Greening The Desert ProjectGreening The Desert ProjectThe Middle East Arid Climate Permaculture Demonstration Site 

What is the Greening the Desert Project?

The Greening the Desert Project is living proof that we can reverse desertification and bring back life to desolate barren lands. By living in harmony with nature and applying permaculture design practices to the landscape the possibilities are endless

The site is located in the Al Jawfa area in western Jordan, Shouneh Janobieh (i.e., South Shouneh), in the Dead Sea Valley just 10km north of the Dead Sea and 6 km east of the Jordanian-Palestinian border, directly east of the West Bank. The local population is made up of traditional Bedouin tribes and long-term refugees stemming from displacement of local populations from within Palestine. The project site is typical of the area – a marginal arid-land low-income settlement. 

 

The Project site demonstrates energy-efficient appropriate housing with natural cooling systems and a plant nursery attachment, solar electricity, solar hot water, biological waste water treatment recycling, dry compost toilets, rainwater harvesting earthworks and diverse interactive plant, animal and tree systems for local food production and processing. The demonstration house functions as a classroom and administration office for the project and local Permaculture group

 

Harvested vegetables

Talk About Return of Surplus!

August 5, 2019 By Alex McCausland 5 Comments

 

Vegetable production from the month of 12-7

 

Eggplant 72.435.kg

Tomato 39/225KG

Parsley 6,690 bunch

Mint 12,735 bunch

Green Onion 18.225 kg

Hot Pepper 39.345kg

Sweet Pepper 36,035 kg

Thyme 3.080 bunch

Sage 4,680 bunch

Cauliflower 35.355kg

Cabbage 20,140 kg

Fennel 10.290 kg

Potato 10 kg ( first Trail )

Spinach 12,980 bunch

Okra 6,820

Malukhia 14,530

Pawpaw 150 fruits

Egges 2010 egg

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The site is located in the Al Jawfa area in western Jordan, Shouneh Janobieh (i.e., South Shouneh), in the Dead Sea Valley just 10km north of the Dead Sea and 6 km east of the Jordanian-Palestinian border, directly east of the West Bank. The local population is made up of traditional Bedouin tribes and long-term refugees stemming from displacement of local populations from within Palestine. The project site is typical of the area – a marginal arid-land low-income settlement. 

 

Our Project site demonstrates energy-efficient appropriate housing with natural cooling systems and a plant nursery attachment, solar electricity, solar hot water, biological waste water treatment recycling, dry compost toilets, rainwater harvesting earthworks and diverse interactive plant, animal and tree systems for local food production and processing. The demonstration house functions as a classroom and administration office for the project and local Permaculture group.

We also have a on site cafe and ecolodge that will help to contribute to the funding of the project whilst housing and catering for guests that can learn a great deal by visiting the project