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PERMACULTURE MAGAZINE Classifieds
Classified advertising in Permaculture Magazine is highly effective and costs just 50p per word. All classifieds also appear on this website page for the duration of the magazine issue.
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Accommodation
ALLANTON PEACE SANCTUARY: Accommodation for individuals and groups at our tranquil Sanctuary set in 18 acres of beautiful countryside in South West Scotland. Tel: 01387 740 642. Email: allanton@worldpeace-uk.org Web: www.worldpeace-uk.org
IDEAL for your RETREAT. Tel: +34,659 285 893, +34,95 2 110 390 or+34,95 2 445 970. Web: www.cortijo-villegas.moonfruit.com
ROOM FOR RENT in lovely 3 bedroom flat in Southsea, Portsmouth. Sharing with 2 eco aware, creative females. 5 minutes from the sea. £50 per week plus bills. Please call Penny 07784187932.
WOMAN WANTED TO SHARE HOUSE and garden on edge of Yorkshire Dales. Large windows, lovely light; views over rural valley; village centre and rail link to Lancaster and Leeds in walking distance. Self-contained studio flat, weekly or monthly rates (£250 per month). Longer term could buy into house and food growing garden. Non-smoker. Annie 01524 264 886
YURTS, HUT, COTTAGE & CAMPING on our Cotswold organic farm near Cirencester. Idyllic location. See www.theorganicfarmshop.co.uk or contact Hilary 01285 640 441.
Courses
CELT (Centre for Environmental Living and Training) courses throughout the year. Tel: +351 61 640 765. Web: www.celtnet.org
LOWER SHAW FARM. Courses and more! Fungus Forays, Bushcraft, Family Activities, Willow Baskets, Feltmaking, Knitting, Spinning, Yoga, Circus Skills, Singing, Writing, Healthy Cooking, Women’s Wellbeing, Organic Volunteering! Friendly atmosphere, Organic and Local Food. Lower Shaw Farm, Shaw, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 5PJ. Tel: 01793 771 080. Web: www.lowershawfarm.co.uk
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE Brian J Weston BSc. Ag., PDC Special emphasis on small properties. Economically priced! Contact: Brian J Weston, Box 125, Takaka, New Zealand. Email: bweston@ihug.co.nz Detailed info: www.pohara.com/weston
PERMACULTURE, RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNITY LIVING. A four day camp on Turners’ Field near Glastonbury with Morgan and friends. A full introduction to Permaculture methodology. Integration of practical skills with sustainable social transformation. A Permacultural exploration of authentic, independent communication. 18-21 September 2008. Tel: 01458 442 192. Email: morganannfox@yahoo.co.uk
YURTWORKS COURSES IN CORNWALL for 2008 include yurt building, longbow making, basket making, felt making, knife making and bushcraft skills. Yurt accommodation also available on the edge of Bodmin Moor. Tel: 01208 850 670. Web: www.yurtworks.co.uk
Design Services
EDIBLE LANDSCAPE LLP. Permaculture systems designed and implemented. Tel: 01761 434 349. Web: www.ediblelandscape.co.uk
FRESHWATER SOLUTIONS: Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Systems. Site resource evaluations, biological and chemical water tests. Topographical surveys, designs and plans. Environmental and aquatic habitat enhancement. Aquatic food production systems. Lakes, ponds and freshwater swimming pools. Sustainable ecological aquaculture will produce multiple products from within one system. Make the most of all your natural freshwater resource. Laurence Hutchinson. Tel: 01432 358 651.
