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This is a great blog with links to heaps of other fascinating blogs from all over the world (even Australia).
Have a look at what people are doing out there while I struggle on with sticky soil and wood gathering.
I will post photos of the finished beds.
It's back to work/school again soon, so my posting will taper off for the term, I will try very hard to update at least once a week though.
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Monday, 8 July 2013
Cultivate Social and Emotional Skills with Ecoliteracy | Edutopia
Cultivate Social and Emotional Skills with Ecoliteracy | Edutopia
This is a great post about environmental education. lots of information.
I became an environmental educator because of principle one of this post; empathy for all living things. Having empathy doesn't mean that we don't eat meat, it means that we give the animal we are going to eat the best possible life it can have and kill it quickly and as painlessly as possible and treat the sacrifice with the respect it deserves.
We have a grace we say which encompasses my philosophy perfectly;
"Great are the life forms that let us eat them,
one day our bodies too will be food.
Great is the Goddess that made things so yummy,
and great are the hands that make them taste good."
This is a great post about environmental education. lots of information.
I became an environmental educator because of principle one of this post; empathy for all living things. Having empathy doesn't mean that we don't eat meat, it means that we give the animal we are going to eat the best possible life it can have and kill it quickly and as painlessly as possible and treat the sacrifice with the respect it deserves.
We have a grace we say which encompasses my philosophy perfectly;
"Great are the life forms that let us eat them,
one day our bodies too will be food.
Great is the Goddess that made things so yummy,
and great are the hands that make them taste good."
Sunday, 7 July 2013
A semi permanant fencing solution.
I love this idea!!! My partner is a solar installer and technician (and TV and computer guy) so he has pallets come in all the time, we have used them for flooring (temporary at best) and fire wood (D'oh) but this design looks good. I think I will trial it as a small paddock first though.
Eight Acres: Permaculture - design from patterns to details
Eight Acres: Permaculture - design from patterns to details
This is a great post about Permaculture design; well worth the read.
This is a great post about Permaculture design; well worth the read.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
More reading while you wait
I have been doing more reading about Hugelkultur and I am getting quite excited by the possibilities.
The Half assed hugelkultur bed
got me excited with its reference to raised soil temperature.
I work as a garden coordinator in a primary school and I can see some experiments coming up in term three.
Now all I need is some kid friendly links to show the kids where, how and why.
The Half assed hugelkultur bed
got me excited with its reference to raised soil temperature.
I work as a garden coordinator in a primary school and I can see some experiments coming up in term three.
Now all I need is some kid friendly links to show the kids where, how and why.
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Hugelkultur fever
A few months ago a friend of mine shared an idea she had about hugelkultur, which is basically burying wood in soil and planting into it. At the time I filed it away for later research, then today I got to researching.
Have a look at these links;
The basics
In Australia
After all that reading I went out and collected my first 5 wheel barrow loads of old wood to make garden beds in my vegetable/ chook runs.
As you can see, the sheep thought it was a great idea, and even my dog Bandit thought it might work once I had laid the scrap wood out in the rough shape of beds.
Tomorrows job is to find soil to cover the wood. See you then.
Have a look at these links;
The basics
In Australia
After all that reading I went out and collected my first 5 wheel barrow loads of old wood to make garden beds in my vegetable/ chook runs.
As you can see, the sheep thought it was a great idea, and even my dog Bandit thought it might work once I had laid the scrap wood out in the rough shape of beds.
Tomorrows job is to find soil to cover the wood. See you then.
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