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Open Living Lab tour

My Tour of the Open Living Lab: An Insight into a Nature Restoration & Recovery Project

Carbon capture, Nature-based solutions, Permaculture, Wildlife+NatureBy adminJune 24, 2024Leave a comment

I was lucky enough to get an early view of the new Weston Open Living Lab that the Open University (OU) Milton Keynes (MK) has created to tackle crucial sustainability issues. This blog tells the story of my tour…

Restore Nature Now march

Restore Nature Now – join the march for nature on 22 June 2024

Info, Permaculture, Wildlife+NatureBy adminJune 6, 2024Leave a comment

On 22 June UK citizens will be taking part in a family-friendly, legal march behind one simple message – Restore Nature Now – in a call for all political parties to take urgent action to restore nature and tackle climate change in the UK. 

Ultimate Guide to Hugelkultur Garden Beds - Source: https://thedruidsgarden.com/2022/06/26/ultimate-guide-to-hugelkultur-garden-beds-creating-maintaining-and-benefits/

Creating a Hugelkultur

Building our Community Garden, Grow your own, PermacultureBy adminMarch 26, 2024Leave a comment

Hugelkultur is a sustainable gardening method that utilises compostable biomass to create raised garden beds. Here’s how we did created one…

Dropping woodchip on the path

A Sunny Saturday in January in the Community Garden

Building our Community Garden, Permaculture, Volunteering, Wildlife+NatureBy adminJanuary 20, 2024Leave a comment

After all the rainy, stormy and bitterly cold days, we made the most of the beautiful sunny day we got for our garden work party on 11 Jan…

Tidying up the garden - Oct23

Unearthing Our “Why” (in the Community Garden)

Building our Community Garden, Grow your own, Permaculture, Wildlife+NatureBy adminNovember 20, 2023Leave a comment

Planting Up MK founding member and volunteer, Kirsty Forshaw, reflects on her experience of the impact that our community gardens and food growing are having on us and how that is defining our “why”…

How Do You Create Your Own Forest Garden?

Building our Community Garden, Grow your own, PermacultureBy adminSeptember 18, 2023Leave a comment

A forest garden helps us grow food and create a more natural and regenerative environment. This post explains how & why to create one…

A Beginner’s Guide to Permaculture Gardening & Permaculture Principles

Info, PermacultureBy adminAugust 20, 2023Leave a comment

Permaculture is a powerful way to live in a more sympathetic way with the earth but the principles don’t just apply to the garden… In this post, we dig in (pun intended) to this topic and explain what permaculture gardening is, and how you can get started with your own garden.

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