One of the things I am researching at the moment is growing things without the need to be around to water them if it is dry, something that seems like a far of dream of late. Things that can be sown directly in their final growing position aren’t really a problem with a little bit of […]
DO IT YOURSELF A Handbook fo...
‘A Radical Guide to Ethical and Sustainable Living’ Climate change, resource wars, privatisation, the growing gap between rich and poor, politicians that don’t listen. Massive issues, but how can we make any difference? This book shows how It’s not a book about what’s wrong with the world, but a collection of dynamic ideas which explore […]
How to turn water into ice i...
Build your own Backyard Perm...
Backyard Permaculture: Starting at home… A small tour of a 15 year old subtropical food forest in the suburban backyard in the Clarence Valley Northern New South Wales. Timelapse of backyard work shot over 6 weeks of Sundays. The first part shows yard preparation for a green manure crop – added gypsum clay breaker and […]
Building a Roundhouse with w...
Building a cobwood roundhouse over a six week course in six weeks, Spring2008 at Denmark Farm, near Lampeter, West Wales A group build a cobwood, turf-covered roundhouse at Plan-It Earth Centre, Sancreed, Penzance, Cornwall, England. Led by Tony Wrench over a three week course Sept-Oct 2011. Slide show of the main stages of construction.
Cry of the Wild (Documentary...
This feature-length documentary from Bill Mason imparts his affection for the big northern timber wolves and the pure-white Arctic wolves. Filmed over three years in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, the High Arctic and his home near the Gatineau Hills in Quebec, Mason sets out to dispel the myth of the bloodthirsty wolf. Going beyond […]
“BIG SUGAR” SWEET, WHITE & D
Documentary about Big Sugar, from it’s early days with ties to slavery to modern times with it’s detrimental effects on the everglades and political ties. This is both part 1 and part 2. Written & Directed by: Brian McKenna. Produced by:Galafilm in 2005. As good as this is, it barely touches on the negative effects […]
The Story of Bottled Water (...
The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the […]
BED PEACE
ABOUT BED PEACE 1969 was the year that John & Yoko intensified their long running campaign for World Peace. They approached the task with the same entrepreneurial expertise as an advertising agency selling a brand of soap powder to the masses. John & Yoko’s product however was PEACE, not soft soap, and they were determined […]
