What’s going on? Much of what we thought was the bedrock of our society is dissolving before our eyes, the rule of reason and logic is breaking down as nation states fall away and corporate power and oligopoly takes over. A symptom of the rise of the corporate state is that climate denial is rising,…
the biggest little farm – 31st jan
On 31st Jan the Llanfyllin Film Club are screening the very recent film– THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM Rated as a soul feeding environmental documentary, a testament to the immense complexity of nature, this film follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land. When the…
Horticulture project latest
NEXT MEETINGS We will formally reconvene at 10.00 am on Tuesday Feb 4th at the Institute. Ongoing jobs over the Xmas period Topics for discussion: Compost planSet up systems for managing tools etcMeet with PAVO for further funding advice Moving wood chip from the gate by the housing association to the orchard area.Adding to compost…
BRACE horticulture
This week, from 10.00 am we are planting bulbs and moving wood chip in the Cae Bodfach field Meet at the Llanfyllin Institute 03/12/19 10.00 am We are meeting every Tuesday from 10.00 am. Its informal come along anytime, we usually finish by 1.00 am. There is a community lunch in the Cross Keys after…
Permaculture courses
There is an offer one sponsored place on the 6 weekend PDC to be held in Llanrhaeadr for an active BRACE member in Llanfyllin. From end Jan BRACE members will be invited to an open session during the Treflach PDC which will include a tour of the farm and an overview of regenerative farming practices…
Tree planting
“Forest restoration isn’t just one of our climate change solutions, it is overwhelmingly the top one.” (Prof Thomas Ward Crowther – Chief Scientific Advisor to the UN’s Trillion Tree Campaign) Lisa Barlow from the Severn Rivers Trust has 2,000 trees to plant under the NRW funded Roots and Water project and would like our help. Lisa…
pontbren
A farmer-led approach to sustainable land management in the uplands The Pontbren Project is an innovative approach to using woodland management and tree planting to improve the efficiency of upland livestock farming, led by a group of neighbouring farmers in mid-Wales. They went on to develop new on-farm uses for woodland products, and when it…
Jem Bendell, deep adaption
Jem Bendell, Professor for Sustainability rose to prominence with his paper Deep Adaption earlier this year. This video catches him in a reflective mood, well worth a listen. He sets a context for his support of XR and gives us lots more to think about.