Eco, low impact, sustainable, off grid, communities – whatever label you attach to them, it certainly feels like the movement of ‘alternative’ communities is gathering pace, and at the same time, starting to attract people that even a few years ago...
In the hope that we might complete our land purchase sometime soon, work continues apace to get all our assorted junk ready to move. Today saw both trucks started up for the first time in a while, our solar panels hauled down from the roof, and the rainwater...
One of the most beautiful houses I have seen, built by Lisa and Rich. You can read more about it on the Natural Homes websiteA beautiful cob home in England
Film offers us a powerful tool to shift awareness and inspire action. It offers a method to break our dependence on the mainstream media and become the media oursleves. We don’t need to wait for anyone or anything. Just imagine what could become possible if an...
An amazing days progress on the roundhouse – Helen, Michael, Alexey, Jim and Edie got almost all the slate floor laid and very fetching it looks too. I fitted the last of the flue, and the fire was lit. Suddenly the little house seems to have come to life. Next...
Although its not something I’ll have to worry about for a good while yet, the thorny subject of what kind of education I would want for my child, is hovering at the edge of my mind. I have always maintained that school is basically a lottery, in which having a...
The cob fireplace gets its first proper layer Today I thought I’d try and get the heating sorted out in the roundhouse, and so several barrow loads of cob mix later and here are the results. It’ll need a fine finish layer, but its getting there. The actual...
Someone recently said that they liked what I’m doing but couldn’t work out what my motivations were. A really good question as it turns out – in responding I had to think it through.I’ve always been what I optimistically refer to as self...
With the weather on the turn, I thought it would be a good idea to fit a front door to the roundhouse, even if it ends up being temporary. The handle comes courtesy of some of the ivy growing on the neighbouring trees. It’s amazingly hard stuff.
This weekend we had lots of help here at the roundhouse – Jim, Mark, Helen, Michael, Alexey, Steven and Denise did a fine job and we finished off all the lime-hemp plaster that we have, so 3 out of 5 wall panels now have a scratch coat of plaster. Michael and...
I’d forgotten about this excellent video that was made about the work that goes on here on the farm as Growing Connections. Just a 2 minute clip of the larger video, but it gives you a flavour of the place.