Email: ecologicalfish@btinternet.com
Web: www.ecological-aquaculture.co.uk
NEED HELP? Want to permaculture your garden, smallholding, farm or woodland? For expert, friendly advice call Patrick Whitefield on 01458 832 317 or email: ka.tonga@virgin.net
Events
PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE, Ilkley, Yorkshire. 5-7 September 2008. The permaculture networking event of the year. See the advert on the inside back cover of this issue for details. Tel: 08454 581 805. Web: www.permaculture.org.uk
RAGGED HEDGE FAIR AUGUST 29th-31st 2008 low impact family friendly green gathering powered by the wind and sun on a beautiful Gloucestershire organic farm. Great kid’s area, 2 music stages, crafts, composting, green forum, permaculture chillout garden, bushcraft, farm tours, yummy organic food and ale. Tel: 01285 652 808. Web: www.raggedhedgefair.co.uk
For Sale
12ft YURT HANDBUILT BY ALBION CANVAS. Used for 2 seasons in our field in Normandy, France. Includes numerous extras; roof and wall liners in green serge, gas bottle stove (No4 GB) with flue and rain cap, lockable wooden doors, windows, skylight and jute floor covering which fits over the ground sheet. Cost £5,000 new, but looking for a quick sale: £2,500. Tel: 07801 840 752. To view use link: www.albioncanvas.co.uk/p12657/No-12-Yurt.html
Tipis, stays/sales. Contact +351 916 713 026.
Email: jason@conscious-earth.com
Web: www.conscious-earth.com
General
COPPER GARDEN TOOLS handcrafted, hardwearing, garden-friendly, unattractive to slugs & snails. Implementations PO Box 2568 Nuneaton CV10 9YR. Tel: 08453 303 148. Web: www.implementations.co.uk
DOWNSHIFTING, SUSTAINABLE LIVING, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS. Are you earning a stressful living when you’d rather be living your dream? Grab a helping hand in quitting the rat race with personal coaching, teleclasses, articles and a free email newsletter from www.sallylever.co.uk
INTERIOR LIME PLASTERING and decoration. Lime renders, lime plasters, clay paints, natural paints. Quality finishes. West & south Wales and southern England areas. Rob Embleton. Tel: 01239 698 479 or 07796 108 591.
MOON TIMES ORGANIC Washable Pads & Panty Liners. The soft, comfortable alternative to disposables! “They look – and feel lovely – so soft!” Becky. The plastic backing on ‘disposable’‚ pads takes years to decompose – be an Earth Keeper – use Moon Times! Moon Times are the only UK manufacturers of organic cotton pads. Pad sets cost from £42. Saving you money while you save the planet! Web: www.moontimes.co.uk or call 01179 537 765
Holidays
BEAUTIFUL, RUGGED PEMBROKESHIRE. Two eco-friendly, recently converted barns on smallholding. Each sleeps 4. Coastal path 2 miles 01348 891 286. Email: holidays@stonescottages.co.uk Web: www.stonescottages.co.uk
BEAUTIFUL & UNIQUE PELION, GREECE. Experience Community Living. Kalikalos holidays 2008 offers holistic workshops and retreats. From £175.00. Programme includes Ecovillage training, Building Mediation, Advaita Satsang, Nonviolent Communication, Creative Writing, Vipassana Meditation & much more. Tel. + 441 463 231 913. Email: brochure@kalikalos.com Web: www.kalikalos.com
BRITTANY. COSY COB AND STONE COTTAGE on developing permaculture smallholding. Sleeps two. Wood stove. Private woodland. Close to Dinan and beautiful beaches. Tel +33 296 274 465. Web: www.brittanycountrygite.com and www.permacultureinbrittany.blogspot.com
DARTMOOR B&B. SMALL VILLAGE on edge of moors with walking from the door. Pubs and shop. Solar and wood heat. Local, organic and Fairtrade food. Public transport. Tel: 01837 840 541. Email: janeasten@hotmail.com Web: www.oakfieldaccommodation.blogspot.com
ECO-B&B, LAKE DISTRICT. Easy access to beach and hills. Walkers, cyclists, surfers, dogs and children welcome. From £18 – reduction if on foot, bike or public transport. Sal, BOOTS AND BOARDS B&B, Silecroft, Millom, Cumbria LA18 4NR. Tel: 01229 777 401. Web: www.bootsandboards.co.uk
ECOHOUSE IN ALTERNATIVE VILLAGE, Las Alpujarras. S. Spain. ?130 a week. Contact Lisa. Tel: +34 667 934 623. Email: loscigarrones@yahoo.com
THE ECOLODGE – a simpler way to relax! Freedom for children, magic moments. 10% discount for bicyclists. Tel: 01205 870 062/871 396.
