Humour is one element that for some odd reason seems to be missing from the permaculture books I’ve read. This could be due to the nature of such books; they tend to be manuals missing the storytelling elements of a good book that you can get lost in for hours at a time. … Read More
As we move from summer into Autumn it’s that time of the year to stop and reflect upon what progress the kitchen garden has made this past growing season before I start and collect the leaf fall from all the sycamore trees surrounding the car park and pack the garden away for another winter.
As the squash grows larger in the September sun it’s a good time to catch up with how the edible forest garden is looking in 2023.
Well, that took some doing but after six years I’ve finally completed my diploma in applied permaculture design. The diploma program is run by the permaculture association UK. To complete the diploma you need to produce a portfolio of ten designs that will demonstrate how you develop into a proficient permaculture designer. My final … Read More
Five years on and the forest garden is awash in colour, it’s overflowing with growth and life. The transformation of a small garden from a lawn to an edible forest garden has involved lots of work but it goes to show how using permaculture design an unproductive piece of land can become a … Read More
Permaculture quote; “Sitting at our back doorsteps, all we need to live a good life lies about us. Sun, wind, people, buildings, stones, sea, birds and plants surround us. Cooperation with all these things brings harmony, opposition to them brings disaster and chaos.” Bill Mollison, Introduction to Permaculture