Pruck around the clock

Pruck around the clock

by | Apr 5, 2013 | permaculture

  ‘Pruck’, as Dougie assures me, is the local word for things that have been scrounged, recovered, recycled or blagged, and a marvellous word it is too. This week has seen what I can only describe as a pruckathon, and we have many people to thank for...

Yet more compost toilet stuff

by | Dec 30, 2012 | low impact living, permaculture

Composting toilets can be expensive things if you choose to buy the fancy all-in-one devices. Most aren’t much more than a seperator seat to keep the pee and solids apart, with some sort of fan to dry the solids a bit, and keep any smells to a minimum. Usually...

Brr…

by | Dec 12, 2012 | environment, low impact living, permaculture, smallholding

The last couple of weeks have also been a bit on the chilly side, with sharp night time frosts, and early  fog. Outside pipes and taps have frozen, and digging the ground has become a challenge. It looks lovely though.. We had some amazing frost patterns on the...