Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
The Food Forest at Sidford Continues to Thrive & To Learn More About How To Manage It We Linked With Food Forest Expert, Pippa Chapman Who Shared Her Expertise. Pippa is RHS trained, writes for Permaculture magazine and runs a garden design & consultancyRead More
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The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group has been approached to help manage Alma Field. Before the group can respond, the first step has to be asking the Town Council, as owner, what do you want to achieve? This document is a personal piece, it is presented to helpRead More
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Dr Emma S Pilgrim “Hope is a social gift,”Doug Abrams, The Book of Hope “We are going through dark times… armed conflict … Racial & religious discrimination, hate crimes… A political swing to the far right.. The gap between the haves and have-nots isRead More
Leave a comment Regenerative Farming Is A Method Of Agriculture That Prioritises Rebuilding Soil Health & Restoring Biodiversity Over Merely Maintaining Current Environmental Levels. Gardens Can Replicate The Principles. In this infographic I highlight how this system differs from organic or conventional farming by focusing on carbon sequestration and minimal soil disturbanceRead More
Leave a comment Not often seen in Devon, we have deadly nightshade growing in Sidmouth, probably an escapee from one of the older gardens. In nature it is a plant of woodland edges, but it has been cultivated for many centuries as a medicinal herb. Small dosesRead More
Leave a comment While most adult UK butterflies die off in the autumn, the next generation surviving the winter as eggs, caterpillars, or chrysalises, five common species overwinter as hibernating adults: brimstone (which we wrote about with their antifreeze body fluid last year), comma, small tortoiseshell, redRead More
Leave a comment Singapore Is Reinventing Its Hyper-Urban Landscape By Transitioning From A Purely Ornamental Green City Into A Productive Biodiverse Edible Food Forest. Innovative projects feature permaculture systems on high-rise rooftops and building facades, where complex engineering allows for vertical layers of trees, shrubs, and herbs. By moving awayRead More
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