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 Topic: New coop! |
Dumnonian
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun May 15, 11 9:25 pm Subject: New coop! |
Great bit of work on the coop. Quite a few chickens you must have!
Talking of greenhouses and DIY, any advice on how to make or find a greenhouse with raised beds inside?
We have a space about 1 ... |
| Topic: Permitted Development Rights for 5 hectares + query |
Dumnonian
Replies: 14
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sun May 15, 11 6:46 pm Subject: Permitted Development Rights for 5 hectares + query |
Errm, the post and thread are eighteen months old. Trawling the annals of downsizer to look for a fight is *odd*.
Don't worry Sean, I was just checking out Mr Acreman on Google and found these Down ... |
| Topic: Permitted Development Rights for 5 hectares + query |
Dumnonian
Replies: 14
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sun May 15, 11 6:18 pm Subject: Permitted Development Rights for 5 hectares + query |
There is a really cool book called Field to Farm by David Acreman, and he explains indepth how to use PD to your advantage. You might want to consider downloading the intro to his book to see if i ... |
| Topic: what are these |
Dumnonian
Replies: 9
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Apr 10, 11 6:47 pm Subject: what are these |
| Is the second one Lathyrus latifolius, with pretty large pink flowers? |
| Topic: Which sorrel |
Dumnonian
Replies: 12
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Apr 10, 11 6:19 pm Subject: Which sorrel |
| I think you're correct that the main way of telling by looking at it is the leaves, which are quite narrow in Rumex acetosella (sheep sorrel) compare to the larger, wider leaves of R. acetosa (common ... |
| Topic: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Dumnonian
Replies: 42
Views: 93041
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 12:20 pm Subject: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
| It's not captive, they just don't know enough to care about it. It's more about ignorance than anything, of course there will always be some who become knowledgeable and still don't care, but you can' ... |
| Topic: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Dumnonian
Replies: 42
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 11:58 am Subject: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
The issue is that the feed is often grown in water stressed areas, not the actual amount of water.
Yes, this is what the crypto-vegans deliberately ignore with all their guilt-tripping about eating ... |
| Topic: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Dumnonian
Replies: 42
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 9:03 am Subject: Re: Water calculator for iPhone |
Yes indeed, this is too toilet-centric IMO 
most our water consumtption lies in crop and livestock products.
Personnaly, I am trying to reduce my consumption of beef and to lessen the quantity ... |
| Topic: is it worth being organically certified? |
Dumnonian
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 8:55 am Subject: is it worth being organically certified? |
| I believe that most consumers are more interested in their food being ethically produced rather than organic. We looked into the certification and it was the same whether you have 5 acres or 500 acres ... |
| Topic: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Dumnonian
Replies: 42
Views: 93041
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 8:30 am Subject: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
I don't have kids though, so that's saved the planet a heck of a lot of water .
And the rest ...
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| Topic: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Dumnonian
Replies: 42
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 8:06 am Subject: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
| We live in a suburban semi. Can't install compost loo's here! And don't have enough garden to use the results any way. I'd love a grey water/rain water system but it's not economical to re-plumb the w ... |
| Topic: Help |
Dumnonian
Replies: 27
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 7:59 am Subject: Help |
I take it you mean Nuphar lutea.
Try asking British Waterways or the Environment Agency. I know that BW used to have in-house ecologists who would record the incidence of them in their waters I' ... |
| Topic: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Dumnonian
Replies: 42
Views: 93041
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Mar 09, 11 7:48 am Subject: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Id like to have a system where using roof runoff I can store enough to refill the ducks pool (which i change almost daily). Id also like to collect, filter and use to flush our main loo.
We are ... |
| Topic: Dishwashers - do you have one? |
Dumnonian
Replies: 285
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Mar 08, 11 9:04 pm Subject: Dishwashers - do you have one? |
This thread is about washing up, and if it continues to be derailed by insults or moderation discussion, it will be locked without further discussion.
Classic line! |
| Topic: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
Dumnonian
Replies: 42
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Mar 08, 11 10:29 am Subject: Peak Water - Downsizing Our Water Footprint |
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With human population at 7 billion, and expected to go on increasing to over 9 billion before numbers start decreasing - if current trends continue, and individual consumption also increasing in ... |
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