The herb garden at Cae Bodfach is actually called ‘Cae Ysbyti’. Cae Ysbyty means ‘hospital field’ and was a flower rich meadow field where sick animals would be taken to self medicate by grazing on the wild flowers. Grace Maycock working with Sector 39 had a vision for Bodfach’s Cae Ysbyty two years ago and…
Read MoreThe grass in the Community Forest garden at Cae Bodfach has grown up good and tall. We have been mowing paths through it every couple of weeks and the pathways are looking lovely. We purposefully don’t cut some areas as long grass is great for wildlife. It provides good habitat, food sources and shelter needed…
Read MoreLocal Materials Last week at Cae Bodfach Hannah and I strengthened the circular dead hedge inside the herb garden using the left over willow. So simple yet so effective. Using local materials or those which you have to hand makes for a far stronger and more sustainable design. The willow was grown onsite, coppiced and…
Read MoreI really have to thank everyone who has attended these meetings so far. We called it a community conversation.. we wanted to start off something that could reveal where people’s priorities and concerns lay, without creating a feeling we are telling people what to do.. as like anyone faced with the enormity of the cliamte…
Read MoreThis is an informal group that meets bi-weekly in Llanfyllin to discuss the climate emergency and its horrifying consequences. As a community it has been agreed we will need to come together and coordinated action that will Build Resilience Against Climate Emergency – BRACE Llanfyllin is now our acronym. Key decision taken this week is…
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