Category Archives: Yurts

Roundwood Timber Framing

Book Review Roundwood Timber Framing Building Naturally using Local Resources Ben Law In the opening to Ben Law’s new book he describes the journey he has made in self-built dwellings: from bender- the simplest, almost stone-age dwelling made by pushing … Continue reading

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Reinventing Collapse

Book Review Reinventing Collapse- The Soviet Example and American Prospects Dmitry Orlov New Society 2008 When I met Bill Mollison at the International Permaculture Convergence in Croatia three years ago, all he wanted to talk about it seemed was cannibalism. … Continue reading

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Road Trip

A recent trip up country took me first to Westport where I called in on the Sustainability Institute, home of the Irish Sustainability Magazine. Right: Sustainability editor Andy Wilson hard at work Andy Wilson’s creation of the Sustainability Magazine has … Continue reading

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Of Tipis and Yurts

I have always been interested in the simple nomadic life- although I am now settled in Derryduff for nearly 7 years- and lived in a tipi in Shropshire for a year in 1989. During this time I made frequent visits … Continue reading

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