After being inspired by Joy's presentation of her permaculture project in Tainan, I had wanted to visit her place and talk to her more about her experience. Also, as one of the first people to achieve substantial progress on her design plans after taking the PDC with Robyn Francis, I see her effort as a great example for other women Permaculture practitioners in Taiwan, especially those working with their husbands to realize their sustainable living goals.

emergency shelter as seen from the High Speed Rail
Downtown Tainan
small town feel
Friend of Daiwen's husband met me at the station
district office downtwon Tainan
same street name but wrong one
Formosan Ash 台灣光蠟樹 (白雞油) Fraxinus formosana Hayata, known for its excellent wood and air filtering and other properties
local land management office
sign pointing back to where we started in Tainan city

Daiwen takes a picture of her husband and friend
close up of Daiwen's husband (right) and friend
first shot of Joy's lovely permaculture garden
healthy thick parsley
new growth and flower on old mango tree
Datura/Brugmansia?
lemons and marigolds
grey and blackwater biofiltering system
Nice chili pepper plant
seedlings
White Crane Flower 白鶴靈芝草Rhinacanthus nasutus, a flowering medicinal herb
dill in flower
checking out the inbound water filtering system
one of several retention ponds to catch water during the rainy season
healthy clumps of a non-flowering green onion
dill, marigold and oregano
Joy telling us how she starts seedlings in ground and protects them with plastic carton
Bajiao clump on side of property adjacent to open fields
view back toward the house
composting of all kinds and plants growing in the composted material
more composting and growing
composting and getting ready for climbing plants
another view of the house and regrowing mango trees
ginger growing in dryish mulch layers
Arrowhead 慈菇 Sagittaria sagittifolia L., an edible aquatic plant/vegetable with lovely flowers
close up of the Arrowhead plant and flowers
mulberry trimmed to keep the berries at hand
layered mulch, compost bins with happy parsley
big beet root left to grow for seeds
巴蔘菜, tumeric, New Zealand spinach, fennel, a plant that flowers all year and bees love it, behind fennel is yacon
huge fennel and bulbs
yarrow
Joy and her carrot patch
Chinese radish (daikon) that survived the white moth catepillars, green onions and other plants near the foundation of the house
nursery beds
cabbage grown in nursery to avoid white moth catepillar and other munchers
beans, celery. squash/melon, strawberries, etc.
another view
mulberry, unidentified seedling, and macadamia nut tree seedlings
avocado tree seedling
fennel, lettuces, celery, etc.
papaya blown sideways in typhoon
view of pathways and house
roses, tomatoes and more
view of one side of graden from atop the house




food, fragrance, COLOR!
inner zone and farther tree orchard area
巴蔘菜, a hardy herb, leaf edible and root very valuable, good for nerve system
beautiful white and purple coriander flowers
thick bunches of green onions

Calico Plant 紅莧 Alternanthera bettzickiana L., edible, very nutrious red ground cover
view of inside the house
kitchen
front patio
Chinese radish (daikon) (by joy)
NZ spinach/warrigal green 蕃杏 under a lemon tree (by joy)