Wadi Rum Consultancy

The Wadi Rum Consultancy of Wadi Rum Organic Farms,{{cite web|author=Kaushik |url=http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/04/organic-farming-in-deserts-of-wadi-rum.html |title=Organic Farming in the Deserts of Wadi Rum |publisher=Amusing Planet |date=2014-04-20 |accessdate=2017-04-12}} is an example of desert greening.{{cite web |url=http://foodtank.com/news/2014/09/growing-food-in-the-desert |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-11-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118224125/http://foodtank.com/news/2014/09/growing-food-in-the-desert |archivedate=2016-11-18 }}{{cite web|url=http://permaculturenews.org/2010/08/06/letters-from-jordan-on-consultation-at-jordans-largest-farm-and-contemplating-transition/ |title=Letters from Jordan - On Consultation at Jordan's Largest Farm, and Contemplating Transition |website=Permaculturenews.org |date=2010-08-06 |accessdate=2017-04-12}} Begun in 2010, it is located in historic Wadi Rum, in southern Jordan. Overseen by permaculture expert Geoff Lawton, it has established a sustainable agriculture system.

Overview

The program has achieved success, primarily, by implementing principles of hydrological and permacultural design.{{cite web|url=http://permaculturenews.org/2013/12/10/desert-food-forest-organic-commercial-production-three-years-update-wadi-rum-consultancy/ |title=Desert Food Forest and Organic Commercial Production in Three Years - Update on Wadi Rum Consultancy |website=Permaculturenews.org |date=2013-12-10 |accessdate=2017-04-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.greenprophet.com/2013/12/wadi-rum-bedouins-defy-nature-by-growing-organic-veggies/|title=Wadi Rum Bedouins Defy Nature by Growing Organic Veggies|website=Greenprophet.com|date=12 December 2013|accessdate=2017-04-12}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.earthporm.com/organic-farming-deserts-wadi-rum/ |title=Organic Farming in the Deserts of Wadi Rum |website=Earthporm.com |date= 26 June 2014|accessdate=2017-04-12}} The results of the consultancy have been documented in photographs, as well as in several videos.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycLbO02lb7w |title=Greening The Desert - Muslim Aid Australia permaculture |publisher=YouTube |date=2015-06-01 |accessdate=2017-04-12}}{{cite web|url=http://permaculturenews.org/2014/02/01/desert-oasis-4-years-jordan/ |title=From Desert to Oasis in 4 Years |website=Permaculturenews.org |date=2014-02-01 |accessdate=2017-04-12}}