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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 on their own farm  household waste products and sanitation waste into the most valuable fertilser. All they need is a […]

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

It depends Dan, on what the prime need is of the community or people you are servicing. Where I am mostly involved is where there is extreme need for food. IE., here in UK! This Howard Higgins method is for instance far more economical than building a bio digestor! that produces only a small amount

with Ramsay Shewell-Cooper Chairman, David Wilkin, Trustee and Bob Sherman, chief horticultural officer of Grow Organic, (HDRA, Coventry) “Gardening should be more like farming and farming should be more like gardening” – Richard Higgins