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Category Archives: Permaculture
American Odyssey Part 2: Permaculture in the Pacific North West
Living mushrooms for sale in the Ferry Terminal Building, San Francisco: After two weeks of driving it was a relief to bring the car back and get onto the train to Seattle. Amtrak’s Coastal Starlight is considered one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Forest Gardening, Permaculture, Tools and technology
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All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace
I only just recently got to watch Adam Curtis’ latest documentary, All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace, which I really enjoyed. As with Curtis’ previous work, such as The Power of Nightmares, a very wide range of different … Continue reading
Meat and Grass in Permaculture
Book Review: Meat- A Benign Extravagance Simon Fairlie Chelsea Green 2010 pbck 322pp My name is Graham, I’m 46 years old and I am a born-again carnivore. Like many of my generation, my first act of rebellion was to become … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, climate change, Food, Permaculture
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Mushroom Logs
Yeah! We have fruiting Shiitake mushrooms on birch logs. Actually they are not mine, but the logs were inoculated about 2 years (!) ago by permaculture students during a field trip to John Dolan’s site near Ballingeary, West Cork. Dowels … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Forest Gardening, Permaculture
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Stoves
I love stoves, and we recently made a simple rocket stove on the Introduction to Permaculture course at Carraig Dulra in Wicklow. Above: rocket stove (foreground) and Storm Kettle behind This was made out of a Feta cheese tin from … Continue reading
Posted in Permaculture, Tools and technology
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Stir- Crazy: Permaculture, Biodynamics and Compost Teas
In a recent interview, permaculture teacher Albert Bates discusses Rudolph Steiner and Biodynamics: Click here for MP3 Albert defends Steiner on the basis that Anthroposophy has created a “tribe” which he sees as a good thing. In reality, Anthroposophy is … Continue reading
Posted in Compost, Gardens, Permaculture, Podcast, Science and Rationaltiy
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Practical Permaculture in Wicklow July 31st- Aug 1st
I will be teaching on a 2-day course in practical permaculture at Carraig Dulra, Co. Wicklow, July 31st and August 1st, with Suzie Cahn. The first day will include charcoal making (a potential business opportunity), biochar (which improves soil while … Continue reading
Posted in Courses, Forest Gardening, Permaculture, Tools and technology
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Creating a Forest Garden
Book Review: Creating a Forest Garden Working with nature to grow edible Crops by Martin Crawford Green Books Hardback 384 pp Forward by Rob Hopkins Martin Crawford, Director of the Agroforestry Research Trust in Devon, UK, has produced a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in book review, climate change, Forest Gardening, Permaculture
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Natural Building at Kinsale College
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Green Building, Kinsale, Permaculture
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Humble Homes, Simple Shacks
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Green Building, Kinsale, Permaculture, Tools and technology
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