Buck looks the part. In his mid-70s, he carries the grin and rotundness of a man who has been enjoying…
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The history books in our schools tell us that scientific and technological advancement have freed us from boredom, ignorance and…
This morning we were racing the rain. Over the last week we’ve been planting dozens upon dozens of trees. It’s…
When deciding which permaculture course to take, the question at the forefront of it is whether to go with an…
10I don’t drink much these days, but I do make a lot of alcohol. As I write I have a…
Geoff is a world-renowned permaculture consultant, designer, and teacher. He has established permaculture demonstration sites that function as education centres…
Permaculture is notoriously hard to define. A recent survey shows that people simultaneously believe it is a design approach, a…
Permaculture has been consistently growing in popularity for the last four decades. As contemporary regimes have further proven themselves in…
Researching the topic of homemade toothpastes recently, I began to wonder what people did before there were plastic toothbrushes. Turns…
A crucial step in the journey to sustainability is reducing the amount of water you use. The best thing you…
In a recent article I described the use of the herb yarrow (Achillea millefolium) as first aid for a bleeding…
Facing the encroaching winter and water-damage to all of the 100-year-old lumber we’d painstakingly repurposed, we had to improvise. We…
The herb yarrow (Achillea millefoleum) has had many names, attesting to its many, many uses. Its particularly well known for…
I’ve just switched the overdrive off so the truck can more easily handle the trip up the mountain, and beside…