Category Archives: Food

Charcoal Making at Manch

Posted on 8 June 2008 by Graham

I have recently been experimenting with some simple charcoal making in an oil drum. I did a couple of demonstrations a few weeks ago for first a Biodiversity day and second the Slow Food “Munch at the Manch” events at … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Renewable Energy, Tools and technology | 4 Comments

Overpopulation? The Biggest Issue of your lifetime

Posted on 23 April 2008 by Graham

Bantry beekeeper Tim Rowe delivered his first public talk last Monday night in Bantry on a topic that has been preoccupying him for some time- the consequences of overpopulation. This fascinating and enlightening talk took us through the issue facing … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Overshoot, Population | 2 Comments

Pizza Oven!

Posted on 31 December 2007 by Graham

I am proud to present the brand new Earth Oven recently completed at Derryduff. Just last night Sherry and Andy joined me for the first trial run pizza making session, which was a great success and resulted in much happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Green Building | 3 Comments

Solstice at Derryduff

Posted on 23 December 2007 by Graham

Please try and limit your consumption and reduce your ecological footprint this holiday season, and otherwise have a great time; but if you are not sure what to do with yourselves these long dark evenings and want to both save … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Gardens, Permaculture | 2 Comments

Powerdown Roundup

Posted on 24 November 2007 by Graham

It has been a busy few weeks and I only now have a chance to catch up by reporting on a few events I have attended over the last few weeks. On November 8th and 9th I presented an introduction … Continue reading →

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Wild Food

Posted on 19 November 2007 by Graham

In the mid-term break a few weeks ago some of the permaculture students joined me and the amazing Simone for a wild food day in Glengariff. *Right: Simone shows us how to collect a wild salad After meeting in the … Continue reading →

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Seed Saving

Posted on 29 October 2007 by Graham

A recent trip to Madeleine McKeever, founder of Brown Envelope Seeds, down near turk Head on the south coast, provided the permaculture class with a fascinating introduction to the world of seed-saving.

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Surfing the Collapse

Posted on 26 October 2007 by Graham

Three important reports out in the last week highlight how utterly unsustainable the current human system is, locked in as it is to a process seeking the impossible, the unnatural and the undesirable: unending growth.

Posted in Environment, Food, Peak Oil | 2 Comments

Pumpkin Seeds

Posted on 14 October 2007 by Graham

If I were only to grow one vegetable, I think it would be pumpkins- easy to grow, nutritious and delicious, many of the smaller varieties- like Pompeon or the orange-fleshed Uchiki Kuri are as sweet as sweet potatoes and store … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Peak Everything

Posted on 4 October 2007 by Graham

Peak Everything- Waking up to the Century of Declines By Richard Heinberg 224 pp New Society (2008) “Our central survival task for the decades ahead, as individuals and as a species, must be to make a transition away from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, General, Peak Oil, Permaculture | 9 Comments