by Jo Thierfelder | Jun 25, 2019 | Environment, Water, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
Winter rains are making the creeks run, filling the new Ecovillage dams and turning the paddocks into lush, green pastures. It’s a beautiful time of year…for gum boots. 💦 🐸 🌱
by Jeff Thierfelder | May 22, 2019 | Building, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
Deciding what is and isn’t a ’sustainable material’ isn’t as easy as it sounds. At first glance, the thermal qualities of a material (e.g. insulation value) would be the obvious place to start. However, things become complicated when you also consider the energy used...
by Jo Thierfelder | May 15, 2019 | Newsletter, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
The Noongar people are the traditional owners of WA’s South West region, which is home to the Witchcliffe Ecovillage. The Noongar calendar has six seasons, which more accurately and holistically describe seasonal changes. The six seasons encompass more than just...
by Jo Thierfelder | May 15, 2019 | Newsletter, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
Sustainable Settlements’ accountant and drone photography enthusiast, Andrew Jager, took these aerial images last week of the Ecovillage site. They show construction progress on our impressive new dams, the solarisation of grass underway in the office...
by Jo Thierfelder | May 14, 2019 | Newsletter, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
Stage 1 is well underway with the construction of the two new dams nearing completion in readiness for filling by winter rains. This weather will make any further construction impossible until late spring when the ground dries and hardens enough to allow construction...
by Jo Thierfelder | May 14, 2019 | Newsletter, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
Our place in the world “The future depends on what you do today.” ― Mahatma Gandhi On writing this column I began to reflect on the broader implications of what we are doing here at the Witchcliffe Ecovillage. For me and my colleagues, this project has always been so...
by Jo Thierfelder | May 14, 2019 | Newsletter, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
This image by @russellordphoto is of Sativa Sanctuary Holiday Home, a solar passive hemp house recently built by Hemp Homes Australia in Witchcliffe. Ecovillage, sustainable community, co-housing, intentional community: there are many terms used to describe...
by James Stephenson | May 14, 2019 | Newsletter, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
As Sustainable Settlement’s Landscape Architect, I am leading the charge on all things landscape design. My portfolio influences many areas throughout the Ecovillage, including residential cluster community gardens, streetscapes, plant specification and public open...
by Jo Thierfelder | May 14, 2019 | Newsletter, Witchcliffe Ecovillage
If you’re seriously considering living in the Witchcliffe Ecovillage, it’s probably safe to assume you have a green thumb, or at least, that you’re interested in eating organic, nutritious, fresh produce. And as all gardeners and permaculturalists know, the building...
