Monthly Archives: August 2008

Forest Gardening at the ART

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Graham

I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to attend a 2-day course on Forest gardening with Martin Crawford at the Agroforestry Research Trust. The course was professionally delivered by Martin who has encyclopedic knowledge of his subject and … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Courses

Posted on 25 August 2008 by Graham

Courses for 2008 Coming up in the next couple of months…. Weekend Introduction to Permaculture Courses with Graham September 6th-7th Kildare Steiner School contact: Kate Park katepark1@eircom.net 27th-28th September Dunhill Eco-Park, Ballyphilip, Co. Waterford Saturday 27th September 10am – 5pm … Continue reading →

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A visit to the Eden Project

Posted on 15 August 2008 by Graham

The Eden Project in Cornwall was established 7 years ago and has become a world famous visitor attraction with its iconic huge bubble-wrap domes providing the closest you’ll get to an experience of the rain-forest this side of the Amazon. … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Permaculture Kildare September 6th-7th

Posted on 11 August 2008 by Graham

I will be teaching a second introduction to permaculture course at the Kildare Steiner School, near Castledermot, September 6th-7th. This is a result of the tremendous interest shown in practical courses held at the school since my first permacultre course … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Climate Code Red-the case for Emergency Action

Posted on 10 August 2008 by Graham

Climate Code Red The Case for Emergency Action David Spratt and Philip Sutton Scribe Publications 2008 Spratt and Sutton have written an important book that looks at the current state of climate science, compares the projections for likely catastrophic and … Continue reading →

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Fruit and Nuts at Derryduff

Posted on 9 August 2008 by Graham

I am off to attend a Forest Gardening course with Martin Crawford at the Agroforestry Research Trust in Totnes, Devon, next weekend, so I thought it would be appropriate to tell you how some of my own fruit and nut … Continue reading →

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Permaculture at Derryduff

Posted on 6 August 2008 by Graham

The summer break from Kinsale College has givien me some time to spend on the site at Derryduff and I have been developing the gardens and landscaping here over the last couple of months. In particular, a large extension to … Continue reading →

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Zone5 Claims Victory in Science vs Religion Debate

Posted on 1 August 2008 by Graham

In her recent comment on the last post, Alanna Moore, Geomancer, Dowser and Animist Pagan, has confessed that her beliefs are religious in nature and therefore have no scientific credibility: “Could you kindly remove all references to me plus my … Continue reading →

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