Czechia
The subject for my portrait for Czechia is Jaroslav Svoboda a champion of permaculture, promoting nature friendly homesteads and gardens.
Geography
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast.
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Environmental issues
The big environmental issues in Czechia include air pollution and the impact of a warming climate
About Jaroslav
At the age of 18 Jaroslav Svoboda decided to go travelling He traveled the world for 7 years, mostly in nature, worked different places and jobs, spent some time in the United States, New Zealand and Asia. On his travels he learned about permaculture and was shocked about destruction and pollution in many of countries he visited
Jaroslav practices permaculture emphasising gardening where much of the produce is edible, and everything is grown naturally, chemical free and in a sustainable manner
Jaroslav started his own way of educating people, around the year 2002. He became quite well known and has a popular website about natural gardening https://ekozahrady.com/ He also wrote 2 big books about permaculture gardening
The full painting process timelapse and more of Jaroslav’s story can be found in the YouTube video by clicking on the link below