Sustianable Development is a phrase that gets thrown around like it’s room spray. And there are some who would say that it’s just as emphemeral and does the same job. So why is it so popular? Well, there are three factors that contribute to its use: that it doesn’t have a legal definition, that it …
Rememberance Day seems like an appropriate time to think about changing the world. If you gained a superpower to help a poor, undemocratic, unequal country to either equality, wealth or democracy, what would you do? The problem is, although all those things are potentially beneficial, there are two problems lurking. One is the King Midas …
I’ve been quiet for a while whilst decorating, allotmenting and making a new website for Transition Bristol. Which leads me to a philosophical question – what is the difference between a broad bean and a computer?
I hope that I’ve convinced you by now that soil is important to the sustainable gardener/allotmenteer. Therefore I now turn to the process that would remove this precious substance from us: soil erosion. So why is soil erosion a problem? Well, in some cases it can be irreversable, meaning that agricultural land can be lost …
The worms have now settled down into their new home (with the aid of imported soil) and generally stopped committing suicide, which is excellent. As per instructions however, they aren’t getting too much to eat from my kitchen scraps just yet. But ultimately, the idea is that they create lovely rich compost for my plants. …
