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.
Dear friends, This post is to highlight what is currently taking place in Richmond North Yorkshire to our ancient wildflower meadows at Bolton Crofts. A planning application has been submitted to build 28 houses on an ancient wildflower meadow that provides essential habitat to the town’s wildlife. This location also provides one of the … 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