Posted in Environment, Events, Recycling, tagged gasification plant, Island Waste, IWFreecycle, Kerbside Recycling, Recycling, The Footprint Trust, The Riverside Centre on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Riverside Centre is to host an information evening which will look at the links between waste, recycling and Climate Change. The Island is one of the top local authorities for domestic waste recycling. Shortly a new Gasification plant will come on stream which will convert combustible material from households and businesses into energy for [...]
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Last night I was telling my dad that I had planted up a couple of tubs of potatoes and he mentioned that several people he knows grow them in plastic bin bags. I had never heard of this before so thought I ought to investigate and sure enough it seems to be very popular. My [...]
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Posted in Events, Isle of Wight Permaculture, Lifestyle, Permaculture, tagged Ventnor Permaculture, Isle of Wight Permaculture, Ruth Goodman, Traditional Cheese-making by Hand, Aldermoor Farm, Interesting Workshops, Christina Stapley, James Bradley, Thrifty Living the Rural Way, living thriftily, photographer, Green Cleaning, Herb Lore on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Learn a new skill at these workshops coming up at Aldermoor Farm, Upton Road, Ryde
Traditional Cheese-making by Hand 10th May 2008 with Ruth Goodman
During this practical day participants will use a hand-churn to make butter, which will be salted and potted for winter. More details and bookings
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Following on from my post about growing vegetables in containers you may find making your own paper pots to sow your seeds in useful. Makes it much cheaper than buying pots or ready grown plants - also you don’t have to worry about storing them if you are short of space.
There are several ways to [...]
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Posted in Fruit growing, Permaculture, Planting by the Moon, Vegetable growing, flowers, tagged artichoke, basil, brussels sprout, cabbage, kohlrabi, sorrel, celery, chervil, chinese cabbage, cress, dandelion, curly endive, fennel, purslane, lamb's lettuce, leek, lettuce, rocket, spinach, cardoon, parsley, aubergine, broad bean, courgette, cucumber, gherkin, marrow, gourd, pumpkin, melon, pea, peppers, runner bean, sweetcorn, tomato, all cereals, All flowers, broccoli & cauliflower, All root veg, beetroot, carrot, celeriac, endive, garlic, Jerusalem artichoke, parsnip, potato, radish, salsify, shallot, turnip, onions on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
According to the book I am using ‘In Tune with the Moon’ this is what we are supposed to be doing this week. I will try and be organised and post every Sunday what the book suggests for the following week.
Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th (up to 9pm) sow and cultivate roots - All root [...]
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Posted in Environment, Events, Isle of Wight Permaculture, Permaculture, tagged Gardening Galore Market, Hardy Plant Society, Isle of Wight Permaculture, IW Permaculture, plant sale, The Robin Hill Garden Show on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
The Robin Hill Garden Show - Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th Sunday April
10am - 5pm. See the Aldermoor Farm & Transition Island area complete with a straw bale building with loads of green and energy saving info. Dave Simon, one of the founder members of the IW Permaculture group has put a lot of [...]
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Posted in Growing in containers, Permaculture, Runner Beans, Vegetable growing, tagged Ventnor Permaculture, Runner Beans, container gardening, Gardeners' Question Time, Bob Flowerdew, IW Permaculture, Growing vegetables in containers, BBC Radio 4 on April 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A couple of years ago I was renting a house that only had a paved garden, it was April when I moved in and my dad asked if I wanted some runner bean plants.
I had never grown them in tubs/planters before and was a little dubious to say the least. By September I was [...]
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21st - 27th April is Real Nappy Week
What some of you may ask has that to do with permaculture?
Permaculture affects all aspects of life and nappies fit in with the main principles of Reduce - Reuse - Recycle.
Reduce - About 1,500 tons of used disposable nappies go into landfill on the Isle of Wight [...]
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There is still plenty of rhubarb about, last night I was looking for a recipe for rhubarb fool, wondering if there were any recipes using that soya cream instead of normal cream. I did not find one but one thing leading to another as it always does with searches I came across some amazing recipes [...]
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Saturday 19th to Friday 25th April 2008
UK awareness campaign National Downshifting Week, now in it’s 4th year, has been elevated to ‘InterNational’ status.
This comes following a wave of support from overseas organisations and visitors asking for ‘official inclusion’ in this unique event. This non-profit campaign is spearheaded by writer/broadcaster on sustainable living, Tracey Smith [...]
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