Soft River Revetments at Nant Alan A very interesting day at the river with Dewi Morris, Emyr Jones and the Llanfyllin High School Sixth Form. Today we learnt how to make ‘soft river revetments’ using bundles of brash, galvanized wire and sweet chestnut stakes. This low tech, low cost solution to improving degraded and eroding…
Read MoreFacing the climate challenge is getting harder everyday Sector39 stand with everyone currently fighting for our ecological future, we work with schools, individuals and communities in UK and Africa to build meaningful responses to climate change. Permaculture principle #9 points at the way to solve huge and endurng problems Just a few images of our…
Read MoreWe have been coppicing the willow hedge these past couple of weeks at Cae Bodfach. In permaculture we like to say “every element in a design must perform at least 3 functions.” We have had multi functional uses and yields from the willow hedge that was planted in Cae Bodfach only three years ago. It…
Read MoreJust wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to Alan Hughes of D.A.Hughes Forestry (www.dahughesforestry.co.uk) for kindly donating a huge bag of good quality wood chip to the community orchard. We have re-mulched the dome and herb garden pathway with it. And another BIG THANK YOU to Merve and Ann for the loan of their…
Read MoreToday at Cae Bodfach there has been a bit of a buzz about building a willow archway to mark the riverside entrance to the orchard. As there has been quite a lot of interest and enthusiasm to learn this fun and useful skill, and with such positive feedback about the lovely willow dome (that was…
Read MoreWow what a busy and energetic day! Thanks so much to the volunteers this week for a cracking job! Thanks to Alex for the superb mown pathways which provide clear access into and around the orchard, these connect with existing paths to create a more cohesive park space and allow for a meandering walk through…
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Foraging foods Last week at the orchard there was much discussion within the volunteer group about how our parents and grandparents commonly used foraged foods for culinary uses such as the mustardy flavours of jack of the hedge in salads and a variety of hedgerow wines and meads such as damson wine. An interesting point…
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