online courses

Our latest online course is Straw-bale Building. This online course contains a range of documents and videos by the UK's top straw-bale builder, Barbara Jones. The course covers all aspects of straw-bale building, from foundations, walls and roofs to tools, internal fittings and plastering, with lots of tips and inside information. The course represents excellent value - there are over 200 minutes of videos to accompany pdf documents containing text and diagrams, so that as well as reading about the processes, you can watch videos of exactly how it's done.

Access the course here.

help stop GM

Rothamsted Research Station in Hertfordshire is hosting a government-backed trial of Genetically Modified (GM) wheat. The wheat being trialled has been genetically modified (using cow genes) to be resistant to aphids which cause an 8% loss in conventionally grown wheat. Organic grown wheat experiences only negligible losses to aphids because there are natural predators in the system which prevent the build-up of pest populations. GM crops are not an answer to world hunger, they are just a way for companies like Monsanto to increase profits.
Please come to Rothamsted on May 27th and invite your friend, neighbour, councillor, MP, vicar, farmer and family to come too.

Visit www.taketheflourback.org for more information.

Spread the word.

new books

All kinds of titles to help you save money and live a more low-impact lifestyle. Recent additions include:

cohousing in Britain

traffic-free cycle trails: more than 400 traffic-free cycle routes around Britain

how to grow perennial vegetables: low-impact, low-maintenance vegetable gardening

how to be an everyday kitchen magician: fabulous food for almost free

future money: breadown or breakthrough?

the transition companion: making your community more resilient in uncertain times

upcoming courses

	south-east
	solar electricity, Apr 14, London
	introduction to vegetable gardening, Apr 20, Sussex
	build your own solar pv panel, Apr 20-22, Bucks
	all courses in the south-east

south-west
mini-smallholding day, Apr 14, Somerset
wild foods by canoe, Apr 14, Devon
keeping poultry, Apr 14-15, Wiltshire
all courses in the south-west

	midlands
	build a wind turbine, Apr 13-15, Shropshire
	cold smoking food, Apr 21, Milton Keynes
	stone building, Apr 21-22, Derbyshire
	all courses in the midlands

wales
making framed baskets, Apr 14-15, Powys
introduction to beekeeping, Apr 28, Gwynedd
sustainable living, Apr 28-May 5, Pembrokeshire
all courses in wales

	north
	beekeeping 10-week course, wed eves from Apr 18, Gateshead
	basket weaving, Apr 21, York
	bent willow chairs, Apr 21-22, Lancashire
	all courses in the north

scotland
survival weekend, Apr 20-22, nr Fort William
herbal medicine making, Apr 21-22, Isle of Arran
poultry for beginners, Apr 28, Lanarkshire
all courses in scotland

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