Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Tolerance 2: Goats Speak Up
Living with the chickens is all very well. We can put up with being used as perches. But we really, really wish …. … that they wouldn’t crap on us!
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A Different Date for your Diary – PDC 1st-9th July
Plans are meant to be adapted huh? Our Permaculture Design Course this summer with Silvia Floresta has had to be rescheduled. The new dates will be from the 1st to the 9th July, and I hope that means that you’ll be joining us! Please let your friends know, and help us make this another course more »
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A Visitor’s Perspective: Alison Gets It
This is part of a series of posts where we ask one of our visitors to say a few words. Alison is a close friend of mine and long term supporter of the Casalinho project, but sadly when she chose to visit us the weather was not on our side … Last time I visited more »
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Permaculture Design Course 1st – 9th July
Whoo-hoo! It’s that time of year again, where we get to planning our annual Permaculture Design Course here at the farm. We’re excited to announce that Silvia Floresta will be joining us to teach what will be our sixth PDC, 1st July – 9th July. We’re a little late off the mark in getting things more »
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Tolerance
Who would have imagined that goats could be so tolerant? Kylie and Beyonce share their morning corn ration with the rabbits.
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Livestock means Deadstock
Now isn’t that a depressing title for a post? But sadly it’s true. Keeping livestock occasionally means that you have deaths to deal with, and I don’t just mean the deliberate ones that end up on your dinner table. So far this season we’ve had four little goat kids born. But sadly only two have more »
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Never Believe the Salesman’s Story!
Please welcome the three newest members of the little Casalinho goat herd. Mrs Magoo, Beyonce, and Kylie arrived yesterday, and before you start sniggering, I did not choose those names! This is Beyonce. She’s the biggest by a long way, and bigger than our existing goats too although more leggy. more »
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Go, Willow, Go 2013 Brainwave Auction
Willow is a very special little girl whose parents are friends of Casalinho. They have set up an auction, running until 10pm on Sunday 24th November, to raise funds for Willow’s Brainwave treatments. So why am I telling you? Well, apart from the auction being full of fabulous items which would make spectacular Christmas gifts, this more »
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Volunteer / Training Space – Let’s Warm Up
This will be old news for those who have visited us over the past few months, but it seems rather appropriate to show you some photos of the stove we’ve installed in the Volunteer / Training Room on the first day where it’s felt like winter this year. Although unnecessary when we use the space more »
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Showered with Good Fortune (part 3)
We’ve won the 2013 WWOOF Host Grant, which we’re thrilled about. This is the story of the new shower block we’re funding with the grant. Cue the drums and trumpets, I’ve an announcement to make! It’s now possible to take a warm shower at Casalinho. No more dunking yourself, shivering, in the river (unless more »
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