What is Enough?

The dictionary define enough as:

adjective

1.

adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the 

purpose or to satisfy desire:

enough water; noise enough to wake the dead.

pronoun

2.

an adequate quantity or number; sufficiency.

adverb

3.

in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need ordesire; sufficiently.

How do you know when you have enough?

Permaculture Books

My personal library contains a number of excellent books about permaculture and related methodologies. I will, about once a week, talk about a book from my library, not a review so much, but a short note of why I feel the book needs to be read.

However, before I get to the books, I want to talk about a magazine, one that is also a source of excellent books and other great items, Permaculture Magazine. I just recently resubscribed, having been a subscriber several years back, but was moving around and did not get to renew, my mistake.

Permaculture Magazine is published by Permanent Publications in the United Kingdom. Editor Maddy Harland gets the mind working with each issue in her editorial. I could tell you more about Maddy but subscribe to the magazine and find out for yourself.

Each issue contains practical information suitable for anyone who wants to know more about sustainable living and permaculture. issue 82, Winter 2014 contains articles  such as Guerrilla Recycling- repairing the unrepairable and Build Your Own raised Beds, for free.

Do not wait drop by the website now and check out  this excellent resource.

Local Workshops

I will be conducting tow workshops later this year in March and April. The first will be on the topic: How to maximize your garden yield. The second, on creating a mandala garden. Both workshops will take place at the Campbellton Centennial Library.

Stay connected for dates and times.

A Puppet Play

THE GARDEN ADVENTURES OF WANDA AND WALLY EARTHWORM

#wandawally Bob Ewing and Jocelyn Paquette are the authors of the Garden Adventures of Wanda and Wally Earthworm. Bob is a gardener, garden writer and permaculture designer. Jocelyn is a librarian, storyteller and puppeteer. The Adventures is a puppet play that brings children into the world of the earthworm and the role they play in helping our gardens grow.

I am making the puppets (sock puppets) and rehearsing for an appearance for Earth Day.

If anyone would like a script ($1.00) let me know.

Next Article: The Organic Lawn

"Picture children rolling in the grass and then ask yourself why would anyone apply synthetic chemicals or perhaps any type of chemical to an area that is so well used and enjoyed?

The first step in going synthetic chemical free is to determine what uses the back yard serves, i.e. what does your family do there?"

The Soil Daily- January 17, 2015

"Our soils are in danger because of expanding cities, deforestation, unsustainable land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of soil degradation ..." More


The Soil Daily

When The Trees Stopped Talking with People

Long ago, when the world was new and there was only one small village, Father Oak and Mother Ash would, once every three months, walk to the village so they could talk with the people living there.

Mother Ash and Father Oak would share the tales of the forest, and all who lived there, with the people. The people listened carefully and with respect. When the trees stopped speaking, the people would begin, informing the trees about events in the village, births, deaths, marriages and so on.

 The people would then ask the trees for their permission to enter the forest and gather nuts and berries, to hunt, fish and cut what wood they needed.

The people helped the forest to thrive because they only took trees from stands that were overcrowded and there were too many trees bunched together. This made it difficult for any trees to flourish; the people and the trees and, all that was, lived in Harmony.

to be continued.