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Accommodation
CENTRAL LONDON B&B, family run. Quote ‘Permaculture’ for 10% discount on standard rooms. Tel: 020 7837 9140.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.stathanshotel.com
HOUSE SHARE BEAUTIFUL WEST WALES LOCATION, one or two rooms plus shared space. Suit couple or singles. Magical woodland garden. Adjoining oak woods and stream. Stone barns as potential craft space. Please phone 01559 363 156.
ROOM TO LET IN SPACIOUS SHARED HOUSE, Drefach Felindre, West Wales. Vegetable garden, greenhouse, sheds, central heating, rayburn, parking. Also use of private sitting room. Could suit couple as other housemates mostly work away. £360 per calendar month including all bills and Council Tax. Contact [email protected]
WANTED REMOTE COUNTRYSIDE LOCATION. Looking to rent property away from mobile phones and other microwave technology. Perhaps an outbuilding on a farm. Anything considered however basic. Need to get back to nature to restore my health. Contact Ryan 01206 824 417, [email protected]
Courses
LOWER AQUACULTURE DESIGN COURSE 2010. Vosges, N.E. France Languages: English, French, German. June/July/August/September. Limited places available. Accommodation on or off site as options. Contact Freshwater Solutions by email for reservations and for full details. Tel: +33 (0)565 421 610. Email: [email protected]
AVATAR SELF-DEVELOPMENT 9-day course in consciousness, self management and empowering responsibility, co-creating the world we wish to live in and contributing to an enlightened planetary civilisation. Sinai, Egypt, 21 - 30 April 2010. Email: [email protected] Web: www.heart-source.com
GARDENING & COOKING FOR LIFE & A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE; £220/£180 including food & accommodation; covering permaculture design, the theory & practical skills involved in developing & maintaining the award winning sustainable Primrose Organic Centre near Hay-on-Wye; low carbon food; wild foraging; preparing and preserving food to maximise flavour, nutrients and vitality. 2-part course April & October 2010. Tel Paul: 01497 847 636. Email: [email protected] Web: www.primroseearthcentre.co.uk
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE with Bill Mollison, founder of Permaculture. 47 hours recorded in his prime (1983), while he was writing the Designers’ Manual. Also another set on aquaculture by Bill. For more information and free downloads visit www.permacultureplants.net
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: [email protected] Detailed info: www.pohara.com/weston
WAY OF COUNCIL courses, Native American talking circle, community-building and communications skills. Brighton and Lewes January/March and Workcamp, Pilion, Greece in May. Available for Courses, Workshops, Conflict Resolution, Relationship & Family council, Consultation & After-support, National & International Group-work. Email: [email protected] Web: www.heart-source.com
Design Services
FRESHWATER SOLUTIONS: Self-Sustaining Ecological Aquaculture Systems. Site Resource Evaluations. Action Plans and Designs. Environmental Habitat Enhancement. Lake and Pond Restoration. Quality Freshwater Swimming Pools. Develop your natural freshwater resources. Contact Laurence Hutchinson (Director). Tel: +33 (0)565 421 610 (France). Email: [email protected] Web: www.ecological-aquaculture.co.uk
INDEPENDENT CORPORATE BUILDING ENGINEER with a number of years experience of domestic renewables, rainwater harvesting and sustainable construction. Holistic approach and able to help with: Energy and water saving advice; Planning; Building Regulations; SAP Calculations; The Code for Sustainable Homes; material and design specifications; project co-ordination. Hampshire, West Sussex and Surrey. Hourly fee including travelling time with monthly invoice supported by time and expenses sheet. Please contact Richard Weavis, FBEng, on 01730 821 562 or [email protected] My aim is to save you money and help you become more self-reliant.