Email: gclarke@internationalbusinessschool.net
Web: www.internationalbusinessschool.net/eco-lodge
ENVIRONMENTALLY SYMPATHETIC FRENCH SEASIDE holiday accommodation. Bay of Mont St Michel. Also: FREE environmental building and permaculture experiences, wwoofing. Information and assistance with all aspects of French green building and renovation projects. Contact Douglas +33 231 660 017. For further details view www.sensehabitat.net and www.dodgygreengeezer.com
FOR RENT CENTRAL PORTUGAL: Renovated farm in idyllic, elevated, sheltered setting overlooking Serra dos Alvelos, sleeps 6-8, with 3 acres working organic orchard, vegetables, grassland, forest. Short term £250 weekly, longer term monthly rate negotiable. Tel: +351 914 999 163. Email for details to ks.nash@virgin.net
IRELAND, WEST CORK. Self-catering for vegetarian and vegan travellers, in peaceful, wooded surroundings. Organic vegetables and vegan wholefoods available. Green Lodge, Trawnamadree, Ballylickey, Bantry, Co.Cork. Tel: +353 27 66 146: Text: +353 861 955 451. Email: greenlodge@eircom.net Web: http://homepage.eircom.net/-greenlodge
LOVELY, RUSTIC HOUSE, large garden, veranda, log burner, large living room. Great space for creative artists/musicians looking for rest or play. Available for holidays/retreats. Situated in beautiful wooded valley. Central Devon. Tel: 01884 242 752.
ORGANIC HOLIDAYS. Choose from a wide variety of places to stay. Fresh produce, local specialities, slow food, home baking, homemade products such as jam, juice, ice cream, yoghurt, cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, olive oil, wine – you’ll find all these and more. Email: lindamoss@organicholidays.com Web: www.organicholidays.co.uk
PORTUGAL, ALENTEJO. Beautiful secluded rammed earth house. Atlantic coast 12kms; Lisbon/Faro 2 hours. Sleeps 4/5. Email: walkdontwalk80@hotmail.com
SEASIDE HOLIDAY HOUSE. Superb for family holidays and romantic hideaway breaks, 1 minute’s walk from sea. Cosy Victorian house in Seaview, Isle of Wight, sleeps 5. Next to wetland wildfowl reserve on one side and wooded estate on the other. Sizeable games room/kid’s zone at end of garden. Accessible by public transport. Bike hire available. Contact: tim@permaculture.co.uk for PM readers’ off-season discounts. Web: www.oaksatseaview.info
WEST DORSET, PEACEFUL SELF-CATERING organic garden cottage. Axe valley countryside views. Near Marshwood Vale and Lyme Bay. Sleeps 2+2. Ideal walking/sketching, ceramics/studio. Tel: 01460 220 201. Email: tangramwest@onetel.com
Holidays/Retreats in stunning rural Algarve, Portugal. A magical place for families, children and singles alike. Pick-up from local train station. Contact +351 916 713 026. Email: jason@conscious-earth.com Web: www.conscious-earth.com
YELLOW WOOD BUSH CAMP. Camping is available in our woodland near Hay-on-Wye. Campfires are allowed, we hire tipis,. Canoes and bikes. We teach bushcraft and woodland management. Contact 01544 318 478. Email: info@bushcraftadventures.co
Opportunities
COMMUNITY LIVING. Leftish, greenish, veggie Victorian houses, leafy East London (zone 2). Non-religious, decisions by consensus, own large room, lots communal space, garden. (Current age range 19-48). Two year commitment requested. Looking for practical / numerate / nice people! Details www.morningtongrovecommunity.org.uk
