The recent snow affected most of us in one way or another. Interestingly, I was running a Permaculture Diploma tutor training event on the outskirts of London when much of it fell. I thought the possibility of being snowed in inside the M25 rather ironic, given how much I avoid going there. Mind you, who [...]
The much awaited follow up to Geoff Lawton’s inspirational five minute flash video posted on You Tube a few years ago… Greening the Desert II: Greening the Middle East from Craig Mackintosh on Vimeo.
It was perhaps inevitable that our so-called ‘World leaders’ would disappoint us in Copenhagen. Are any of us really surprised? The influence of big business is far too great for our politicians to lead us any more. No, we are the ones this time who are going to have to come to the rescue. Yes, [...]
The daily choices that we make have either a positive or a negative effect upon our environment & believe me, those choices are significant. Have you ever considered how much of your income (& time) that you spend each week on just obtaining food? Now multiply this up for a whole year. Then multiply that [...]
The soil is vital to everything that lives on Earth; if we want healthy bodies & a healthy planet then we need healthy soil. So we must make choices that encourage this & support farming systems that feed the soil rather than deplete it. Soil is a miraculous substance, a place where air, water, minerals [...]
I guess that going to the loo just isn’t dramatic enough to be discussed in the new BBC1 series of Survivors. But don’t you just want to know all the details? We’ve seen plenty of the cast foraging for food and water from abandoned shops, but nothing of the way they are managing to keep [...]
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