OUR STORY – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Yesterday I was amused and interested to discover the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. This new grouping of the “well-meaning great...
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The John Seymour School
for Self-Sufficiency
Rechercher
wllmsutherland
- 7 nov.
- 2 Min
Autumn winds and Scythes of Ash
We have survived the violence of winter storms, bringing copious quantities of rain! It's almost the end of the gardening year. All the...
wllmsutherland
- 2 oct.
- 9 Min
On intangibility and power
A SHORT WORD ON “CLIMATE CHANGE"! Carbon is the most important element for life on Earth. Every human body contains about 15 Kg of...
wllmsutherland
- 2 oct.
- 1 Min
Autumnal air in the garden
Autumn is certainly the “season of mellow fruitfulness”! We've harvested the plums, beans (runner and french) and pulled up the onions....
wllmsutherland
- 10 sept.
- 1 Min
In the world - Aug 2023
There are just two very important pieces of news/information I want to highlight for you this month. The US/Russia War Here are three...
wllmsutherland
- 10 sept.
- 5 Min
Harvests and a Starring role
IN THE GARDEN In September the annual harvest gathers pace with many late nights spent preparing fruit and veg for the freezer. It really...
wllmsutherland
- 10 août
- 2 Min
Gardener's thoughts on currency and climate
IN THE WORLD The un-winnable Ukraine war continues while western politicians scratch their heads as they wonder how to get out of this...
wllmsutherland
- 10 août
- 3 Min
Summer and Scythes!
IN THE GARDEN The rains continue and the pumpkin is loving it! Strawbs and thornless blackberries are finished but the blackcurrants are...
wllmsutherland
- 3 juil.
- 4 Min
Cards and Scythes - June 2023
The insane US war grinds on in the Ukraine where the outcome is extremely uncertain. France is in the throes of massive civil discontent...
wllmsutherland
- 3 juil.
- 2 Min
June in the garden
Strawberries, new potatoes and fresh salad – by the bucketful. It's the summer so it must be nearly Wimbledon! We've had massive rainfall...
wllmsutherland
- 7 juin
- 2 Min
CHEMICAL FARMING ON A GRAND SCALE!
All around our pretty village of Embleton we are living in a “war zone”. It's a war against nature promoted by our government and carried...
wllmsutherland
- 7 juin
- 1 Min
A dry start to the busy growing season
The weather is dry, dry, dry and the garden is growing, growing and growing. We've finished the big job of scything the orchards and...
wllmsutherland
- 7 mai
- 5 Min
Gardener's thoughts, May 2023
IN THE WORLD THE AMERICAN WAR IN UKRAINE Slowly but surely some words of caution are creeping into the “gung-ho” propaganda of the...
wllmsutherland
- 7 mai
- 1 Min
In the garden - May 2023
IN THE GARDEN It's still very cold and mice have been munching through the sweet corn and sweet pea seedlings in the greenhouse! On the...
wllmsutherland
- 3 avr.
- 2 Min
A SHOCKING NEW COVID MYSTERY OF “ALL CAUSE” EXCESS MORTALITY!
A new paper which looks at excess deaths from all causes (ACM) in the US shows that the numbers increased rapidly in ALL age groups from...
wllmsutherland
- 3 avr.
- 1 Min
Early spring in the garden
The wet weather has been a bit of a pest as we try to get the garden ready for spring. Finally we've had a couple of dry days – enough to...
wllmsutherland
- 4 mars
- 5 Min
Another trip to ponder the world
MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE! Today I write from Germany where the trains run smoothly at 250 Km/hr, the farmers routinely use...
wllmsutherland
- 7 févr.
- 3 Min
IN THE WORLD
My trip to New Zealand took me to Dubai, Australia and Singapore. My experience of the great cities of these places contrasted strongly...
wllmsutherland
- 7 févr.
- 3 Min
Catching up with Winter tasks
Just back from New Zealand and it's time to press on with the vital winter tasks – pruning the soft fruits and espaliered trees and...
wllmsutherland
- 7 févr.
- 2 Min
Course Dates 2023
Once again, our students will stay in the picturesque village of Low Newton by the Sea and practical sessions will take place at the...
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