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Permaculture Principal 7: Design from pattern to detail

Allison Roberts August, 2020

This month we look at the seventh principal of permaculture, and the first that takes a ‘top-down’ approach, looking at the big patterns and detail that should be used to guide the detail of design. In classic permaculture design it is the pattern of nature that should dictate the design. […]

End of empires

Kieran Doyle July, 2020

One of the greatest historical lessons I learnt as a student was from a simple cartoon. The title was: ‘History is a matter of perspective’. In the cartoon, a Native American had returned to shore to his tribal chief. Lingering in the background were the three caravels of the Columbus […]

Shredding the Corona kilos

WCP Staff July, 2020

I’m so excited to be back in print. I hope this column finds you and yours well. While we can’t know what the future will bring, the new precaution measures makes it easier to get out of the house and fortunately the season is with us. It’s time to get […]

Natural plant care

WCP Staff July, 2020

Firstly, congratulations to all the West Cork People team on going back to print. I know lots of people, myself included, missed having this great paper to read over the last few months. Here at Deelish Garden Centre, we have had a rollercoaster of a year so far: From closing […]

Timing is everything

Jean Perry July, 2020

In the last couple of days we have seen a considerable amount of rainfall. It was quite a relief. Watering is very time-consuming and, although we have our own well, it is something we try to avoid once small plants have settled in. Our sandy soil drains very quickly, but […]

Weaving a mindful life

Susan O Regan July, 2020

Are things feeling a little steadier this month or am I just picking up on a sense of things being so? The lifting of many lockdown measures has certainly created a lift in our collective spirits, even if it is presenting a new set of challenges for us to navigate […]

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