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Tir Penrhos Isaf, the permaculture design.
I've finally got around to adding more design stuff. This includes aerial photos from 1986 and 2000 - spot the difference! Plus the 1991 design base map with notes. Watch out for more to be added here, including pictures. I've also put up the latest wilderness regeneration article with some additions; this represents my latest thinking on this incredible process. Check out the design page for details. The links section has a few new entries, not least of which is one that refers to my mate Phil Corbett's cool temperate plant nursery.
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Due to intense popular demand I have finally made available my resources, gleaned over nearly two decades of dedicated study and research, relating to that infamous spiky plant, the gorse, furze or whin. This much underrated plant, spurned by many, is far more useful than the monkey puzzle tree (impressive though that may be be to some) and certainly more appropriate to the British clime than tagasastes. What follows may surprise or even shock you. The gorse files.
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BBC2 Natural World, A Farm For The Future
8:00pm Friday 20th February 2009
A Farm for the Future sees Rebecca Hosking finding out how she can make her family’s wildlife friendly farm in Devon a low energy farm for the future and discovers that nature holds the key. With her father near to retirement, Rebecca Hosking returns to her family’s wildlife friendly farm in Devon to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year’s high fuel prices were a wake up call for Rebecca. Realising that all farming and food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant, cheap fossil fuel – particularly oil.
Rebecca sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is. She is met with some alarming answers, which drive her to find ways of farming without using fossil fuel. By seeking advice from experts, pioneer farmers and growers Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low energy future.
(I stole the description above from the Dartington website which features Martin Crawford's fantastic work developing temperate forest gardens)
Having now seen it, we (me and Lyn) really liked the programme and I think Rebecca Hoskins and Tim Green have done an excellent job presenting both the subject of peak oil and introducing a complex future pathway like permaculture design in a way that is accessible and inspiring. My only (very slight) concern was that they described us as producing all the vegetables that we could need which is flattering but neither true nor what I said but hey, there we go. I mention this only because through experience I see absolutely no reason to exaggerate- all the facts and figures I provided on this web site regarding yield are deliberately underestimated.
The film is around on the web. If you search from a world famous search engine you'll find it. Last heard of on U tube in various bits.
Opportunities at Tir Penrhos Isaf during 2009 guided toures etc.
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