Come and enjoy a fun and insigthful permaculture open-day
Learn about all our arid climate permaculutre techniques
Geoff Lawton will be giving a guided permaculture tour and we will be holding an organic bazar market of local produce and crafts grown and made form our beneficiaries of our sustainable livelihood programs. The tour will start at 09:00 And finish at 12:00.We will begin the tour with a history lecture of the project, followed by a detailed tour around all our permaculture systems, Geoff Lawton will show you around the site and explain each permaculture element and they connect and work with the other elements of the site. We aim to give you an insightful fun packed day, that will leave you feeling inspired and motivated to start practicing permaculture in your life.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
The site is located at the lowest point of the earth in one of the most testing climates’ to practice Permaculture. With arid soil and very little rainfall, you will be viewing Permaculture practices at their maximum potential.
The local population is made up of traditional Bedouin tribes and long-term refugees stemming from displacement of local populations from within Palestine. The project site is typical of the area – a marginal arid land low-income settlement.
At the project site you will see examples of energy-efficient appropriate housing with natural cooling systems, arid climate plant nursery, solar electricity, solar hot water, biological waste water treatment recycling, dry compost toilets, rain water harvesting earthworks and diverse interactive plant, animal and tree systems for local food production and processing.
The project site features an eco-lodge, permaculture cafe and gift shop, administration office for the project and the local Permaculture group.
The project permaculture gardens are designed a model that can be replicated within the local village, throughout Jordan and other countries in the region.
how to get here
The farm is in the South Shouna region, in al Jawfa-Jawasreh Village, second right turn
behind the Jawasreh School for girls. Farm Manager, Hayel : +962 79 534 4376
The Coordinates for the location is: 31.871754,35.631470 or 31°52'18.3"N 35°37'53.3"E
You can find it on Google Maps here: https://goo.gl/maps/M9VnYYZQuSdRSE168
Here is the adress in Arabic to show to your driver:
الجمعیة الاردنیة للبیئة النوعي
الشونة الجنوبیة , الجوفة , الجواسرة, ثاني دخلة
على الیمین خلف مدرسة الجواسرة الثانویة
.للبنات
الرجاء الاتصال على الرقم التالي للاست فسار
+962 79 534 4376 هایل
