Pictures from Diploma Intro

Returning from Diploma Induction in York

Just on the train back from York. Was at Samo's folks place. Field tested the new tent and this time I took the Mrs who did the two day Non Violent Communication course with Michelle San. From what I gather she really enjoyed the whole experience. I'm now part of an action learning guild and we're all on this diploma journey together. Every five weeks we'll be meeting on Skype so each of us can answer the same four questions.

What's going well in my life
What I'm finding challenging
What my immediate next steps are
What my long term goals are

While one person goes through these, another will take notes and email back a summary. No one is to interrupt while they answer the four questions.

So here are mine for right now in my life.

What's going well?
Knowing I'm part of this group, and doing the diploma in a more construtive way is really motivating.
Having my wife now fully on board the permaculture bandwagon pleases me eminencly

What I'm finding challenging?
Money and time, I have very little spare of either and to action learn about allot the skills I want will cost me both

My next steps
Browse a few online portfolios
upload pictures from this trip
Transfer all key dates into my Outlook
Mind map for my first project

My long term goals
Relocate to a warmer climate
Open a center of learning
Be really really happy

Chop & Drop Mulch in the Show Box Sized Garden

Lazy Sunday, so I took to the shoe box garden sickle in hand. Chop and drop mulch baby.....



As Richard would say 'Just mulch it'

Vertical Growing with Arches

Here's how I've used rose arches to incease vertical growing space. Spaghetti squash and beans doing great.

Automatic irrigation/ watering (Hozelock Aqua Control Water Computer Pro Water Timer)with rain sensor

This is how I water my shoe boxed sized garden

Green roof building at the Patch, Norfolk

PDC June 2011 - Norfolk

So here I am, with a full PDC under my belt. I guess it's only the beginning. What next? Well I should Perma blitz my allotment, email Richard regarding the Diploma Click on the album link above to see pictures I took of the great people who attended and the white board (saved me making notes) :)

I'll be leaving the notes (white board & note book) pictures up for abut a month before I delete them. Feel free to save copies.

D'Artagnan out (new nickname given to me by Sanka on the PDC), long story.