Smallholding – The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.3 44677425 Wolds Woodland Farming Project Open Day http://sustainablesmallholding.org/wolds-woodland-farming-project-open-day/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/wolds-woodland-farming-project-open-day/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:24:36 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4221 The Wolds Woodland Farming project is the ‘official’ or business name of The Sustainable Smallholding, and the name that is used for the Permaculture Association LAND Project. The association asked for as many Land Projects as possible to open for International Permaculture Day, which is Sunday 4th May. So the Wolds Woodland Farming Project will […]

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Chromatography, Soil fertility, and Biodynamic Agriculture http://sustainablesmallholding.org/chromatography-soil-fertility-biodynamic-agriculture/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/chromatography-soil-fertility-biodynamic-agriculture/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:15:56 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4056 I have spent a bit of time exploring paper chromatography as a means of testing the quality of soil and compost, thanks to the help of my friend Nigel. Now I’m not planning to explain what it is all about. Those of you who have stuck with my blog are quite able to find that […]

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Crop Rotations, Digging, and Soil Fertility http://sustainablesmallholding.org/crop-rotations-and-soil-fertility/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/crop-rotations-and-soil-fertility/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:27:29 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=2836 I’m using a wet day to take the time to commit to writing my thoughts on soil fertility and soil building. I’ve not made a secret of my belief that the ‘digging is bad for the soil’ argument is too simplistic. I liken it to the way that you warn a child about fire by […]

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Permaculture Design now Written up http://sustainablesmallholding.org/permaculture-design-now-written-up/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/permaculture-design-now-written-up/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:51:15 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=2244 It’s been over a month since my last post, and some of you may have thought that I had forgotten about my blog. Far from it. I am registered for the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design, and I have to submit a permaculture design for each of the ten designs that I will be submitting […]

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A Day at The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org/a-day-at-the-sustainable-smallholding/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/a-day-at-the-sustainable-smallholding/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:24:01 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1639 This post has been a little while in the making, and is a result of a telephone conversation with a friend of mine. She had been worried that despite working long hours, she never seemed to get everything done, or even achieve very much. Initially I was going to list all of the things that […]

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