Most Bulgarian village houses have a soakaway to deal with grey-water from the kitchen. This is simply a hole in the ground, often lined with tiles or old tyres, and all your kitchen water goes into it. They’ve been using these for years here. Mostly, they are not a problem, until we come along with…
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Permaculture soil survey
As part of our attempts to properly design our gardens and land we decided to conduct a thorough soil survey, to determine what kind of soil we have, and what potential problems we might have with the soil. Methods Three test sites were chosen, to reflect the range of soil types in the garden. Test…
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Rocket stoves and Hugel beds
We’ve had a couple of extra helpers visiting for a few days last week. Anna and Olof are on a round-the-world trip, visiting various projects and learning about self-sufficiency, and practising permaculture. Danni and Richard are still here, but Anna and Olof’s interests (permaculture and rocket stoves) seemed too good to pass up! It was…
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