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Monthly Archives: August 2007

Cool Earth

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

At the weekend I attended the Cool Earth Fair in Dun Laoghaire, part of the Festival Of World Cultures, organised by Cultivate and the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Environment Department, giving a couple of short talks on Peak Oil, and then Permaculture Gardening, Left to Right: Gavin Hart (seated) Trevor Sargent, Graham Strouts, David Strahan [...]

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West Cork Permaculture

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The first 10-Day Permaculture design Course finished on Sunday with presentations 12 new Design Certificates: Back row: Marion Chalet, Graham Strouts, Lisa Davis, Stephen Peel, John Dolan, Aiden Carvill, Claire O’Connor, Thomas O’Connor, Eoin O’Callaghan; Front Row: Jack Russey, Pomme Ringeard, Luc Bouriel, Samantha Lanham, Jane Pennington, Daithi O Lanluain The course was a great [...]

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Taking a Break

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

I am really tied up with preparing for and then running the 10 Day Permaculture Course here for the next couple of weeks so havnt had time to prepare any posts, but there will be lots of stories to tell later on so please check back towards the end of the month. Enjoy the rest [...]

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Weekend in the Woods

Thursday, August 2, 2007

One of the highlights for the summer is the CELT Weekend in the Woods. This is the fifth year of this unique event that takes place in the beautiful Bealkelly woods on the shores of Loch Derg, Co. Clare. Woodcarving, herb-lore, rustic-furniture, tipi-making, natural building, basketry, blacksmith, bushcraft, kids camp and my own course, Yurt [...]

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