Josep Mascaró and Collserola
Josep Mascaró, head architect of the Collserola Park, has taken a group of students of Valldaura to the Magerola hill, a close-by location. It is a peculiar place, right at the end of…
Henhouse Routines
Every morning, around 7am, the interns go to the henhouse to open it, so the chiken, ducks and goose can wake up for the day. The aninals then have access to the space…
Our Own Mortar
On the west side of the house the ground is quite clayey. The interns decided to work on that earth, extract it, to give it a future use. Essentially, they make piles out…
Solar Oven is ready
After quite an amount of work, some thinking and some sweating, the solar oven is ready. Essentially, along the process of building the oven, we’ve come to understand, at a deeper level, how…
“Intelligent Beehives” Part I
Annemie Maes, from ONKO, a Belgian non-profit organization, has visited Valldaura for a few days and conducted the first part of the “Intelligent Beehives” workshop. Through that workshop, the interns have learned the…
Structure for Solar Showers and Dry Toilets
During the next week, both the dry toilets and the solar showers will be built and installed. That is why Oscar Gussinyer and Pepe Valls, from Coop 33, came to build the bases…
Preparing New Plantations
During this week, the interns have been working on the construction of a small greenhouse, were we will be able to plant the seeds and keep them monitored and warmer when the weather…
“Keyhole” orchards
The interns have been working on adapting some of the terraces and fields that surround the house, making them fit for the new orchards. This Friday, they focused on the permaculture “keyhole” design….
Wood Burning Stove and Solar Oven
After a few days, cooking has been improved. On one hand, Juan Gonzalo and Alfred, with the help of other interns, have been working on a solar oven. A concave reflective structure that…
Preparing the Beehives
In a few days the “Intelligent Beehives” workshop will be hold in Valldaura. Meanwhile, Jonathan Minchin, John Rees and Ferran Masip, three students of the FabLab Academy, have been working for weeks on…
