Into the Valley – A Visit to OrganicLea
“By the edge of the forest they spied a fine patch To mulch, sow and then reap By the edge of the forest they spied a fine patch And to grow fruit and veg there a plan did they hatch … Continue reading →
Category Archives: permaculture stories
Graham Burnett interviewed by Gerard Evans of Zen 23 Podcast
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by my old friend Gerard Evans for his regular ‘Zen 23’ podcast. Gerard and I go back many, many years, first getting to know each other when we used to meet up at … Continue reading →
Welcome to Spiralseed Radio!
Today we are pleased to announce the launching of our new podcast, Spiralseed Radio! Our intention is to bring listeners news and discussion from the world of permaculture, design thinking and regenerative culture. Our first edition features Graham Burnett and … Continue reading →
‘A Place of Sanctuary: Essex as a landscape for mental health and well-being’ recording and review now online
‘A Place of Sanctuary: Essex as a landscape for mental health and well-being’ recording and review now online Earlier this month Graham joined a panel discussion with social historian Ken Worpole and Recovery College manager Jessica Russell as part of … Continue reading →
Permaculture Stories – Joe Atkinson on Low Impact Living Affordable Communities
How can permaculture successfully challenge the housing affordability crisis in the UK whilst at the same time providing opportunities to build sustainable and regenerative communities? In our latest Permaculture Story, Joe Atkinson describes the ethos and practicalities of LILAC (Low … Continue reading →
Permaculture Stories – Art and Permaculture at The Balkans Retreat, Serbia
This autumn Spiralseed are excited to be delivering a Permaculture Design Course at The Balkan Retreat, a one-acre, permaculture home and garden in the early stages of development. The site is situated in the tiny village of Bešenovački Prnjavor on … Continue reading →
A Different Way of Thinking About Community Activism – guest post from The Estuary Alternative
This week was the last part of our current Create A Positive Revolution In Southend course held at the METAL School in Chalkwell Park. As ever, this final session saw a wide range of highly diverse and creative projects and … Continue reading →
Let’s make berimbau’s – community Permaculture in practice!
Today I spent the afternoon at my allotment with Emma and Biscuim from BrazilArte Academy, a fantastic local project here in Southend on Sea who promote health, well being, fitness and Brazilian culture; Kerrie and her team from Project 49, … Continue reading →
Permaculture Stories – Appreciative Inquiry In A Nutshell with Sherry Fuller
Next month we begin our third Creating A Positive Revolution in Southend course at METAL Art School in Chalkwell Park, Westcliff. This 6 week series of evening sessions combines Permaculture and Appreciative Inquiry thinking tools and processes with the aim … Continue reading →
Permaculture Stories – Forest Gardening in Practice
In this edition of our Permaculture Stories series permaculture designer and teacher Tomas Remiarz discusses his newly published book ‘Forest Gardening in Practice’. In addition to offering a practical illustrated guide to setting up a forest garden, this work also … Continue reading →
