Nordic Permaculture Festival

English: It has been announced that this year’s big permaculture event in the Nordic countries, the Nordic Permaculture Festival will be arranged in and around the fantastic village of Jondal at the Hardanger Academy for Peace, Development and Environment (see http://www.hardangerakademiet.no). Jondal is situated on the Hardanger Fjord just a half hour’s drive from the Folgefonna Glacier!

Norsk: Det er annonsert at årets store begivenhet innenfor Permakultur i Norden, den Nordiske Permakultur Festivalen blir arrangert i og omkring fantastiske Jondal ved Hardangerakademiet (Nordisk senter for fred, utvikling og miljø) http://www.hardangerakademiet.no Jondal ligger ved Hardangerfjorden bare en kort halvtimers kjøretur fra isbreen Folgefonna!

Jondal and the Hardanger Academy http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=15769 and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155675715275860.1073743090.655215859&type=1&l=2167a8fdb9
Jondal to the Folgefonna Glacier http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=15802 and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155676046740860.1073743091.655215859&type=1&l=50f30c1216
Baroniet Rosendal http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=15680 and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155673512105860.1073743088.655215859&type=1&l=fc7f04d154
Alvastien Telste Permaculture LAND centre, the dramatic approach road http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=7383
Alvastien Telste’s multi-layered Food Forest http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=15840 and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155677575765860.1073743093.655215859&type=1&l=7f02fe93db
Perennialen III: Alvastien Telste – from fjord to shieling (a walk from Alvastien Telste up the steep slopes, “steeped” in history, to the mountain farm (shieling) http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=13351 and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155323283065860.1073743002.655215859&type=1&l=67e61f41d5
Perennialen I in early May 2015 at Alvastien Telste. See the slide show here: http://www.edimentals.com/pictures/picture.php?/1468/category/30&slideshow
Eirik and Hege’s treehouse! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155689776475860.1073743101.655215859&type=1&l=8b9a3e6711
My visit to Vidar-Rune Synnevåg in Stussvik (Ølve) in connection with Perennialen I in May 2015: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=1175
My return visit in late September 2016 http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=7585

I remember many years ago walking with a Norwegian colleague in the mountains in Scotland (Ben More). Seeing a snow patch a long way off our route he just had to go and touch it! Even though they are surrounded with the white stuff in winter, they really miss it in summer ;)

In Jondal to visit the Hardanger Academy in early August last year, dinner was almost ready, and my “driver” Eirik asks if I fancy a trip up to the glacier? It’s only half an hour’s drive….well we got back two hours later…and yes he had to touch the snow ;)

Here’s a few pictures from the drive!!

Did I mention that the Nordic Permaculture Festival will be in Jondal from 12th-15th July 2018?