NEED HELP? Want to permaculture your garden, smallholding, farm or woodland? For expert, friendly advice call Patrick Whitefield on 01458 832 317 or email: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL ‘GREEN’ LIFE/WORK COACH. Do you imagine an ideal life you’d like to live, sometime in the future or would you like it sooner? Looking to live a fulfilling work/life balance? Coaching works. Email: [email protected] Web: www.bethcreedon.co.uk
Events
CORE’s Fifth Annual Sustainable Opportunities Summit & Expo, Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, CO., March 2 - 4, 2010. For more information visit: http://www.corecolorado.org/
Glastonbury Festival, 23rd - 27th June 2010 http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Off Grid Festival, August 2010 http://www.sunrise-offgrid.co.uk
Permaculture Convergence, 3rd -5th September 2010 http://www.permaculture.org.uk
Sunrise Festival 3rd - 6th June 2010 http://www.sunriseclebration.com
For Sale
BEEFRIENDLY BEEHIVES FOR SALE. Warre and African Top Bar Hives handcrafted using locally grown FSC Cedar or Pine. £180 - £240, including a copy of Phil Chandlers Barefoot Beekeeper. Tel: 01736 786434. Email [email protected] Web: www.tree-cycled.weebly.com
COPPER GARDEN TOOLS handcrafted, hardwearing, unattractive to slugs, guaranteed to last. Implementations P.O. Box 2568 Nuneaton CV10 9YR. Tel: 08453 303 148. Web: www.implementations.co.uk
JAM SPONGE – Don’t beat around the bush! A Jam Sponge is a natural sea sponge that you can use instead of a tampon. Women have used sponges as tampons for years but a Jam Sponge has attitude! Web: www.jamsponge.co.uk
LOWER SHAW FARM. Courses and more! Fungus Forays, Wildflower ID and uses, Family Activities, Self-sufficiency, Willow Baskets, Crafts, Yoga, Circus Skills, Singing, Healthy Cooking, Women’s Creativity, 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
MOON TIMES ORGANIC WASHABLE PADS. Panty liners, moon sponges and cups. The environmentally friendly and comfortable alternative to disposables! “For the first time ever, I’m really looking forward to bleeding!” Tanya. Moon Times are the only UK manufacturers of organic cotton pads. Starter sets cost from £30 – saving you money while you save the planet! Call 08443 511 412 or view www.moontimes.co.uk
28FT LIVING WAGON, build 1950 by Sipsons so doing well on the recycling front!!! The interior is now open plan with a bath & double patio doors; she has been lived in for the past six years, needs some TLC but good dry condition, unfortunately no longer have space hence the sale £2,500. Bedfordshire. Also, a little old range cast iron burner, 17 x 26 x 24 inches. Needs some work. Offers. Call Su 07882 604 654.
TWO SECOND-HAND AUTHENTIC MONGOLIAN YURTS for sale; one 27’ diameter, the other 16’ diameter. Both very good condition. Perfect for living space or holiday rentals, etc. – endless possibilities! £4,500 ovno. Call: 07773 808 970. See our website: www.buyouryurtdirect.com
General
FRUIT TREES. Quality fruit trees – apples, plums, pears, cherries, etc. delivered direct to you from the growers – Walcot Organic Nursery. Sustainably grown, competitively priced & Soil Association certified. Available bare-rooted when dormant. Detailed catalogue available. Phone 01905 841 587 or online at www.walcotnursery.co.uk
Holidays
AFFORDABLE ECO HOLIDAYS IN PORTUGAL on totally off grid farm. Stone cottage sleeps 2. Stone house sleeps 4. Prices from p80-200 weekly. Contact +351 968 576 694 or email [email protected]
BEAUTIFUL, RUGGED PEMBROKESHIRE. Two eco-friendly converted barns on smallholding. Each sleeps 4. Coastal path 2 miles. Tel: 01348 891 286. Email: [email protected] Web: www.stonescottages.co.uk
BRITTANY. COSY COB & 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
