Soil Fertility Factors The fertility of soil is not just down to the presence of certain mineral nutrients; the soils ability to support the abundant and healthy growth … Read more about Soil Fertility FactorsLog in to post comments
Permaculture Design – Thinking Like an Ecosystem Permaculture is often difficult to define as it is not so much A Thing, as a way of thinking. It is in essence an ecological … Read more about Permaculture Design – Thinking Like an EcosystemLog in to post comments
Permaculture Gardening – Edible Ecosytems Most people interested in practicing permaculture are doing so in a domestic situation – a house or apartment with a garden or in a community … Read more about Permaculture Gardening – Edible EcosytemsLog in to post comments
The Minimalist Gardener Patrick Whitefield spent many years tending his vegetable garden and feeding himself and his wife Cathy with it’s produce. There is a popular misconception that … Read more about The Minimalist GardenerLog in to post comments
Fruit Cages and Netting Soft fruits are one of the most pleasing crops to get from your garden, but also one of the most vulnerable. Blackbirds, squirrels, mice and … Read more about Fruit Cages and NettingLog in to post comments
A Matter of Scale Earlier this week I attended an event at Monkton Wylde Court entitled ‘A Matter of Scale’, where Rebecca Laughton revealed the results of her … Read more about A Matter of ScaleLog in to post comments
The Permaculture Design Course at High Heathercombe Each April I co-teach a PDC with a brilliant teacher called Aranya at the High Heathercombe centre on Dartmoor. This course was created by Aranya … Read more about The Permaculture Design Course at High HeathercombeLog in to post comments