By Mike Duff This “Beyond Growth Conference Highlights” post is full of links to the various videos from the conference, which was held in Brussels last month. As many of you will know, we are a Living Lab for the Research & Degrowth Association’s Masters Degree in Political Ecology, Degrowth and Environmental Justice, at the […]
In the run-up to us running four different Permaculture courses here at LaB this October, our Freya tells the story of how she ended up doing her first Permaculture course. By Freya Rawlins I have no land of my own, and yet I was drawn to the Permaculture Design Course (PDC), why? When I first […]
Do you suffer from climate or eco-anxiety? Want to lessen your environmental impact & nudge others towards positive change? Are you wondering what practical things you can do to make a difference? Are you wondering “what’s a Permaculture course?” If any of these questions feel familiar, consider one of our courses this October, if you […]
This October we will be hosting four permaculture courses at La Bruguera, run by some great people. from around the world. As we begin our transition to an education-focused tourism business, we’ve been working to offer our community more and more courses on topics we know well, and about which we feel passionate. Last year, […]
It’s been a super busy few weeks here at La Bruguera. We have the luxury of having so many bookings for 2022, that we can afford to spend more time than in previous years on developing our agro-ecological projects, expanding our environmental teaching offering, developing our relationships with institutions and teachers, and improving our facilities. […]
By Freya Rawlins We welcomed ourselves back to La Bruguera for the first volunteering weekend of 2022! Three of us made our way over to La Bruguera for the day to help with veggie patch and agroforestry-system maintenance. We kicked things off with a long day down in the agroforestry area reinforcing the raised beds. […]
Using Bruguera Jerusalem Artichokes By Mike Duff This time of year means we are swimming in Jerusalem Artichokes (Helianthus Tuberosus) – yum! Lots of people don’t know this humble, super easy-to-grow tuber, native to North America but brought over to Europe ages ago (like me), and it is so versatile and delicious, so we thought […]
Book La Bruguera now! By Mike Duff I never thought I would be in sales, or say something like “book now to avoid disappointment”, especially since most of the time you hear that, it makes you suspect you are being flogged some rubbish that just won’t sell… I am a sustainability advisor and urban masterplanner […]
by Mike Duff We are now the La Bruguera Degrowth Living Lab! Here’s a little context and history, to explain what this means. Since we met, Michelle and I have been interested in (nay, concerned about) our impact on the planet, from my starting a career in urban sustainability in 2001, us doing an eco-renovation […]
By Freya Rawlins Veganuary is upon us! For those that aren’t sure what that means, there is a campaign each year to try going vegan for January. Vegan + January = Veganuary. We thought it would be useful to share some tips for Veganuary, and how to get through it, as it isn’t always easy, […]
By Freya Rawlins Having a conscious festive season can mean many different things. Being conscious means being aware, whether this is being aware of your surroundings or a situation, I feel it can be applied broadly, and personally I like to apply it to my way of living: being conscious of the planet, the people, […]
We were fortunate to host Rico Zook for a month here at La Bruguera, in November. Rico has almost three decades of experience working in the permaculture realm and is a fountain of knowledge on all things regenerative design. We met him when Mike did a water course of his at Can Lliure earlier this […]
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