Monthly Archives: April 2007

Timber-framed Cabin

Posted on 29 April 2007 by Graham

Last summer I started the construction of a small timber-framed cabin here at Derryduff. Aided and abetted by specialist Sustainable Builder Dave Simmonds, we put the frame up and had the tin roof on in about three weeks work. A … Continue reading →

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Community Powerdown

Posted on 25 April 2007 by Graham

I visited the Cultivate Centre in Dublin last weekend for the Sustainable Community Conference, part of the 12th Convergence Festival, which carried the theme: “How can our towns, villages and even our cities transition to economically localised communities? Using the … Continue reading →

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Permaculture Garden

Posted on 14 April 2007 by Graham

The original idea of Mollison and Holmgren when they coined the term “permaculture” was the idea that it would be possible to garden and even farm commercially at least to some extent using perennial- and tree-crops that dont need the … Continue reading →

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Permaculture on Clare Island

Posted on 9 April 2007 by Graham

Leading on from reminiscences about my early adventures in Ireland and how I came to settle near Westport, I now have the opportunity to return to Clare Island from 29th June-3rd July for a 4-day Introduction to Permaculture Course which … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Akkad

Posted on 8 April 2007 by Graham

“If this is global warming, let’s have more of it!” Gerard from the garage in Bantry said to me last week as he bought a copy of the new Sustainability magazine. The problem is, this is only the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Reciprocal Frame

Posted on 1 April 2007 by Graham

This year’s building project at the Kinsale College- the first since I took over as permaculture teacher- is a reciprocal-framed roundhouse roughly the same size and style as my own in Derrydubh. This will be an on-going project over the … Continue reading →

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