Morning warm ups during our most recent Permaculture Design Course.
I think they’re about to launch into a Spice Girls routine.
Or not …..
Josh’s dancing seemingly not universally appreciated π
But […]
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During our recent Permaculture Design Course, Jeroen took the participants through the theory and practice of RAM pumps. With a small stream at the bottom of our property, these are invaluable at Casalinho in liftingΒ water to where we can use it. Taking advantage of the RAM pump pool for a cool down. […] This practical session followed on from the swale building exercise I published yesterday. A contoured raised bed has been created on the downside of the berm, with the swale itself becoming the path above. For the short term this new bed has been planted up with annual veg, but these will be replaced with […] PDC participants turning a hot compost pile. Put together at the beginning of the course, it’s nearly ready for use by the end. As we were lacking animal manure (so many projects, so little poo!), we’ve been using the pee from the compost toilet to add extra nitrogen. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 […] Our Permaculture Design Course participants making adobe blocks and beginning a cob bench on the Natural Building day of the August PDC. #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-4 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Cob bench in the making Completed blocks beginning the drying process, which will take about a month. Moulding the adobe blocks, a combination of straw, clay and sand. |
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