From February 21 to March 1, 2020, about 20 people, mainly from Mexico and North America, gathered at the Via Organica Ranch near San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico for an Ecosystem Restoration Camp. During the 10-day camp we learned about many of the regenerative agriculture systems in place on this 11-hectare ranch and …
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From January 27 to February 7, 2020, Camp Altiplano welcomed 10 diverse, enthusiastic people from six countries for a two-week ecosystem restoration experience at La Junquera farm in Murcia, Spain. The course was organised by Silvia Quarta, the new Altiplano camp coordinator, in partnership with La Junquera, Regeneration Academy, and Alvelal, a local regenerative farmers …
On Thursday 1st November, we launched our new Membership Multiplier Campaign. This is a campaign to inspire our members to reach out to at least three of their loved ones to triple our membership. Our goal is to reach 2,000 members by June 2019. Our movement is only as strong as the strength of its …
As part of a global campaign, Ecosystem Restoration Camps is teaming up with Regeneration International’s Mexico project, Via Organica, to develop a model for how farmers in semi-arid regions can sequester carbon from the atmosphere, restore soil fertility, improve rainfall water retention, and restore tree cover. Together we are offering the world the chance to …
Ecosystem Restoration Camps is growing. New camps are getting started and our membership steadily grows. That means we also want to expand our Ecosystem Restoration Camps team, especially on communication. A strong, global restoration movement starts with a strong membership base. We plan to strengthen our membership this year by starting a campaign and by …
Member Chris Keene gave a workshop on Ecosytem Restoration Camps at the Eastern Permaculture Gathering on 31st August Members Kris Deveria and Jurrito Negro from the Netherlands collected several items for the camp in Spain and transported them with their van on their way to Spain A visiting Ecosystem Restoration Camps Member made …
Hello, I’m Tobi Kellner, Ecosystem Restoration Camps’ new Education Coordinator. A little bit about myself: I grew up in the mountains of Bavaria, then spent parts of my education in India and Scotland. I have worked for a number of years at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Wales as a consultant and lecturer …
It’s six in the morning. I woke up to the sound of the wind slamming the bathroom door. The window doesn’t close, so with heavy wind the door becomes its plaything. My first thought on waking up is the yurt that we bought second hand from the main Spanish yurt company. We figured that if …
A week has passed since my adventure in La Muela, an impressive mountain in the south of Spain, near Veléz-Blanco. For three weeks I participated in a reforestation project that was co-organized by Ecosystem Restoration Camps (ERC) and Alvelal while being financed by the search engine Ecosia. During this time I dug many holes (500 …
I have been in the remote area of the Murcian Altiplano for two months. It has been a life changing experience, living in an area so degraded. Every day the sheep walk past our bedroom window, followed closely by a huge cloud of dust that used to be fertile soil. You notice the dryness everywhere. …
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