Tagged: Earthworks
Earthworks
This course will teach students how to design, measure and set out earthworks. It will teach which tools to use and how to determine contour. Students will be actively involved in the full process,...
Permaculture first: regenerating a mine site with a food forest in Laos, by Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor was in Laos in January, working on regenerating a mine site by focusing on soil improvement and planting a food forest. Here you will find his photo diary of the steps they...
Prepared for disaster
Disaster is a word that strikes fear into most people. We usually believe disaster is out of our control. The actual happening of the disaster may be out of our control, but how we...
Sawdusting the dam
We are lucky to have a local sawmill, where we can always find an abundance of sawdust for use in our garden. We also have a friendly neighbour, who has a large pile of...
New property addition
Introducing: Full Moon Dam. Created as part of the Earthworks course that ran from 24 – 28 September, the process of digging this dam displayed the challenges of creating a dam in shale, and...
Getting prepared for the upcoming Earthworks Course
As part of the Earthworks course which runs from Monday 24 to Friday 28 September, we are preparing the area for a dam. Students will learn how to determine a site for a dam...


