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“Get Ready to Mow” Peening Workshop 2014
Yesterday was International Peening Day. For our part, we held a Peening and Sharpening Workshop. The rain came in steady waves all day, so I was very glad that the day was mainly spent in the comfort of the Red
Peening Workshop on International Peening Day
Sunday 6th April is International Peening Day. For our part, we are holding a Peening and Sharpening Workshop at the Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust. Perhaps your blade is not cutting as well as it used to or it has picked
Making our own Laburnum fence posts
We are gradually working towards using hedges as the stock proof boundaries of the Trust’s fields, both through an ongoing programme of laying and restoring existing hedges and by planting new ones, as detailed in the previous post. While this
Shark’s Fin Melon Seeds
Cucurbita Ficifolia “Shark’s Fin Melon” grown at Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust Our Shark’s Fin Melon Cucurbita ficifolia seeds that we jad avalible for exchange were very popular last year and we are pleased to be able to offer them again
Edible Hedgerows
We are in the process of developing Edible Hedgerows along some of the fence lines that are not along existing hedge lines. The hedges will function something like a linear forest garden, allowing us to create a higher yield of
Mole Hills on Cae Mari Jones
Mole Hills on Cae Mari JonesI don’t think any scyther enjoys meeting a mole hill while mowing a good crop of hay. It interrupts the flow of your scythe strokes, and worse still, blunts your blade! We obviously have a
SABI Winter Meeting and How Scythes Travel By Bike
Phil’s bike, loaded with scythe equipment, in Norfolk Square, LondonPhil went to the Scythe Association of Britain and Ireland (SABI) winter meeting at the end of January, hosted by John Letts in Oxfordshire. With a mix of business and socialising,
Seed Swaps and Scythe Stall 2014
Due to unforeseen circumstances we will not be holding a seed swap at the National Woollen Museum this year. We will instead have a stand at the Carmarthen Seedy Saturday and Green Fair in St Peter’s Civic Hall, Saturday 8th
Grafting Apple Trees – collecting scion wood
Collecting graft material from an apple treeHere is Phil collecting material for grafting from an apple tree in our garden. The scions are stored with their butt ends in the ground to await grafting on to new root stock, either