The flagship project at the Kinsale College has always been the Cordwood Amphitheatre. This unique structure- the only load-bearing cordwood building that I know of- was constructed in about 2001 by Rob Hopkins and his permaculture students and has provided a wonderful venue for the drama course, lead by Belinda Wild, to perform their annual [...]
Book Review: Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts by Derek “Deek” Diedricksen After seeing a short film by Deek Diedricksen linked on Energy Bulletin, which demonstrates his ultra-tiny dwelling called the Hickshaw, I was inspired to write to him for a review copy which, once he had had a look at [...]
Kinsale College of Further Education has recently posted a new video promoting the course on You Tube. Click here to see the video which includes myself very briefly desribing the course modules, and a few shots of the college gardens. The drama, art, multimedia and outdoor pursuits courses are also covered. There is also an [...]
Book Review Crash Course- Preparing for Peak Oil by Zachary Nowak Green Door Publishing 2008 Peak Oil is upon us, and collective action on a large scale seems unlikely. Technical solutions are chimerical. Each of us must decide what the future may hold and begin working on a plan to face that future. When Zachary [...]
Monday, December 31, 2007
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 chomping. We also enjoyed sitting around the ultra-hot oven for some hours afterwards and watching [...]
Friday, September 21, 2007
Update October 7th 2007: Jackie and Emma are now close to completing the walls on the house and have enough help at the moment, so thanks to all those who responded, but they may still need a hand in November. Jackie and Emma, friends of mine in North Mayo, are urgently looking for volunteers to [...]
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
I have recently installed a DIY solar panel on the Permacabin (Timber framed cabin with all perma-cons): This has been constructed using clip-fins from CAT and following instructions in their booklet Solar Water Heating- A DIY Guide by Paul Trimby.
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 couple of months ago we started again, Dave doing most of the building with me [...]
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