The Balkan Ecology Project is a permaculture-inspired, grassroots project based in South Eastern Europe, Bulgaria. Our mission is to develop and promote practices that provide food and other resources while enhancing biodiversity. Our efforts aim to develop thoughtful approaches to food, shelter, community and commerce, while promoting and preserving the unique biological diversity associated with the Balkan region.

We strive to be a demonstration and education site for visitors from all over the world, while hosting courses and events throughout the year and managing a forest garden/permaculture plant nursery. Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement or by dropping in to one of the bi-annual Open Day events.
OUR BIO-NURSERY

​We rear natural plants for natural gardens During the dormant seasons we send out plants all over Europe, many of which we nurture in our own polyculture gardens. Our plants are reared on home made composts and worm castings. The polyculture planting schemes help to repel pests and ensure pathogen-free plants. We do NOT use commercial chemicals or practice any methods harmful to the environment. As a consequence our plants are better prepared for life outside the nursery set up.
UPCOMING EVENTS

Regenerative Landscape Design - Online Interactive Course May 1 - Sep 13 - 2025

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Learn How to Design, Build and Manage Polycultures for Landscapes, Gardens and Farms. Find out more

The Polyculture Study: April 4 - Sept 30 - 2026

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​Can we provide healthy nutritious food at relatively low cost while enhancing biodiversity?                                
        

The Bloom Room

Permaculture Garden Course
The Bloom Room aims to build a more intimate, interactive and actionable relationship between members. A way for the community to support each other’s projects, and to encourage and facilitate the design, build, and management of more regenerative                            landscapes across our planet. more here 
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ONLINE INTERACTIVE COURSE
Probably the very first of kind Regenerative Landscape Design  online interactive course where you will learn how to design , build and manage polyculture landscapes that provide food and other resources for humans while enhancing biodiversity.
OUR STORE
Selling plants online
PERMACULTURE - FOREST GARDEN SEEDS
Seeds for Forest Gardens & Permaculture
FRUIT AND NUT CULTIVARS
Persian Walnut Cultivars Juglans Regia
Cornelian Cherry Cultivars Cornus Mas
Hazelnut Cultivars Corylus avellana
Fig Cultivars Ficus carica
Fig Cultivars Ficus carica
  
INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING 2024
ONLINE INTERACTIVE COURSE
THE BLOOM ROOM

​The Bloom Room is designed to create a space for more in-depth learning, for sharing projects and ideas, for seeking advice and discovering opportunities. Ultimately, it aims to build a more intimate, interactive, and actionable relationship between members, a way for the Bloom Room community to support each other’s projects and learning journeys, and to encourage and facilitate the design, build, and management of more regenerative landscapes across our planet.
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​As a member of the Bloom Room you can expect ;
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  • Access to an interactive forum where you can ask questions,  direct what type of content you would like to see as well as share your own content and projects.
  • Monthly live session featuring general Q&A and tutorials on design software for creating and presenting polycultures.
  • Live session every month for members to showcase your projects, plans, designs, and gardens, with guest speakers from the community.
  • Full Access to all of the content on Substack
  • Future opportunities to join our global Regenerative Landscape Design and Consultancy Service, with potential roles for those with the will and skill to join our design team.
  • An opportunity to take part in the group ownership of a Regenerative Landscape. You will find more details on that here.

Become a paid subscriber to our Substack to join. The annual subscription is currently $70 and the monthly subscription is $7 (monthly subscription excludes discounts for products and services) . You can join here, we look forward to meeting you!
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Balkan Ecology Project