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News from the farm.
A running record from Daruma and Mosaic School: course write-ups, natural-building notes and field experiments. The five posts below span 2019 to 2020, the quiet years before the school grew and courses paused. For where things stand today, the course catalogue is the current source.
Permaculture Course Thailand, April 2020
A two-week Permaculture Design Certificate course was announced for this date before the 2020 pause. The PDC itself is still taught; current status lives on the course page.
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Permaculture Course Thailand, March 2020
The twin announcement to the April 2020 post, for an earlier PDC intake that never ran. Kept for the record rather than deleted.
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Thoughts on Indigenous Microorganisms
Darren's notes on brewing IMO and Fermented Plant Juice at Daruma, working from Cho's Natural Farming and JADAM, and why homemade inputs go a long way.
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Charcoal, Fire, Lye and Barbecuing
Making charcoal from Daruma's own bamboo: catching and storing solar energy, cooking for the farm, and the lye it leaves behind for making soap.
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Something Exciting Is Coming Soon
The original relaunch announcement, written as Mosaic School was taking shape and courses were about to restart. Everything it pointed toward is live now on the course catalogue.
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The news archive looks back. For today's courses, formats and how to enquire, the course catalogue is the page to trust.