The Social PEAS (Social Permaculture: Empowering an Active Society) project was created to develop permaculture training for professionals working with vulnerable adults, such as people suffering from mental health issues, people with physical and intellectual disabilities, (former) drug or alcohol users, migrants, and elderly people.
Let’s take a look back at last Saturday’s Community Garden session, which featured a Social Permaculture workshop this time, as it was the multiplier event for the Social PEAS project. Thanks to the 35 amazing participants who joined us in our community garden. Together, we dove into the heart of sustainability and connection.
We prepared soil mix with recycled coconut coir and mushroom peat, sourced locally from farmers. Then, we planted different fruit trees to be able to grow and harvest a variety of fruits in the future, as well as seasonal veggies.
The Social PEAS project is focused on creating permaculture training for professionals working with vulnerable adults, such as people...
A Sustainable Farming Workshop Series (5-sessions) Friends of the Earth Malta is opening another workshop-series in collaboration with a young farmer, Emanuela from the Veg Box. We are very excited to welcome anyone who is interested in learning more about sustainable farming, local seasonal food and rural life in Malta. We have put together an interesting,...
Katryna’s Garden was born out of a Friends of the Earth activity in 2017 when Katryna and Tolga had generously offered a space in San Martin to host a group of volunteers that were learning how to create their pollinator-friendly gardens. Katryna has since then become the guardian of this garden, investing a lot of...
As part of the Erasmus+ Growing Together project, Friends of the Earth Malta together with Peppi Gauci from Permaculture Malta will be hosting 12 youths at his Bahrija Oasis for 3 hands-on, immersive sessions on the 27th April, 11th May and 18th May 2019. These sessions are 3 hours long and will all begin at...
Nature is our right! It should be available for all of us to experience and enjoy. On the 10th of February we will be combining a few things we are passionate about at Friends of the Earth Malta—spending time in nature, appreciating the Maltese terrain and learning about the flora that grows here, and sustainable agricultural...
Nature is our right! It should be available for all of us to experience and enjoy. On the 10th of February we will be combining a few things we are passionate about at Friends of the Earth Malta—spending time in nature, appreciating the Maltese terrain and learning about the flora that grows here, and sustainable agricultural...
