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In spite of the fact that we risk information fatigue as we are overloaded with data from the web and other media, I can’t help noticing that sometimes something I see among the hundreds of pages and pictures and clips that I view every week “sticks” and begins to embed itself on another level. This [...]
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As the Autumn wears on and the berries are over, some of the most exciting foraging is to be accessed with a trowel, notably horseradish, wild parsnip and dandelion. Dandelions are easy to find, you may not even have to go further than your garden, and at this time of year, the roots are at [...]
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Male calves are not disposed of as useless but grow to be “oxen” and are employed in working the land. The farm is run entirely without slaughter or fossil fuels and calves are kept with their mothers until naturally weaned. All milking is by hand. If this is a viable way of dairy farming, why isn’t everybody doing it?
Filed under: Milk Monday | Tagged: Agriculture, Animal welfare, Dairy, Farming, Food, Lifestyle, Permaculture | 4 Comments »
(c) 2010, Seymour Jacklin. Every single individual can make changes in their household, work and family life that will help to reduce their “carbon footprint.” The idea of a carbon footprint is an extension of the term “ecological footprint”, which was an indication of how much land was required to sustain a given human population. [...]
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It’s the time of year when the reappearance of the humble dandelion gets the angry vein popping in “haughtycultural” circles. But to the permaculturists and lovers of all things wild and free, the reappearance of this golden wonder puts up the pulse rate for the very best of reasons. Here is an article I wrote [...]
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