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)

Heating water for washing and green tea with mint

Storing home grown beans & seed saving

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'