Article in Executive Magazine- 12/11/2019
Black Gold - Transforming Waste into Food Security Although it is a productive sector, agriculture in Lebanon relies heavily on imports of primary resources and materials. Most commercial agricultural production requires imported basic materials such as seeds, potting mixes, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, many of which are not produced locally or in sufficient quantities. The devaluation of the Lebanese pound poses... Click here to read more |
Video report - 22/1/2018
Learning journey to Lebanon - November 2017 SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon, in collaboration with URGENCI and Terre et Humanisme (France) hosted the 2nd Learning Journey on LSPA: Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agro-ecology between producers and consumers with 20 facilitators from 11 Mediterranean countries. |
Presentation video - 26/4/2016
Rita Khawand - SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon Partners description during the First Mediterranean “Local Solidarity Partnerships” Experience-Sharing event in Marseilles - FRANCE on Feb 29, 2016. |
Article in Al-Monitor - 10/7/2015
Lebanon Looks to Sustainable Agriculture A Lebanese association, SOILS, is working to implement permaculture to help farmers develop sustainable, diversified and environmentally friendly long-term production. The organization has begun implementing permaculture in the Lebanese countryside through workshops and other training for farmers and garden lovers... Click here to read more |
Article in L'Orient-Le Jour - 13/6/2015
Des agriculteurs libanais se mettent petit à petit à la permaculture Au Liban-Sud, de plus en plus d'agriculteurs pensent à une transition vers cette pratique plus écologique. Mais le chemin est encore long avant de changer complètement les mentalités. Click here to read more |
Web article in Tamyras - Positive Lebanon - 9/3/2015
SOILS, pour le développement de la permaculture au Liban Un an après le lancement de la première association dédiée à l’implantation de la permaculture au Liban, SOILS a réalisé de nombreux ateliers sur des thèmes tels que l’apiculture, l’écoconstruction, les énergies renouvelables, le compost, ou encore les usages des herbes. L’une de ses principales réussites est ... Click here to read more |
Interview for Agora MedSpring - 12/11/2014
Promoting Permaculture Ethics SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon is a community-based network dedicated to promoting permaculture ethics and principles. Intrigued by their approach to sustainable development, we took the chance to pose some questions to Rita Khawand, co-founder of the association. Click here to read more |
Post on Project Maya website - 23/10/2014
SOILS Permaculture Assocation: Becoming the change we want to see SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon was born out of the passion of a few individuals who were familiar with permaculture and were earnest about integrating the concept in the Lebanese civil society. When we took up the permaculture torch, only a handful of people were even familiar with the word permaculture... Click here to read more |
Interview with Rita Khawand - 20/8/2014
Permaculture Talks: Rita Khawand (SOILS) Click here to read the interview (scroll down for English) |
Article in L'Orient le Jour Junior - July 2014
La permaculture, un regard différent sur le monde Livre grand ouvert sur la vie, la permaculture propose de gérer sa vie durablement, en aiguisant le regard que l'on pose sur les êtres et la nature. Mode d'emploi pour un jeune. Click here to read more |
Article in NOW - 17/5/2014
Reviving traditional sustainable practices In the face of mounting water and environmental crises in Lebanon, multiple groups have begun a campaign to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon is one such initiative attempting to introduce Lebanese to “permanent agriculture,” or “permaculture” for short.... Click here to read more |
Article in An Nahar - 14/5/2014
شهادة تصميم "البيرماكلتشر" للمرة الأولى في لبنان: زيادة الانتاج والاستفادة من الموارد وتطوير صناعات يدوية بهدف نشر مهارات وممارسات صديقة للبيئة والتدرّب عليها، وإعادة ترسيخ الوسائل التقليدية للزراعة والريّ، وتأهيل التربة والمحافظة على البذور المحلية، اضافة إلى تطوير صناعات يدوية تدويرية تضمن تطبيق مفهوم البيئة المستدامة، تنظم جمعية "تراب للتربية البيئية لبنان" ، وللمرة الأولى، دورة في مجال تصميم "البيرماكلتشر" التي تعنى بالزراعة وأسلوب حياة من صلب مفهوم البيئة المستدامة Click here to read more |
Article in The Daily Star - 14/5/2014
Promoting permaculture in Lebanon In the quiet village of Saidoun in the Jezzine area of south Lebanon, a silent revolution is taking place. A fledgling organization founded by four Lebanese environmentalists, SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon, is encouraging local farmers to abandon pesticides and chemical fertilizers in favor of self-sustaining agricultural methods... Click here to read more |
TV Coverage of "nabad" ceremony - 27/2/2014
"نبض" تبعث الحياة في مشاريع ريادية لبنانية Click here to view |
Article in l'Agenda Culturel - 2/1/2014
SOILS, première association pour la permaculture libanaise La permaculture est une science de conception qui rassemble la connaissance et la culture, les habitats et les systèmes agricoles humains. En ce début d’année, la première association libanaise réservée à ce concept, SOILS, lance ses activités, avec l’objectif prioritaire de sensibiliser et de convaincre localement. Click here to read more |