ECO-LIVING PORTUGAL – sustainable living projects, volunteer opportunities, courses and events in the beautiful green heart of Portugal. Please see our website for full details: www.ecolivingportugal.org
PERMACULTURE ASSOCIATION (BRITAIN) is seeking a part-time Office Co-ordinator and a Finance Clerk (one day a week). Both positions start in mid-August and are based at the national office in Leeds. For further details see www.permaculture.org.uk
RAGMANS LANE FARM. Post available. Senior Farm Worker (£20k pa). Leading farm work, managing staff, providing advice to visitors and students, developing enterprises. For details and application pack visit: www.ragmans.co.uk
RARE OPPORTUNITY TO RENT CHALET and share land on organic, Corsican smallholding, from October 2008, minimum 6 months. Income possibilities. Suit practical, French speaking couple. Driver. Contact +33 495 243 342 or simon.snell@libertysurf.fr
WOODLANDERS, SELFBUILDERS. I have all the mobile equipment and experience to sustainably convert trees into buildings, anywhere at realistic rates. Also mobile sawmilling, conservation forestry and ecologically sustainable deer management (OSC/DMQ, ASC) work undertaken. Ian B. Purkis, ‘Habitat Maintenance’. Tel: 07896 266 194.
Personal
EARTH WISE SINGLES. Find friendship and romance with people who practice Earthcare, Peoplecare, and Fairshare. Free to post your profile. Free to send messages. We make it easy for you to connect! Web: www.EWSingles.com
NATURAL FRIENDS, Britain’s best introduction agency for ethically-minded, environmentally-sensitive, health-conscious, non-smoking, singles. Search for FREE! Web: www.natural-friends.com
Property & Land
CASA ALMA. Beautiful, spacious ecohouse in alternative hamlet in southern Spain, one acre orange and olive orchard and vegetable garden with water rights. Includes smaller self-contained house with own garden. £175,000. Contact Cathy Whitefield 01458 832 317. Email: cathylotus@yahoo.co.uk
See details on www.patrickwhitefield.co.uk
COSTA BLANCA. RUSTIC SPANISH HOUSE in mountains, 20 mins from beaches. 4 double bedrooms, spacious living area, open fire, all facilities. 1,000 sq. mtrs. Plot. Solar p.v. power. 15,000 litre rainwater deposit + 10,000 litre treated water deposit. Nearby village with school, shops, etc. £128,000. Tel: +34 965 972 432. Email: ros.beauhill@hotmail.com
FARM FOR SALE in the Canaries, with permaculture neighbours. For details view: http://gaiatasiri.pbwiki.com/FortunaEn
FOREST GARDEN & LARGE HOME in South Africa (rural McGregor – 2 hours from Cape Town). 2,555sq. mtrs., permaculture garden with 350+ trees. 4 bedroom house. Plus large studio space solar and grey water. Stunning views, near Waldorf school. £108,000. Email: serensgarden@yahoo.com
FRANCE, VENDEE. Pleasant modern 2 bed bungalow on 6,000 sq. mtrs. with orchard plus cherry, peach, pine and walnut trees. Large pond with island and many mature carp. Situated about twenty miles from Atlantic coast, thirty miles from Nantes. Euros160,000. Tel: +31 251 062 159.
HOLIDAYS AND PROPERTY in central Portugal. Web: www.pureportugal.co.uk
HOUSE AVAILABLE ON ECO-VILLAGE project in West Cork, Ireland. Beautiful 3 bedroom timbre house set within 150 acre farm land. Please see www.unicornecofoundation.org for details. Click onto layout then Herne House to view property.
