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Diana · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: A Farm for the Future

Info from an insert in Permaculture magazine:

Friday 20th Feb 8pm BBC2 (repeated Sunday 22nd)

Part of the Natural World series, it covers the basics of Peak Oil and Permaculture. It's hoped it will be useful for introducing people to self reliance and for Transition Towns to use as a tool to educate.

Contributors include Patrick Whitefield (author of the Earth Care Manual).
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Ironworker · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:

You beat me to it D, I was just going to post about this

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annepan001 · Neepster Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 125 Location: Midmar

We watched this programme on our pc a couple of days ago - fabulous! It was quite eerie as it's like a film version of the first half of the talks we've been giving this year ...

Lots of easily accessible, easy to understand reasons why industrial farming cannot survive in its current form. What we thought it lacked was more film footage showing the food that people could expect to take away from a permaculture garden.

I'm looking forward to trying lime leaves as an addition to salads, and learned that khaki campbells are THE ducks for slug control.

Has anyone grown sweet chestnut successfully in Scotland??

If you missed it, you can get it for the next 2 - 3 weeks online from the BBC website, or there's a link from this too:
http://transitionculture.org/2009...for-the-future-essential-viewing/
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Diana · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:28 am Post subject:

Can you believe it - I forgot all about it.

Thanks for posting the link
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Diana · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

Also available at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...d_20082009_A_Farm_for_the_Future/
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wildgarlic · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

We've also been discussing this HERE
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Dave NE · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject:

I have watched this program twice and have to say it has had a profound impact on my way of thinking. I have taped it and am passing it around my neighbours to make them aware of the situation. It also has a down side for me as i have started ripping out the flower beds for my veg and no doubt my wife will get out the big slipper for me when she comes home from work

. cheers Dave

annepan001 · Neepster Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 125 Location: Midmar

Well Done Dave! Make sure you grow some edible flowers eg nasturtiums, and lots of marigolds alongside your veggies to bring beneficial insects into the garden ... then hopefully you won't get into quite so much trouble.

I'm sure your OH will be delighted with your ultra fresh delicious veggies rather than the sorry excuses for veg provided by the supermarkets! Good Luck!

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Ina · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:36 am Post subject:

Dave NE · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject:

Hello Ina, i have kept my small patch of chives, i havent tried the flowers though but i will have a go this year. I have also kept 3 clumps of day lillies as i have found out that the flowers are also edible. One of our winter treats is home made soup so it will be interesting to see what results we have next winter, ttfn Dave