Permaculture week tour

 22.3.26

 

We had a big day yesterday and did a tour here for Permaculture week. This year we had helpful nice Autumn weather and everyone could look round outside as well as examining the house. Over the last few years, it has been too late in the season for the gardens to look there best but this time the autumn joy sedums were at the height of their display and the leaves on the Virginia creeper were turning red.

 

The zucchinis, pears and nashi pears were covered in fruit and Cher had cleaned up the brick paths and swept up dead leaves.  Josh got up before everyone else and set up the worm tea brewing tank and pump and Edd helped me move the worm farm over beside Josh’s set up in the car port. This tidied everything up but it also is a start of my retreat into the house site and away from the ruins. My plan is aimed at cutting down the amount of work we do.

 

Today we have another glorious Autumn Day and it is hard to connect with the threatened fuel shortage we will probably have to deal with. The government is blaming panic buying as the reason some arears have no diesel for the farmers who need to get their crops in.  My family members with electric cars are looking smug. We are very relieved that Al has cancelled his family visit to Spain. P and the kids were going to stay there for 3 months with Al coming back here for a month in the middle. This plan no longer appeals.

 

I have joined a resilience project group and am working on plans to try and help people adapt to disasters and changes. I am now also on the community centre committee. Doing nothing in the face of impending disaster was depressing so I have decided to get involved rather than just worry.