CAMPSCENE DIRECTORY 2010. The complete listings and info on all alternative/New Age/ holistic camps this year. (Over 100 camps listed). For your free copy please send S.A.E. to, 3 Rainbows Stoodleigh, Tiverton, Devon EX16 9QQ. Or visit www.campscene-directory.co.uk
FANCY A CHANGE OF LIFESTYLE? Lovely 4-bedroom family farmhouse for rent on the beautiful Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. Central heating and solid fuel stove, recently redecorated. Compact garden with raised beds, soft fruit, willow. Currently overgrown and needs some loving care (optional). Ten minutes walk to sea and well-stocked local shop. Stunning beaches, great hill-walking. Ten minutes drive to Dingle’s great pubs, restaurants, live music and Fungie the wild dolphin. Euro 500 per month. +353 61 620 054 / (mob) +353 860 624 628. [email protected]
HUT BY THE POND Cosy off-grid sanctuary with woodburner. Unwind, roam the farm, explore the woods, discover the stone circle. 15 minute walk cross-country to our award winning organic farm shop and café. Web: www.theorganicfarmshop.co.uk
OFF-GRID B&B – as far as we know, the only one in England. Smallholding, workshops, vegetarian food, en suite rooms, local craftsman made furniture, organic bedding, incredible wildlife. Children welcome. North Pennines AONB. 01388 537 292. Web: www.slackhousefarm.com
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, yogurt, cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, olive oil, wine – you’ll find all these and more. Tel: 01943 871 468. Email: [email protected] Web: www.organicholidays.co.uk
WEST DORSET, PEACEFUL SELF-CATERING organic garden cottage. Axe Valley countryside views. Near Marshwood Vale and Lyme Bay. Sleeps 2+2. Ideal walking and sketching. Art tuition/ceramics. Tel: 01460 220 201. Email: [email protected]
STONE CAMPING BARN. Wales. Cambrian Mountains. Teifi Valley. Available for Spring/Summer holidays, small group workshops. Also large yurt, tent space and house rooms. Self-catering. Beautiful, peaceful location in hills with permaculture gardens, orchard, ponds, stream, meadows, woodland. Very reasonable rates. Occasional volunteering opportunities. Email: [email protected] or visit www.courtofcircles.org.uk
Opportunities
COUNTRYSIDE JOBS SERVICE. The place to find a job, volunteer position or course in the countryside, environment & conservation sectors.
Tel: 01947 896 007 or www.countryside-jobs.com
OPPORTUNITY FOR GREEN WOOD-WORKER/FORESTER. We are organic farmers in Gloucestershire with 100 acres of woods including overgrown ash and hazel coppice – we sell firewood, charcoal and are opening areas for public access. If you have a live in vehicle/yurt and are looking to establish a woodland craft enterprise we can offer part time forestry work and abundant materials. Chainsaw certificate essential. Contact Will 07976 423 076 or [email protected]
SCULPTURE DONATIONS FOR A WOODLAND sculptwalk to borrow for 1 year (can be protected from the weather). Email: [email protected]
2 MOTIVATED SUPPORT WORKERS WANTED, preferably 1 with building skills for minimum 6 months, to help run commercial, organic business on inspiring permaculture + education centre; sustainability, education + a deep respect for the earth. £50/week + food and accommodation. Contact Paul, Primrose Organic Centre, Felindre, Brecon, Powys LD3 0ST. Tel: 01497 847 636. Email: [email protected]
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! www.EWSingles.com
GENUINE, ATTRACTIVE, PROFESSIONAL FEMALE GSOH. Enjoys keep fit, philosophy, travel. Interested in alternative, green and ethical lifestyle. Happy but something is missing... WLTM like-minded, single, good natured, solvent gent aged 45-60. Companion-ship, long-term friendship who knows.... IT COULD BE YOU! Tel: 01256 356 449. Email: [email protected]
NATURAL FRIENDS, Britain’s best introduction agency for ethically-minded, environmentally-sensitive, health-conscious, non-smoking, singles.
