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What's happened? I'm hooked on the rat saga - it's better than the Archers... We've had mice problems but seem to have sorted it with a few traps. We only caught 1 mouse but are leaving the traps out for while, in case there are any malingerers. However, there was a rat on the patio a couple of year...

Hello, we are still around, lurking in the background. Actually all plans to move have been put on temporary hold while Tag (Lychee) has been exploring a new career, which is taking up huge amounts of time and energy. I am still very interested to move and have been continuing to read about energy e...

I just checked out my local authority EF and was unpleasantly surprised to see that it is 6.27 gha per person - the national average in the UK is 5.4 gha and the available land per person is 1.8gha. I can't help feeling that these results should be sent, in an easily digestible format, to all the ho...

Hi James,
Is this anything to do with the bbc competition to make a public information film?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4690164.stm

Could be a good opportunity to spread the word... I might even dust off my old video camera and have a go myself!

clv, is yours a post-grad course? I am thinking about what to take next. Channelling my angst into an academic discipline is doing wonders for marital relationship! It means that I can talk, with legitimate reason, about sustainability, oil depletion and climate change within the cosy confines of my...

This is a really interesting + useful site. I'm doing an OU course called Technology for A Sustainable Future so this makes great background reading.
How's your course going, Mike?
Rachel

I'm sure you've already mentionned it, but what make is your solar panel and what criteria did you use to choose it. We're hoping to install solar water heating at some point and I'm doing a bit of research.
Thanks, Rachel

This is great info. Can it be saved to a permanent reference place?

We'll be there (rachel+tag) We'll be wearing our newly acquired chemical suits and white wellies so as not to draw any unnecessary attention... there's more where they came from if anyones interested - got a job lot from one of Tag's jobs. Sorry, i seem to have lost all interest in reality. See you ...

Me too. Also up for dinner night before, as long as it's not in a smokey pub!

What a fantastic idea. I've been trying to persuade my friend to go halves on a small wood fired oven, as we make a lot of bread and wanted to branch out into authentic pizzas. I lived in the Lot Valley in France for a while and the local village had a communal oven. It's main function was to provid...

Paul, we would be interested in a tour of your farm. Very impressed that you've had the guts to do this! Hopefully it will inspire us to do something sooner rather than later....
Best Wishes. Rachel

Dan, i suggest that you get in touch with George Marshall, an Oxford based environmental campaigner, through his website: www.theyellowhouse.co.uk
or through Rising Tide.org.uk. I suspect he'll be able to fill in the gaps for you.
Good Luck!

I'm thinking along these lines too, which is just as well considering I live with Lychee!! Seriously, though I have ordered some books about the various legal structures for housing associations and co-ops. As soon as I know more I will share the info. Also, there is currently a project in Tipperary...

Oh my God! is that how you deal with a rabbit? let alone kill the thing in the first place
It's gonna be 100% vegetarianism for me! (90% at moment)