The Morocco Olive Garden Project

I spent an hour with a friend from work who has an opportunity develop some land in Morocco. This meeting was a solid goals articulation meet, along with tasks set for him to do the same with his wife. Along with him summarising some agricultural reports from French to English for me.

Guess to do a real survey of the land I'll have to go visit. Sooo many projects so little time.

Perma Credit Union

Welcome to the Permaculture Credit Union

Requesting unpaid leave

Just sent an email to my line manager. Will update on the response.

'Hi xxxxxxxx,

I write to request unpaid leave from Mon 16/01/2012 up to and including Mon 30/01/2012 (11 work days). I would like this time for personal and professional development. Including  designing, implementing and project managing various sustainable assignments in Indonesia.

I would very grateful if you could provide me with a time frame in which you feel you are able to confirm the above request.'

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.

 

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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