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| The Greenhouse |
| Published on: Mar 26, 2009 by ian russell
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| Last updated on: Mar 26, 2009 |
| Keywords: allotments, carbon, charcoal, compost, ecology, economics, greenhouse, greenhouse gases, recycle
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| Categories: Society, Soil
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Tales from the Allotment
Late March
It's been ten weeks since I was last formally employed in exchange for money and I've settled into a routine so naturally, I can't quite believe it. My biggest fear now is having to go back to work, something that will have to be considered in due course unless providence shines its light upon me for the rest of my working life. For the first time in thirty years of working for a living I realise what ''working for yourself'' and ''being your own ...
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| Land for All |
| Published on: Feb 19, 2009 by ian russell
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| Last updated on: Feb 19, 2009 |
| Keywords: allotments, land, landshare, national trust, news, politics, self-sufficiency, society
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| Categories: Society, Soil
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I don't have many gripes but one of my more persistent ones is seeing land seemingly under utilised. This can be a disproportionate sized acre of lawn at the back of some nearby houses where there is little evidence that the owners have any interest in gardening, on the contrary it must surely be a chore to sit on their miniature tractor once a week in order to maintain these acres of green desert. I'm guessing there are no fruit trees planted either because that would hinder the mower's prog...
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