Regenerating hedgerows

Regenerating hedgerows

by | May 19, 2014 | permaculture

As a living resource and habitat, it is hard to beat hedgerows. They provide somewhere for wildlife to shelter, birds to nest, a source of food, they attract pollinators, they provide shelter, they look and smell wonderful, they can provide a source of fuel, act as a...
Open Source Seed Initiative

Open Source Seed Initiative

by | May 12, 2014 | permaculture

The Open Source Seed Initiative seeks to make seeds perpetually available without the danger of them being patented, and thus guarding against the takeover of our seed stock by corporations. Today, only three companies (Monsanto, DuPont, Syngenta) account for about...
Pruck

Pruck

by | Apr 21, 2014 | permaculture

As Dougie taught us, the word to describe stuff that is handy, and which others are disposing of, is ‘pruck’. Well we’ve had a bumper week for pruck. A friend is moving house and doesn’t have room for all the things she has collected up over...
Misty mornings

Misty mornings

by | Apr 21, 2014 | low impact living, permaculture, polytunnel

These crisp, sunny mornings are what make this one of my favourite times of year, and the farm is starting to burst into life once again. Here we are experimenting with no-dig potato growing in last year’s chicken enclosure. The potatoes are simply bedded on a...
It’s seed sowing time!

It’s seed sowing time!

by | Mar 7, 2014 | permaculture

The joys of our polytunnels mean that even on horrid days we can be doing something and be toasty and dry. Lyra can come down and play whilst we get on with the serious business of growing this years supply of veg. Four of the outdoor beds are planted with autumn sown...