Greening The Desert Project

Greening The Desert Project

The Middle East Arid Climate Permaculture Demonstration Site

  • Home
  • About us
  • Courses
  • Experiences
  • Restaurant
  • Eco Lodge
  • Tours
  • Cafe
  • Volunteer
  • Articles
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Support
    Our Work

Rough, Ready, But Very Real – a November 2013 Update on the Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’ Site)

November 19, 2013 By Geoff Lawton 29 Comments

Project from above, featuring a garbage-accumulating fence edge Well, you would be hard pressed to find a tougher block of land -- a 400m below sea level, West facing slope, in an extremely hot, arid climate, with extremely poor, shallow highly alkaline top 'soil', covered in rocks, with a limited water supply and in a mostly Palestinian refugee-populated village. When we first started working on the site local farmers thought it was just ridiculous to even try to produce any kind of result on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Project Update Tagged With: Aid Projects, Animal Housing, Biological Cleaning, Building, Community Projects, Compost, Demonstration Sites, Education Centres, Energy Systems, Fencing, Food Forests, Land, Plant Systems, Soil Conservation, Soil Rehabilitation, Trees, Urban Projects, Village Development, Waste Systems & Recycling, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting

Quick links

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Courses
  • Videos
  • Articles
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us

Permaculture Courses

  • Greening-the-Desert,-Jordan--Phase-II Jordan Phase II 5th October - 4th December 2025 $300.00
  • 2 Weeks Permaculture Internship 23rd of November - 4th of December 2025 $400.00 – $2,600.00
  • Permaculture Design Certificate Course (PDC) 9th - 20th of November 2025 $0.00 – $2,600.00

Visit The Project

  • Stay in Our Eco Lodge
  • Dar al Shouneh Restaurant
  • Visit The Permaculture Cafe
  • Cultural Experiences
  • Book a Permaculture Tour
  • Volunteer

Newsletter Sign Up

NewsLetter Signup
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Greening The Desert Project Reg no: 2011051200001 | ABN: 75 726 435 853
Make Your Reservation

    this form uses google captcha v3 view: Privacy Policy and Terms of Service