Marda Permaculture Farm, Palestine
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- Commenced: 01 Jan 2008
- Submitted: 06 Feb 2011
- Last updated: 17 Feb 2011
- Location: Marda village, , Salfit region, Palestine
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Marda Permaculture Farm, Palestine
Project Type
Rural, Community, Demonstration, EducationalProject Summary
Permaculture Farm (MPF) is an NGO, working farm, and demonstration site for permaculture principles, techniques and strategies, located in the West Bank of Palestine.
Project Description
The village of Marda (pop.2600) is overlooked by the major Jewish settlement of Ariel, population 30,000 and is almost completely encircled by the Separation Wall. As a result, and exacerbated by the continuing Israeli military occupation, the village of Marda is in deep economic crisis. Across Palestine, energy and food prices are very high, making the cost of living comparable to the U.S. Currently, however, there is very high unemployment in Marda. Farmers are now cut off from their land and work in Israel—a major source of income until the mid-1990s –is no longer possible, as most Mardans are unable to acquire permits to enter Israel.
The Marda Permaculture Farms seeks to address the economic crisis and the deepening poverty at an individual and community level by promoting a range of Permaculture techniques to improve the skills-base so that Mardan residents can more effectively provide for their own basic needs. Permaculture is the collective name for a range of sustainable design principles, practices and techniques which can be used to promote self-sufficiency such as rainwater harvesting, water and energy conservation, and small scale organic gardening using sustainable, locally appropriate and environmentally-sound methods. In addition to providing training for its local community, Marda Permaculture Farms aims to develop a sustainable income stream through permaculture training courses for a wider international audience.
PDC in Marda April 2011
Come and do a PDC and support Permaculture in Palestine. The course runs April 10-24 with international teachers Rhamis Kent, Klaudia vanGool and Murad Alkhufash