Our gardens are offering us the veggies we need for our table and all guests, volunteer as well as interns are benefiting form the wonderful organic choices we can cook in our cuisine. Here is a sample of our varieties of eggplants we are growing.
Renee our intern from Montana, USA, in our kitchen with our volunteer Lucy, from Canada, trying out some new recepes. Peeling lots of garlic to go into the mixed veggies from our gardens
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You can find out more about our internship on our website!
Our new backpacker accommodation, made with recycled bottles is nearly finished. It just looks wonderful from the inside and outside. It is called the Beehive House and has two rooms, two beds each. Simple and clean. We also added a few steps away an additional Balinese and western shower and toilet with a biological septic tank. We use the bottles as well to give a colorful dimension to the shower.
You can see how we gathered and used the recycled material of the new backpacker accommodation at Jiwa Damai on an earlier blog post, here.
Our Jiwa Damai Team, composed of Lucy, our incredibly creative volunteer and Nata, our Balinese man of many trades, set up a table at local market for inventive solutions for creating a healthy environment. Jiwa Damai presented Lagu Damai projects on a computer, our excellent coconut oil, T shirts, intros to the Permaculture retreat center, the garden and brochures of future workshops. Our latest development, the Moringa powered in vegetable capsules was presented as well. Appreciation and thanks for the team for representing Jiwa Damai, as well to the public...
We are happy to introduce you to Rene, our intern at Jiwa Damai - Lagu Damai. Please, find out more about our internship program on our website http://www.jiwadamai.net/internships/
Discover the uniqueness of the Internship Through the Heart Program at Jiwa Damai through this exclusive interview with our intern, Renee!
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Dr. Margret Rueffler introduces the HeartSelf-Intelligence to a very attentive yoga teacher training class taking place at Jiwa Damai. We love the positive energy that Anita brings to Jiwa Damai!
We are now building some new simple accommodation in our garden for interns and volunteers. The walls will be made from Bamboo and the outside will be decorated with recycled bottles. Here are two designs with glass bottles for one of the rooms. There will be four rooms made with natural and recycled materials.
Simply mix the following ingredients in a food processor and blend until thick and creamy :
Add more water if needed. Store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and enjoy!
Many parts of the moringa are edible. Regional uses of the moringa as food vary widely, and include: The immature seed pods, called "drumsticks", are popular in Asia and Africa...
Read MoreMoringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant, distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. It has animpressive range of medicinal uses with high nutritional value.
Different parts of this plant contain a profile of important minerals, and are a good source of protein, vitamins, beta-carotene, amino acids and various phenolics.
Read MoreJiwa Damai is a hands-on, socially responsible organic garden and retreat center.
We are located amidst lush tropical vegetation in the heart of Bali (20 mins from Ubud).
