplies functions and enrich the entire system. For example: a rain water catchment system, a goat manure system, a new solar panel system, multi-functional communal and wellness spaces, plant system for water infiltration along the 'slopey' terrain, & more. We were so impressed how quickly one start thinking like a Permaculturist! 2) Bio-construction: Renovate a wellness and ceremonial space at Riverside built 100% with native Andean bamboo called "Guadua". - Learned about "Guada", the most important bamboo of the Americas due to its quality, for construction & other - Learned how and when to harvest it - How to prepare it for uses of our project - & how to treat it with a natural acid created from smoking coffee bean husks for a long lasting and strengthening effect One-off activities for this Regenerative Ecosystems week: - Cacau + Aluna Documentary by the Kogis - Decolonisation and Activism workshop - Bonfire sharing circle (“We talk from the heart”) - Japanese Origami workshop by Tanvi (a Nomad Farmer participant) On the Weekend: - Organic Coffee Farm visit and Cold Waterfall Plunge - Hike to "Fin del Mundo" with a flute concert at the top - Amazonian medicine ceremony (known as yagé in Colombia), more commonly, Ayahuasca Next week's thematic: Regenerating the Self, the starting point of #regeneration 🫀
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