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    Greed, War and greater Crimes
    wllmsutherland
    • 8 juin
    • 2 Min

    Greed, War and greater Crimes

    THE EARTH IS NOW IN THE GRIP OF TERMINAL GREED Gates, Biden, Zuckerberg, Musk, Soros, Biden, Fauci, Zelensky, Johnson, Macron, Trudeau,...
    Plants have sprung and summer nearly here.
    wllmsutherland
    • 8 juin
    • 5 Min

    Plants have sprung and summer nearly here.

    It's the end of May, the garden is in full flow and there is lots to talk about. Weather has not been great – cold, dry and breezy - but...
    wllmsutherland
    • 4 mai
    • 2 Min

    The war in Ukraine

    WAR I have to write about the Ukraine war So many western follies went before The US and EU played with weasel words Gave cash to...
    April showers? Alas not!
    wllmsutherland
    • 4 mai
    • 3 Min

    April showers? Alas not!

    It has been a long cold spring in the garden and it's now desperate for rain! We've just finished our first SS course of the year (and...
    March Days
    wllmsutherland
    • 31 mars
    • 3 Min

    March Days

    We have passed the spring equin­­ox now and the pace in the garden is slowly picking up. There is still tidying to be done and, while the...
    There is a rough road ahead...
    wllmsutherland
    • 31 mars
    • 4 Min

    There is a rough road ahead...

    My Conclusions Get yourself a small (2-3 Kw generator). Get yourself a small pedal 5v generator for charging your phone. Get a Swarey...
    wllmsutherland
    • 4 mars
    • 4 Min

    The Ukraine

    OBAMA AND BIDEN PLAYED DANGEROUS GAMES IN 2014! Like the huge under-water bulk of an iceberg, the situation in Ukraine is just the very...
    Early sowings
    wllmsutherland
    • 4 mars
    • 1 Min

    Early sowings

    Suddenly we seem to have reached March! The artichokes are doing what artichokes do but, more exciting, we have new blossom on the...
    OUR RESIDENTIAL COURSES IN 2022
    wllmsutherland
    • 9 févr.
    • 2 Min

    OUR RESIDENTIAL COURSES IN 2022

    **UPDATE 31st Mar 2022** - The April course has been slow to fill up, so we are now offering the remaining spaces at a discount of 20%...
    Earth's Long Carbon Story
    wllmsutherland
    • 9 févr.
    • 4 Min

    Earth's Long Carbon Story

    Thanks to the magic of photosynthesis the Earth's green plants have been collecting vast quantities of carbon every sunlit minute of...
    The Great Christmas Carbon Fest
    wllmsutherland
    • 9 févr.
    • 1 Min

    The Great Christmas Carbon Fest

    It's a big warm job for cold Christmas weather – emptying and spreading the year's supply of lovely compost. The first step is to peel...
    wllmsutherland
    • 10 janv.
    • 5 Min

    LIFE IS A ‘GAME’ AND NOT A ‘TEST’ - Covid's exciting end-game in 2022!

    So, the cosmos does have a sense of humour! Last week I spent a fairly grim half-day writing what I thought would be a suitably profound...
    wllmsutherland
    • 10 janv.
    • 1 Min

    Year-end Garden - December 2021

    Yes, it's winter in the garden and the rain is still lashing down outside my window. Dry cold weather will come – I know – and then it...
    In the garden - winter
    wllmsutherland
    • 15 déc. 2021
    • 1 Min

    In the garden - winter

    Huge waves are crashing onto the rocks as the freezing sleet whips past in the winter gale. Yes, it is indeed “winter”. The garden is...
    When will the collective covid madness end?
    wllmsutherland
    • 12 déc. 2021
    • 2 Min

    When will the collective covid madness end?

    As a mathematician and scientist myself I find the conclusions of statisticians and mathematicians more interesting and reliable than the...
    Information for COP26
    wllmsutherland
    • 7 nov. 2021
    • 5 Min

    Information for COP26

    Three cheers for Boris project fear It's clear the end is nowhere near Gripped by panic, the facts opaque Big pharma rules in this big...
    Winter is almost here! November
    wllmsutherland
    • 7 nov. 2021
    • 2 Min

    Winter is almost here! November

    The winter is coming and things are quiet in the garden but there is still lots of good food to be harvested. It's November and the...
    COP26 - The Epitome of Global Madness
    wllmsutherland
    • 15 oct. 2021
    • 6 Min

    COP26 - The Epitome of Global Madness

    Let's face it - we are fossil fuel junkies! By the time you read this the madness of COP26 will be almost upon us. We will hear more...
    Winter approaches - September
    wllmsutherland
    • 15 oct. 2021
    • 1 Min

    Winter approaches - September

    Our harvesting continues as winter approaches. There is a profusion of plums, apples and raspberries whilst the carrots were...
    THE MYSTERIES OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES!
    wllmsutherland
    • 6 sept. 2021
    • 6 Min

    THE MYSTERIES OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES!

    The latest consultation paper from the Bank of England (on Central Bank Digital Currency) paves the way for the greatest change in the...
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    About the John Seymour School

    John Seymour came to live in Ireland in 1981 when he began work on developing his smallholding in County Wexford. A regular series of summer courses was started in 1993.     Will Sutherland joined John in running courses soon afterwards and continued to work with John until his death at the age of 90 in 2004.   Will continues to run courses and give workshops on the many and various topics covered by the Complete Book.

     

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