New Hand Tools

After my allotment shed was pilfered of all my lovely tools I repurachced some great hand tools from http://www.get-digging.co.uk/

I loved the minimum packaging, only cardboard, some tape and cable ties. Note the address and postage slapped on.

Gave the wooden handles two coats of boiled linseed oil and we're ready to get to work.

Ideas for Multi Function Shed at Allotment.

 Here's some info on rammed earth floors - click here

 

I'd love to combine the rocket stove mass heater into the rammed earth floor, whereby the floor itself becomes the thermal mass.

 

Now the green roof while truly AWESOME in terms of insulation, creating habitat, and longevity may need to be sacrificed in the interest of speed of construction and water harvesting  yields. So how about something like this? then build my cob walls and polycarbonate sheet the south facing side.

 

If I was a rich man - I'd just get this, and just insulate it very well.

 

Your thoughts...

Teaching others how to grow potatoes in a bag - part 2

Final handout (Click Here)

The intro to this session - (Click here)

Teaching others how to grow potatoes in a bag

I recently completed the ‘Train the Trainer’ course. The subject matter I chose to cover was Self Sufficiency: Growing your own food. Particular for the urbanite.

So here's my intro, with main teaching/ demo part coming soon.

Here's the Prezi as a bonus.

Click here for the demonstartion

Full PDC near Bristol 03 MAR 2012 to 15 APR 2012

My tutor Richard Perkins will be delivering a full (72h) Permaculture Design Course (PDC) near Bristol & Bath from 03 MAR 2012 to 15 APR 2012. See poster below for more details.

Note: Richard uses the word AWESOME allot.

I'm planning to be there on both weekends. As Richard is my tutor on my current diploma. I also took the two week full PDC with Richard back in June 2011 in Norfolk.

A highly reccomended trainer. Here is his webpage (http://www.integralpermanence.org/contact.html), and a place you can contact him.

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Blue prints for making our own industrial tools

Marcin Jakubowski is doing amazing stuff in having open sourced blue prints for industrail grade tools/ machinary for small scale businessess/ communities.



Here's more - http://www.opensourceecology.org/

Kick starting the learning pathway (diploma)

The very first project in my diploma comprises of 6 elements.

1. Life Review, a 4,000 word essay on my journey so far. A chance for me to reflect. (not looking forward to this as the written word is not a strong area for me)

2. Articulation - document/ mindmap describing my personal vision, long term goals and sacred questions and areas of Interest (Have started this using Vue)

3. Skillflex - A mind map of the skills I currently have (using Vue for this also)

4. Action learning pathway - mindmap of the skills I plan to gain during the diploma process (you guessed it, Vue again)

5. CV/ Resume - 2 pages (I can fit mine into 1, is that a good thing?)

6. Basic website - to present the vision for my business plan and the diploma. (So far here it is)