Sasha Salo

I just read about desert restoration on twitter.
The guy invented a device that collects condensation water (as someone described above) and gives that water to tree saplings and increases their chance to establish,

Their results are pretty amazing. They say 100% of trees established in moderate desert and 90% of these were thriving! And to compare - in regular condition only 10% of trees would survive in that same desert.

Look up this website:
this explains the concept http://www.groasis.com/page/uk/capillary.php
this shows the design: http://www.groasis.com/page/uk/design.php

I was amazed... It's a shame that make it out of plastic...
Sasha

If he's still presenting could you ask him whether he uses water caught from rain only or also local streams and springs? I mean for household and ponds. Thanx

Yes I have, but it's more of a commune community, and we are looking for a neighborhood... like homestead style community. Each person is independent in most things just very major questions about land, etc are discussed together... and of course dinners, gardening, unschooling etc could be together but not necessary. As far as we know, Eartheaven is a community with lots of restrictions and fees... there is a core leading group that makes most decisions.
But thank you for suggestion...

Hi to all!
I decided to post here because I am in love with permaculture, certified permaculturist and would love to live (neighborhood of course Smile)with like-minded people. Here is a core...
We are a young couple trying to step into life of maximum sustainability, get away from civilized world of addictions and live in harmony with nature.
We are 80% raw fooders with close to vegan lifestyle. Living for 5 years in very urban area near New York city, we became very conscious about our footprint on Mother Earth and healthy living. We had been thinking about moving to rural place, planting our organic permaculture garden, escaping from harmful to nature lifestyle and enjoy quite homesteading.
We pretty much planned and have the idea how our house, garden and children birth and upbringing should be. Right now we are on stage of looking for a piece of land to build our house and plant our garden. We’ve been visiting Tennessee to find a spot suitable for us, and after searching few counties and various communities, we understood the value and importance of co-thinkers and likeminded neighbors. So now we researched some possibilities to "move in" or create a community of environmentally conscious people.
Our goal for place - states like TN, OR, NC or north CA - we want very mild winters and extended growing seasons but not hot and humid weather. We looking for at least 5 acres and up to 20 to buy (just for our family) - the option of buying bigger acreage and sharing is great too! Rural places with little or no restrictions is a goal for us because we aim to build a cob house.
If anyone here or maybe knows where to look for such folks and place - we will appreciate a lot.