tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post5623989226763049636..comments2024-02-24T20:12:42.675-08:00Comments on Tales From Fox Wood: Earth Restoration Operative in ActionJason Heppenstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-39764843268394029902013-06-08T23:56:28.654-07:002013-06-08T23:56:28.654-07:00It's doable - especially with my new azada. Th...It's doable - especially with my new azada. The only thing is, Cornwall is actually a giant lump of granite poking above the earth's surface. Dig down just a bit and you hit it. Might make for very interesting pond ...Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-17868048492107267672013-06-08T23:54:11.748-07:002013-06-08T23:54:11.748-07:00LOL - I think the thing is with lawns, is that the...LOL - I think the thing is with lawns, is that they give people the chance to impose nazi tyranny on an ecosystem. It's therapeutic - just look at their faces as they trundle around, mowing down every last blade of grass!<br /><br />My problem at Fox Wood of late isn't noisy lawnmowers but something in a different league - F16 fighter jets and Apache helicopters. Seems like they are doing a lot of exercises at the moment and those damned helicopters keep making low passes over me as I'm doing my thing on the land. They scare away the buzzards.<br /><br />I just saw your latest post - amazing! How do you pack it all in? Pity about the logs though.Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-6716155610469739252013-06-08T09:07:29.258-07:002013-06-08T09:07:29.258-07:00I'd love to help you dig that pond out with a ...I'd love to help you dig that pond out with a shovel ;0)Luciddreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02128676983998762432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-42249889637748576652013-06-08T08:53:05.793-07:002013-06-08T08:53:05.793-07:00Leading by example indeed. It looks wonderful, and...Leading by example indeed. It looks wonderful, and you and Sofia seem happy and healthy. <br /><br />It is Saturday morning in Minneapolis, and I am currently serenaded to the sound of at least three lawnmowers, traingulated. The sun is shining at length for the first time in weeks and all people can think to do is mow their lawns. It is a constant background noise all weekend in the summers around here. They all claim to hate mowing - I'm watching the one neighbor with the satellite dish on his roof and the bad hips, wobble his way around the yard. And yet, he and not a few others look at me like I am crazy, for getting rid of 90% of my sod, and my 100+ species of plants. <br /><br />I think maybe it's time for a photo log of my own. Thanks for being a model, and for caring about the earth.William Hunter Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659156353754825272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-73209159206629080462013-06-08T03:44:47.177-07:002013-06-08T03:44:47.177-07:00Earth restoration should be a priority for policy ...Earth restoration should be a priority for policy makers. Without decent soil and bidiversity we are all stuffed. There are lots of people involved in doing just that - leading by example is the best way forwards, imo.<br /><br />Glad you liked the pictures!Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-73457400606797086712013-06-08T03:42:49.701-07:002013-06-08T03:42:49.701-07:00Hi Rachel - I know some people who are going into...Hi Rachel - I know some people who are going into a community woodland (i.e. a big block divided up between them) near Penzance. Can put you in touch … or maybe you already know them!<br /><br />ps Who's John?Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-3702201687489987312013-06-08T03:41:21.328-07:002013-06-08T03:41:21.328-07:00Yes, I'm quite a fan of that blog too. There i...Yes, I'm quite a fan of that blog too. There is something meditative about the images ...Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-29082109018308887932013-06-07T07:19:15.612-07:002013-06-07T07:19:15.612-07:00Can't express how much I enjoyed the pictures,...Can't express how much I enjoyed the pictures, which tell the quickening story better than words alone.<br />Around here, local authorities and volunteers are saving high-quality farmland more and more; there's some hope.<br />Your daughters are going to have a big time as the grow up!<br />TripleGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057036500299186500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-38159692979339631042013-06-07T04:07:13.265-07:002013-06-07T04:07:13.265-07:00Hi John
Really love what you are doing with the L...Hi John <br />Really love what you are doing with the Land we also want to do something similar and have been looking at some places but not found anything yet.<br />In the mean time we are creating an allotment but I would like to plant fruit trees and really go for it if this place was ours and not rented.<br />See you at Tai Chi<br />RachelRachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658129315126034386.post-25267874902008578102013-06-06T15:51:43.037-07:002013-06-06T15:51:43.037-07:00I first came across the Bealtaine Cottage website ...I first came across the Bealtaine Cottage website via your 22BES blog - it's a wonderful example of how a wasteland can be transformed into a virtual Garden of Eden in less than a decade. I'm sure you'll do very much the same with your own land.<br /><br />John.Icarus62noreply@blogger.com