Search for FREE! www.natural-friends.com
Property & Land
BUILDING PLOT FOR SALE in rural Herefordshire. Detailed planning for three-bed contemporary oak framed house with three bay garage with storage over, in approx. 4 acres. Unique opportunity in stunning rural setting with no near neighbours for self-sufficient lifestyle, with old well and bags of potential to create your own low-impact permaculture home. Phone: 07879 483 529. Go to www.woodfieldcottagehereford.co.uk for information.
UNIQUIE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE 30 acres of Highland hillside, an architect-designed, eco-friendly wooden house, with a country business based on the smallholding. Ideal for self-sufficiency or permaculture. Visit www.homegrownfoodandflowers.co.uk for further details.
LAND REQUIRED Are you a land owner? Would you consider selling land for a low impact horticulture/land based work-live business? If you have a parcel of land we would love to hear from you! We will follow all the correct land planning regulations. We are Cash buyers. For more information please call Mitch and Chris on 01179 022 177 (cold caller barring – your number must be identified) or email [email protected]
LARGE PROPERTY SW WALES. Currently running as a retreat centre although could be anything else or a small community etc.. Stunning coastal location. One acre organic gardens, solar panels, own spring water, natural paints etc. easily reachable by public transport. Comprises 6 self-contained apartments plus group rooms/facilities and more. For sale as a whole. Tel: 08455 399 938. See www.healing-retreats.co.uk
MALLORCA, HOUSE IN 2 ACRES in the Tramuntana hills facing S.E. Olives and almonds with level garden and growing area. Unsurpassable views, plant and birdlife. Close to village; schools, bank, shops. Recent reform designed with sustainability in mind. 150m2 of water catchment. 2/3 beds, 2 baths. Spacious living room. Electricity and internet. Tel: 01273 554 058. Email: [email protected] for photos and details. £330,000.
OFF-GRID 2-3 bed cottage in Herefordshire. Walking distance of River Wye and woodland in the AONB of Symonds Yat gorge. Garden with fruit trees and small studio. Easily accessible. 10 year lease for sale, £40,000. Tel. 01684 565 558
SEMILLA BESADA, a 12ha property at 1,300m in Sierra Nevada Natural Park in southern Spain. Comprising 100 mixed fruit and nut trees, edible and medicinal shrubs, 6 vegetable gardens, plant nursery, chickens, milking sheep, geese, bees and rabbits. Irrigation rights with 600,000 litre reservoir, 2 springs, swimming pool. Solar: water heating, electricity and cooker, wind turbine. Farmhouse, which could be converted into 2 dwellings, separate self-catering 4 bed letting apartment. Separate volunteer accommodation with shower/toilet facilities. Farm buildings, rotovator and tools. Two ruins which can be converted as house/agricultural buildings. Currently operated as a sustainability/educational project supported by eco-tourism. Owners retiring. Only £250,000. See website www.holisticdecisions.com for more details or contact David by email on [email protected]
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
2010 PERMACULTURE DIARY – a year of Permaculture inspiration. A5 week-to-an-opening all colour diary, with 77 additional pages of beautiful photos and stories from the heart. Including from Kew Gardens, the truth about fruits – capable not only of bribery but also fraud... International and Australian content. Available now from permacultureprinciples.com.
Wanted
LAND WANTED. Wales, preferably west. Broadleaf trees, some open for forest garden. Also water and reasonable access. Email: [email protected]
LOOKING FOR LAND IN SCOTLAND on a budget? We are an artist/forest gardener couple looking for like-minded people to buy and divide woodland/land for permaculture and self-reliance. For information and share ideas. Tel: 07760 142 495. Email: [email protected]
WEST SUSSEX. Simple, charming rural accommodation in exchange for help with elderly lady and vegetable garden. 10 hrs per week. Suitable for female or couple. Not suitable for children or pets. Call Rosamund on 07867 548 299.
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