Croatia

Permaculture began with gardens, chickens and food forests. In its early days, it was all about designing sustainable systems for growing food in harmony with nature. And rightly so; these practices remain vital in a world facing ecological breakdown.

But something deeper has been growing beneath the surface. Over time, permaculture has expanded from landscapes to lifescapes. From composting kitchen scraps to composting cultural norms. From planting trees to planting the seeds of new ways of being together.

They came for two days and stayed for five; the kind of extension we don't just welcome, but celebrate!

Last week, a fellow permaculture family visited our homestead in the heart of Croatia. What started as a short stopover turned into a beautiful five-day cultural and creative exchange. We shared not only food and space, but values, questions, stories, and laughter.