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Wellcome to my eco-home in Wales -
Permaculture * in action
You can find a quick introduction on the site map
People who like this sort of thing,
will find this the sort of thing they like
Abe Lincoln
....though I suspect there are few people, who would not find something of interest and use on this
site, and be inspired. Check the right side panel to see what is on offer. Whether you have projects big or
small, live in the city or the sticks, there is something for you. Maybe you want to
build a
low-cost, eco-friendly home or workshop,
get organised, or find ways of making better use of a
small space , and if I don't have the answer on my site, check out the indexed, growing
links list
for a vast collection of resources (most links have a brief description), or use the handy
search box below.
And now you can even buy goods on this site on the new
shop page, where I sell, or will be selling one-off creations, second-hand goods (including books), and
soon, my new product, aids to getting organised.
"I'm not an environmentalist, this site is not for me."
Whoa! Stop right there!
We all live in the 'environment'. You, me, and all living things. Environmentalists
are people who may just be a little more informed, aware, and maybe more active, but we all share one planet with finite space
and finite resources. Sustainability, despite its hippy, radical image, is not, or should not be a fad or of marginal interest. Its about
good house-keeping of this our one and only home, our environment, and basic ethics. That aside.....
If you can move it an inch you can move it a mile
It took eight hours to winch this 3 ft. bolder a few hundred yards,
but it got there in the end. The other three took a little less time.
Was it hard work? Not really, just a notch at a time, only boring. Read the
for women
page to see that you don't have to be built like the proverbial brick khazie to tackle a project
like mine. Also, you don't need to have any special training. No one is born with knowledge,
we can all acquire it, and unlike professionals, who have to be able to handle any kind of work
demanded of them, you only need to learn what is relevant to your project, and you can learn
as you go along. Whatever your skill level, get inspired - you can always acquire skills you don't
have, and you can probably get by with a lot less than you think.
There are few prerequisite for doing anything, one of the main ones is WILL. You have to want to do it. Where there
is a will, there is a way is good advise. Too old? Look at what Lois Lewis did, age 72. Check out
this web page and scroll about halfway down the page for a link to the story (frame set, no direct link, sorry).
Even disabilities (with the
exception of the most severe) need not bar you from tackling things. I have read a very inspiring story
in
Home Power magazine about a lady who was running a riding school, putting up fencing, a
wind generator (plus the wiring) and more. She was blind.
Good old-fashioned common sense helps too, but I have known people with a short supply of that, and still
attain reasonable results.
I am not a sucker for punishment, and don't really like to work harder than necessary, nor do I like to
spend more than I need, and I like to do things in a sustainable way. So, the solutions on this
site will often save work in the long run (or be labor saving hacks in themselves), be either free, low cost
or affordable, and be as environmentally friendly as possible.
Judicious use of resources and trimming off the fat still allows a comfortable, even luxurious existence without
costing the earth. See also
small is beautiful about a note on environmentally friendly products.
The above picture embodies much of my philosophy, and I hope that what you will see on this web
site as it grows will give you encouragement to follow your own dreams.
I hope you will enjoy this site,
and find something of use to you.
* Permaculture - Although coined from the words permanent and agriculture permaculture
is much more. It is a method of designing sustainable systems. The principles can be applied to setting up a business,
a homestead, or living and working in an urban environment, and more. You can find an introduction to permaculture
at wikipedia,
or from the
Permaculture Association .
Caveat Emptor
The content of this site is for inspiration and information, and it is up to the reader to ascertain correctness, and above all,
make sure of their's and other's safety.
Bio to follow, and in the meantime......
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Introduction
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Blog
On the home page you will find introductions to new content for this site and hints and tips for life and productivity.
Serialization of my new book on organization. Dynamic material, rants, opinions, community interaction.
Getting Organized
Streamlining the to-do list and filing system, and a number of little projects which
make this easier. I am also working on a system which I will start to write about soon. Keep checking.
Tinkering and DIY
There are practical ideas throughout the site, but here are a few tinkering ideas, projects and stuff
which does not fit in well elsewhere. Learn how to cold vacuum-seal jars
to preserve food (not just jam!) and keep things dry, a useful aid for survival too.
Off-Grid Living
The following pages show my alternative off-grid life style with solar and hydro,
the unusual location (a forest),
the log cabin and house I built,
how I live in a tiny space, and make the best use of what I have in the way of transport and
my own infrastructure. I try to live as sustainably as I can, and as self-reliant
as possible, recycling what I can.
This section is being rebuilt.
Mind, Body, Spirit and Ecology
Here are some pages on health and diet,
and one for women.
This section is being rebuilt.
Shop
One-off creations, second-hand books and more, and soon, aids to getting organised.
About
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