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Celebrating the harvest – Kekri and community building

What is better to do in autumn than to have a Kekri with friends? That’s what Lumia thought and  got chatting with the permies in the area. It appears others liked the idea too and the group started designing an event.

My climate-wise cabbage patch

Since February 2025, I have been studying at Ahlman on the course for self-sufficient-aiming food producers, which consists of several modules from the gardener’s degree that are…

Digital Permaculture presentation for the PAB's campfire event

On the 14th of October 2025 I held a presentation about Digital Permaculture for the British Permaculture Association during one of their Campfire events.

Renovating old houses is the way of the future!

With resources around the planet being used up faster and faster – and the earth overshot day coming closer and closer to January – renovating seems to be clever alternative for…

Garden vibes in July 2025

June was so cold and so rainy, I was scared summer may never arrive! But it did, and the heavy rains have mostly benefitted the garden. Now with some warmth I am hoping the harvest will be good this year.

The first Retreat of the LINK project

When we drove to the LINK Retreat I at Haltian Pappila I didn’t knew what I have signed up for – actually I did, but I didn’t fully…

Lumia's Diploma arrived

My Diploma is finally here! After three months of waiting and a few hiccups, it's finally here! Its first round to Finland and back to the UK took about three months, and the second try of sending resulted in arriving here in about 3 days.