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Me and my little boy love digging in the garden we both get some exercise, fresh air and of course get very very muddy!! But best of all we are both learning how to grow our own food, to be self suffient something I feel is going to be a big part of how we will live in the future! I have filled my garden as much as I can but I reallly need more land, sadly trying to get an allotment in this area...

This time last year I was walking through my local woodlands, enjoying the fresh air and dewy scent of garlic. Not just any garlic... wild garlic! I love counting down to the month of April because I know that the nearer it gets, the closer I am to putting on my walking boots and going for a good old forage in the local woods. Cooking with wild garlic is brilliant and I was surprised to find...

I used to be all about the rock n roll and used to be a guitarist in a heavy rock band and now find myself desperate for a piece of land to call my own, reading up on potato growing and actually considering keeping chickens?!! Insane? maybe but I figure as long as I can find some black studded wellies and a good cd player I should be on a roll! I do love lots of different hobbies and having...

So ive got the venue confirmed and lots of lovely people helping me.Ive got a handful of people interested in the group and two small sites to do group permaculture projects on.The next step is confirming dates and times and getting bums on seats(or in the garden)The intended functions of the group(at the momment)are: increasing the knowlage of Permaculture/gardening Regular group meetings to...

On Saturday 11 February 2012 at 9.30am

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Cherry Tree Garden Centre, near Fritton in Norfolk has been a great resourse of MATERIAL. As it is part of the QD family don't expect the staff to know anything about growing however they have a large stock of seed potatos in at the moment, herb gardens and their usual varieties of vegtable seeds - pay attention to these as they are often varieties you won't find in the average supermarket!!! We...

After spending a week filling our fridge and freezer with home cooked Free Range Chicken meals from pie to coronation chicken, Jason checked on his Woodford's Wherry that is currently brewing away in his 'Man' room. For his 26th Birthday I decided that i was bored of the talk and that it was about time he actually started to brew his own - and so he got the kit a few days early and has been...

http://digital.kent.gov.uk/1763 The link above will take you to Kent county councils video about Sissinghurst and introduces some of the important characters involved in the Farm project and Vegetable Garden. It explains the ethos behind our Organic vegetables and showcases our wonderful estate. I hope this will be an interesting introduction for those of you that aren't aware of the work we do...

Having just joined I thought I would add a few links to the projects I am involved with in Mid Wales. Housing Coops in Mid Wales, I was a founder member of Chickenshack Housing Cooperative and more recently I helped launch Permanent Housing Cooperative in 2010 to develop permaculture plots and projects, low impact housing and sustainable livelihoods for our members in Mid Wales. As a group we...

 Sustainable Fertility for Vegan Gardeners Vegetarian or vegan gardeners who wish to garden using organic principles without animal input and maintain sustainable soil fertility can now do so by following the vegan societies guidelines. Apparently using chipped branch wood does not give rise to the same problems of nitrate depletion as mature wood. ...