8 March 2013

I cut three square holes like this and when we burnt it was finished in 3.5 hrs but nothing was charred? The char in the picture was from the first burn that was 2o hrs… All done. Reply from Peter Hirst: You need at least four of those holes, probably six, evenly spaced around the […]

Dear Mike and Gigi (both run NGO’s for on the ground work in Haiti) Our recent trials in Uganda  came up with a negative reading for target pathogens after processing for 14 days in a 1.5m3 Howard-Higgins Hot Box: sanitation waste and kitchen refuse from 35 houses, collected in bioliners 300 MHM pads and 200

Richard Higgins, author and researcher. While others have commercialized various agricultural products to sell to farmers we are teaching how any farmer and for example, the 70% of Africans who are rural poor, can transform their own farm and household waste products into the most valuable fertilser – for FREE. The results of doing this

e are putting forward a proposed date for the AGM of the Good Gardeners Association (UK) for a Thursday towards the end Aug- Sept. There will be an open day for interested parties and a display from Well End Permaculture put on at the venue of Capel Manor, Hertfordshire, where there is a display garden

The Susan Design team, which I am partnered with, has spent 1 month in Kampala, setting up and testing for scientific results of bulk treatment of stored santitation waste and composted sanitation waste for reuse in agriculture. The University farm site was visited by a group “Slum Developers International” who have 1 million members. They

  Step 1 – Drill out ‘plug’ from top of Swede (or of any root vegetable) This particular vegetable is most relishable like this. Step 2 – Add unsalted butter Step 3 – Add pinch of rock salt Step 4 – Wrap in tin foil and bake for 1-2 hours. test by inserting knife. If it goes through fairly easily

I happen to agree with this concept from John and Yoko http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/5678.html and re distribution of populations also is an important factor.

Food Security The UK has no security in its food supply, soils damaged by applying Biosolids containing dangerous petro chemicals (used to clear water by the Water Companies). Agricultural land is misused in the application of petro chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Our nutrition is wasted into the sea and rivers. Our Land lies unused, our

Core values At the heart of permaculture design and practice is a fundamental set of core values or ethics which remain constant whatever a person’s situation. These ethics are often summarized as; Earthcare: recognizing Earth as the source of all life and recognising that mankind is part of Earth, not apart from it. Peoplecare: supporting