Local 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…
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This is really no joke, we face the biggest challenge humanity has ever had to face and only a 16 year old young woman is brave enough to confront the world with its own hubris. Somehow, collectively we have managed to push to the back of our minds the thing we have officially known since…
Read MoreThis winter we have planted over 400 native trees and shrubs at Cae Bodfach with local volunteers, MENCAP and Llanfyllin high school students in the form of shelter belts and hedgerows. Go Team! A mixed variety of native tree and shrubs including Hazel, Dog rose, Blackthorn and Elder were planted to fill in the gaps…
Read More‘Vision is not seeing things as they are but as they will be’ The Rise and Fall of the River Cain The rise and fall of the river Cain is constantly changing the landscape, in many ways and on many levels. Sometimes when we visit the river, parts of it are completely unreachable and at…
Read MorePermaculture Principle Number 6: Produce no waste (inputs and outputs) We had a lovely day at Cae Bodfach today as Mencap joined us to fill in the dead hedge that surrounds the herb garden at the orchard using this years colourful willow coppice. It was wonderful to work among the cheerful chirp chirp of the…
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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This episode features extracts from the second of our Community Conversation events at The Cross Keys in Llanfyllin. The theme for the discussion, which includes several different voices from the community, is ‘Small and Slow Solutions.’ As the conversation progresses it becomes clear that Llanfyllin already has a number of nodes of activity in place,…
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