"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
"Make hay while the sun shines"
"You can't work on an empty stomach"
"We reap what we sow"
"Let nature take its course"
"Waste not want not", "A stitch in time saves nine"
"Can't see the woods for the trees"
"Many hands make light work"
"The bigger they are the harder they fall", "Slow and steady wins the race"
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket"
"Dont' think you are on the right track just because it is a well beaten path"
"Vision is not seeing things as they are, but as they will be"
As Simon Fairlie said in Low Impact Development, "Planning is boring".
Firstly I should explain why I want to try and do this.
The development of conservative strategies for the preservation of dryland species, and for the responsible use and management of arid lands is probably the world's most pressing problem in lan
Taking the Piss and Talking Shit
1. Foreword 2. Real Jobs 3. The Uses of Plants 4. Energy Stall
Whether we look at people first, or animals, or plants, we know by the way we treat one how we behave towards the other. Introduction
The Government has announced a review of PPG7 - the planning policy guidance that deals with the countryside.
Permaculture is an ecological design system, aimed at everything concerning our daily lives. It uses natural systems as guidelines, wherever possible.
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