Falcons in the Fireplace

Camilla Ainley

27 April 2016

simple living, organic farming, ecology, home schooling

Our closest neighbors are about a 15 minute walk and inside their farm they have a traditional Egyptian mud built pigeon house. After noticing that their baby pigeons were going missing en mass, they decide to inspect, discovering a falcon's nest high up in the structure.

Allie Astell

24 March 2016

architecture, natural design, organic houses

Ecological Design and Build

Allie Astell

24 March 2016

architecture, natural design, organic houses

Throughout our garden farm and home we have co-created with nature. The buildings are hand made from local mud, salt and wood, assisted by the local Siwan people skilled in organic earth builds. Our vision was to merge with the ancient landscape and our design inspired by the sacred geometry of a cactus. Here you can see how our build evolved.

About Camilla

Camilla has been barefoot free-range living since 2006 in an organic garden farm, in a remote tribal oasis in the Sahara desert. She is originally from London and lives with her family in Siwa, where all her three children were born.

This blog is about health and wellness, spiritual growth, re-connecting with the wild and what it's like to be raising a family and sustainably living in the world's largest desert.