IDYLLIC ECO-RENOVATED 3-4 bedroom farmhouse in Central Portugal (yet only 2 hours from Lisbon). 3 acres organic orchard, grazing and woodland with wild herbs and honeybees. Plenty of water, all connections, beautiful setting overlooking the Serra dos Alvelos. Potential rural tourism, equestrian business. £225,000. See: www.marmeleiro-eco.co.uk for details.
IRELAND. CO. CLARE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. Smallholdings, cottages, farmhouses building plots. etc. Organic and green opportunities in a land with clean air and lots of space. Some within reach Steiner school. Contact Greenvalley Properties. Tel: +353 61 921 498. Web: www.gvp.ie
IRELAND, LARGE RESIDENTIAL CREAMERY. Needs renovation. 3 acres, large pond, polytunnel, apples, soft fruit, many trees/firewood. Chalet, barn. Log lined kitchen. Good access. River valley, Bantry, sea 6 miles, school 1 mile. Suit green business, studio. £200K negotiable. Tel: +353 2 752 674.
MID WALES. Unique opportunity to buy co-op share of large well maintained
country house. 2/3 bedroom apartment. 14 acres of grounds (allotments,
woodland, lake, lawns). £152,000. For more info. call Julie 01686 414 957.
Website: www.dol-llys.co.uk
NATIVE WOODLAND PLOTS FOR SALE. Kilmartin Glen, Argyll. Suitable for permaculture. South east facing and sheltered from the west. Tel: Woody 07900 473 493.
WE ARE HAVING A HOUSE BUILT and should be finished circa August 2008. We will then sell our 120 year old cottage – south facing and stone built – it is 480 sq ft – 2 bedrooms, bathroom, (compost toilet) and kitchen/livingroom (solid fuel range-central heating) loft space which could be converted. It is situated on an acre of land with two large out-houses – and greenhouse. The views are spectacular and overlooks the town of Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, Ireland. County Library 5 miles away on the Shannon Erne canal. We have planted fruit and nut trees. It has electricity and telephone. Household running water via rain water tank – (Connection to water scheme Euros 700). Price £95,000 or Euros 125,000 for the property. If you are interested email: mike2dean4@yahoo.co.uk
WEST WALES LARGE DETACHED 1920’S chalet bungalow. 2/3 bedrooms, Stanley stove, own water, septic tank, 1 acre of land. Highly productive organic veg. Garden raised beds, soft fruit, polytunnel. Large mobile home with electricity. No near neighbours, country bus service, village nearby with shop, Post Office and pub. £230,000 ONO. Tel: 01994 484 692. Email for photos: heatheribbotson@aol.com
Publications
THE DENDROLOGIST’, the quarterly news and information to bring all tree enthusiasts and interest groups together. Join by sending £10 to The Dendrologist, PO Box 341, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 2RD
NEW MAGAZINE LIVING WOODS is aimed at anyone who loves trees and woods, and promotes the sustainability and biodiversity of Britain’s woodlands, with an eye to forests worldwide. Living Woods covers green woodworking and the use of timber for building, fuel and other purposes. We feature food from woodlands, social programmes in woods, and the development of community woodlands, plus bushcraft, wildlife and courses. For a free copy call 01285 850 481 or email: livingwoods@freshwoodpublishing.com
Wanted
GARDENER, MALE, 30 years experience, animal lover, teetotal, non smoker, clean driving licence, seeks full time position. Scotland preferred, may need accommodation for self and pets. Possible extra services of chauffeuring, pet sitting, dog walking. Telephone Jerry on 07952 008 377 or email jmkemp333@btinternet.com
ORGANIC GARDENER WANTED. Cherry Orchards Camphill Community, Bristol. 37.5 hours per week; £15,600 per annum. Closing date: 31st August 2008. For informal chat and further information, Adam: 07817 173 233. Adam Hesketh, Cherry Orchards, Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3PE or email: cherryorchards@camphill.org.uk
WANT TO REACH MORE PEOPLE? Advertise with PM and appear on our website and on the online version of the magazine. Tel: 01730 823 311. Email: tony@permaculture.co.uk
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