On this site you can read through nine of Lumia's Diploma designs. The content below is mostly in chronological order, where the latest content is at the top.
Hoop house reimagined
This project gives new life to an old hoop house frame that’s been sitting unused for two years after its plastic cover wore out. The aim is simply to find good use for the unused hoop house frame. Rather than buying a new cover, I’m reimagining… more
Lumia’s personal Digital Permaculture design
The design is me studying the groundbreaking book “Digital Permaculture” by Dominik Jais and using the system and tools described in the book to do a review, analysis and a better design of my digital life. Lumia Huhdanpää-Jais’ Diploma Portfolio… more
Food forest at Beyond Buckthorns
This design is about curating a food forest at Beyond Buckthorns into an area which has been a garden in the past but has since grown pretty wild, located in Zones 2 and 3. The design aims to increase biodiversity, get yields and enable teaching… more
Designing an introduction to permaculture course
Designing a weekend course “Introduction to Permaculture” to be held at Beyond Buckthorns. This design concentrates on the curriculum of the course. Lumia Huhdanpää-Jais' Diploma Design 6/10.
Wood resilience at Beyond Buckthorns
Regenerative woodland management design at Beyond Buckthorns. Lumia Huhdanpää-Jais' Diploma Design 5/10.
Weekly Realignment Process Design
This design is done as a seedling design in the CEED course of 2023 by Looby Macnamara and Jon Young. The final design transformed into a Weekly Realignment process, and this is its story. This is Lumia Huhdanpää-Jais' Diploma Design 4/10.
DIY Café at the Nordic Permaculture Festival
For the Nordic permaculture festival 2022 I designed this little DIY Café. At first I thought it’s only for the guests, but indeed it has been as much a design for myself and my sanity! This is Lumia Huhdanpää-Jais' Diploma Design 2/10.
Herb spiral at Beyond Buckthorns
This design is for a herb garden area at Beyond Buckthorns, close to the house. The design follows a V-CEAP design process. The herb garden area is planned for a zone 1 spot very close to the house and under an oak tree. This is Lumia Huhdanpää-… more
Lumia's getting her Diploma!
I'm finishing my Diploma pathway and I'd love to celebrate it with all of you! Please join the online event via the PermaTalks or sign up here.
Nordic Permaculture Festival Design - Part Three, Action Phase
Design for the 2022 NPF in Vesilahti, Finland. Part Three, the Action Phase. We have the team, the processes and the technical side set-up, so it is time to get rocking. I describe some problems we encountered in the team and how they were solved… more
Nordic Permaculture Festival Design - Part Two, The Festival Project
Design for the 2022 NPF in Vesilahti, Finland. Part Two, setting up the team for the task, including team building and management with the goal of ethical and principle-based co-creation of the 11th annual Nordic Permaculture Festival. This is… more
Nordic Permaculture Festival Design - Part One, Kick-Off Phase
Design for the 2022 NPF in Vesilahti, Finland. Part One, the process of kicking off the ethical and principle-based co-creation of the 11th annual Nordic Permaculture Festival – a gathering of permaculture people from all the Nordic countries to… more