El Dorado in Well End
Permaculture in the Amazon Jungle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqp_H95wjPE If we continued what we are doing at Well End for a thousand years we would have the same result TERRA PRETA – EL DORADO IN WELL END
Month: March 2013
The Oxford Real Farming Conference
This two day conference covered many issues relating to Real Farming and the way forward to implement it. I found out about this conference from the Radio 4 discussions between Tiffin and Tudge, Tiffin, from Reading University, who advocates large scale, fully technological farming and the Mega Dairy, proposed for somewhere in central England and …
Minister for Water and Environment, Uganda with family and friends
The ex minister for Water and the Environment for the Ugandan government suggested that if this system HH -2 was seen to be working in just one place, it could spread across the country like bushfire.
Conversion of UUDT toilets in Ugnada to Howard-Higgins system HH -2
To convert UDDT toilets such as this newly donated block in Uganda we placed plastic buckets underneath the toilet housings raised up on other plastic containers. The buckets were lined with bioliners and above in the toilets was placed another bucket of covering medium. Signs were posted to encourage users to sprinkle the covering medium …
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What the Badger Trust says
Jack Reedy of the Badgers Trust: “This campaign is gathering incredible momentum,” he said. “The speed of this growth shows the scale of public interest. The government must listen to what the public are saying and give this matter parliamentary time. It needs to look at this science and reverse this short-sighted decision immediately to …
The Badger Debate, Lyminton, Hampshire
I have been asked to speak at the Conference on Badgers on Saturday to Sunday October 13- 4th. I am on at 3pm Saturday. There are 110 delegates so far. Chris Packham (wildlife presenter, on BBC Nature programmes) will open the conference. Ticekts for this event are £130.00 each and includes the evening dinner and …
Growing Change A journey inside Venezuela’s Food Revolution
World Development Movement London Groups invite you to join them on UN World Food Day for a screening of: Growing Change A journey inside Venezuela’s Food Revolution A documentary by Simon Cunich Followed by a discussion led by Heidi Chow, World Development Movement Campaigner Tuesday 16 October 2012, 6.30pm, Free entry At Firebox, 106-108 Cromer …
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Permaculture 2012 Convergence – biochar display
New England Biochar Burner goes to Old England! The Biochar produced (from Peter Hirst’s burner) needs to be crushed and added to compost before being applied to the land because char is inert. Biochar burner of Peter Hirst (USA) 1. loading the inner 45 gal. barrel with scrap pallet timber or any dry organic …
Production of Mycorrhiza fungi
Question from Steve Bell, New Zealand. Hi, i read your reply to an enquiry on growing mycorrihizal fungi to a reader. unfortunately i cant attend one of your courses as i live in new zealand, however i would be grateful if you could pass on some information that i could use to cultivate the fungi.virtually …
Meeting at Well End Micro-farm
We were please to receive Andrew Loxham and Mark Ravenskirk to the Micro-farm to discuss the latest on funding research and web design. They met Kevin Mascarenhas and Kevin Pressland and myself who form part of our new Bio Fertile Farming, Consultancy group.
