Interested in a sustainable food production system?

I have a unique opportunity to share with you, if you are interested in sustainable food production, urban eco-villages or co-housing projects.

I’m a full time Diploma of Permaculture student (male 50+) currently living in the Kinglake area. I’m seeking accommodation, not more than 45 minutes by car from Eltham College, from September 2009 to December 2010.

I’m a practically oriented Permaculture designer and an experienced owner builder, with skills in carpentry, cabinet making, mud brick making and laying, rendering, cob oven building, green woodworking, blacksmithing, and designing and setting up low tech, low energy, sustainable human households.

As part of my rent I am willing to:

1. design, implement and maintain a sustainable food production system with / for you.

This could be on a standard town block, small ‘rural living’ property or larger farm.

2. I’ll work with you on your property to develop a low energy sustainable way of life.

3. I can construct a mud oven, bake sour dough bread, preserve the produce (dry with solar dryer) make jams, preserves, save seeds, ferment (beer, vine, sauerkraut), design an organic produce garden and plant vegetables, herbs, runners, vines and fruit trees.

4. If interested, I could tutor you in Permaculture Design Course which will qualify you for a Permaculture Design Certificate.

In the longer term, I hope to join a group of like-minded souls in the development of an urban eco- village, co-housing project or a larger scale food forest or Polyculture system

To contact me, please write to:

Bela Beke,

PO.Box 285,Watsonia 3087

M: 0438 049 177 email: foggyforge-at-gmail.com