RasJbal-Ramni

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**Permaculture in Mediterranean areas: RasJbal-Ramni**

> Our objective is to implement permaculture principles in several sites in 2 mediterannean countries, Greece and Tunisia. > Our first demonstration site is situated in the north of Tunisia, 2km from Ras Jebel. Our primary focus is the reactivation of soil fertility procedures and rain water harvesting. > We beleive that an important element for the success of our project is the exchange with the local community and the share of knowlege and techniques with other medterranean permaculture communities.

=**Permaculture in Tunisia**=

> The average annual precipitation in north and south are: 43cm and 15cm, corresponding to dryland. Permaculture strategies for drylands attempt to increase the input of water into the aquifers, soils and streams and to re-humidify the air by trees and vegetation. Permaculture focuses on limiting herding animals, water management strategies and greening. Our demonstration site is in the north, in the Bizerte region and we are planning to cultivate a dryland in the south of the country at Djerba. > > ==RasJbal== > [] > > We plan to convert a traditional subsistence agricultural land, into a self sustained food forest, situated in northern Tunisia (Ras Jbal)Project DescriptionInitial land was used for subsistence agriculture, with a variety of trees (Almonds, Figs, Barbary Figs, Pomgrenade, Prunes, blackberries, Cypress, Vines). Close to the shore (400m) low altitude (200m), strong winds, close to a pine forest. The soil between trees is argilous and compact, was plowed and cultivated with vegetables. In the spring of 2012, we plan to enhance water harvesting and irrigation, plant vegetables that nourish trees, and enhance generally the life quality of soil. Composting with worms and without will be used to recycle abundant woody mulch. Integration of mushrooms is also planned. > ===Status=== > Surface of 3000m², in a gentle slope, windy, at 400m from the shore, contains, 2 wells, 2 glade, poor soil plowed with argile. > Trees: 5 almond, 2 fig, 2 pomgrenate, 1 peach, many barbary fig, 1 mimosa, many cypress around, pines, > Climate : climateclimate2informations > > > **Goal** > **Mean** > **Ideas** > **Space Planning- design considerations** Usefull links: Sylvo Pastoral research institut of Tabarka North africa biodiversity Top 50’ des plantes menacées des îles méditerranéennes [] Paris-Tunis agri-urbanisme =**Permaculture in Greece**= > =**Ramni, Creta**= > Climate in Greece is very various and should be studied by region and location. Our site in Ramni is similar to the Semilla Besada site, including a land typology of Phrygana
 * enhance soil
 * rainwater rather than wells water
 * self maintained agriculture
 * self sustainability & growth potential
 * wind power (for water pumping), solar 1
 * worms as soil producers
 * mushroom production
 * use wind to pump water in a lake with fishes and frogs in a cavern for mushrooms, surplus water go for plants
 * worms+mushroom+decayingwood, mushroom like compost, worms eat azote fixed in the substrate from air by mushroom, worms create a compost from it.
 * control evaporation of well to create moist greenhouses. mushrooms in the well
 * 3000m² TOTAL
 * 400m² cereales
 * compost lié au douche+vaisselle 10m²
 * vers 5m²
 * atelier/maison 30m²
 * toilettes seches 4m²
 * lac 2m²
 * legumineux et acacia vrai + rizobium
 * legumes dans les trous

> After our visit 26th to 30th oct. 2011 we plan to work on this site in automn of 2012. > Crete sites exploration: Real estate agencies (1, 2, 3)