The morning was taken up with sessions on plant and animal pests in the garden, and different strategies for dealing with them anything from crowding out unwanted plants, to vaseline on trees, to pureed bug sprays, home made bug traps and attracting beneficial insects.
After another excellent lunch the team from Commonground (where we are staying) they spent some time talking about their community. It started with an exercise on power, and a discussion about the different types of power and how it can be expressed. They then talked more about the way it's organised, how they make decisions and manage the property.
The last session of the day was about housing design and retrofitting, which included a walk across to the straw bale house on the property - which is FAB. Loads of character - and I was particularly excited to see the beginnings of a reed bed (see pic - coming soon to our place I
think!!!).
Tommorrow we're off to Hepburn for a few days, including a visit to David Holmgren's property - should be inspirational, to say the least!
1 comment:
Jealous jealous jealous!!!
No wonder your brain is tired! That has been a serious 6 days. Hepburn will be amazing, enjoy yourself!
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