The Domaine Permacole de Pourpry
Is one of those places that has the power to recharge your batteries, to bring you back face to face with yourself, in connection with nature.
Because here the world is forgotten, the sky opens to starry nights, the horizon clears, silence, bellowing and cries of birds.
So we take the time to think about ourselves, to take care of our loved ones, to rediscover our priorities and the spice of life, in order to start off on the right foot, fully recharged.
This is what we propose to offer you.
And if the words "resilience", "autonomy", "permaculture", "ecological footprint" intrigue you as much as we do, we will be happy to share our experiences, our ambitions. This is our "Green Story" :
Natural Pool - No Chlorine
As soon as we started renovating the castle in 2018, it became obvious to us that we needed to reduce our environmental footprint.
At that time, the swimming pool was a single block, ran on chlorine, surrounded by concrete.
We have separated it into three depths to accommodate young people and seniors alike and have equipped it with biological filters and UV lamps.
It has therefore became a "natural bathing"...
...and we surrounded it with a wooden terrace with large openings to install plants.
The next step will be to install gravity drum filtration to save even more water and electricity.
Dry toilets
It was after having extensively tested the dry toilets for ourselves and resolved the various details that we decided to generalize them throughout the castle.
Not only do they save water and eliminate septic tank odors, but they have proven to be surprisingly hygienic and practical.
We repurposed chairs and armchairs to make them familiar objects using quality buckets and bibs.
Excellent Douglas sawdust is provided to us by the village sawmill which absorbs odors and initiates composting instantly.
After the first moments of surprise, they are acclaimed by our guests who often regret not being able to do the same in the city center.
In any case, it's an excellent way to start the conversation about ecology and permaculture...
A "Green Path" :
...but above all to explain that our approach is a permanent search to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment.
Which translates into respect for more than 60 points of attention at the heart of our labeling grouped into 3 areas: people, places and the planet.
With in each of these areas, 5 themes presented in the table below.
With more than 40% of points mastered, we obtained a “bronze” level label in 2023 and we are now committed to the “silver” level with a 65% success rate.
