Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust

We have had such fun building the roundhouse frame over two workshops this summer. Now it’s time to cover the roof!

Would you like to come and help?

We will be running two volunteer days – Saturday 21sr September and Sunday 22nd September. A chance to join in the fun and contribute to this beautiful building.

Over the weekend we will be building up the roof layers to create a waterproof roof.

The first layers are canvas and recycled wool insulation. Then a natural rubber liner to make it all water proof. Lastly, recycled carpet and turf to make a living roof.

The days will run from 10am-5pm. You are welcome to come to one or both. If you want to stay over, you can camp in Cae Top. On Sunday evening, all are welcome to stay on and join in with the All Year Round Equinox Harvest Supper.

If you would like to come, please get in touch so I can have an idea of numbers. Please bring food to share for a vegetarian lunch, plus work gloves and sturdy footwear.

The “Ty Crwn” already has a special atmosphere.

I expect it will host many lovely events over the coming years. Here are some pictures from the build weeks to inspire you

A warm welcome to all to join us on our August volunteer workday, this Sunday 4th August.

We have a few projects in mind – harvesting bracken for mulch and animal bedding, repairing fences with Chestnut fence posts, carrying out some preparations for the Roundhouse workshop. Which one we choose will depend on weather, priorities and the folk who come 🙂

We meet at 10.30. Please bring suitable work clothes and something to share for lunch. Please get in touch to let us know you are coming and if you need directions

Creoso Cynnes i Bawb!

We can accommodate a couple more people on this workshop….come and help raise the Round House roof!

Learn lots, have fun and eat well. Camp in our beautiful meadows, food provided by Jayne from Veganishmum Pop Up Restaurant.

More details about the workshop can be found here

Photos below are from the first workshop.

“Many commercially available small wind turbines with plastic blades and steel towers are infamous for their low reliability, high embodied energy, and limited power output……Building them out of wood can address these issues”

from Reinventing the Small Wind Turbine by Kris De Decker

This interesting article includes reference to wooden bladed “Hugh Piggott” turbines of the sort that we will be building at the Trust this Autumn.

It talks about how small wooden bladed turbines can be produced locally, are aesthetically appealing, are more reliable and have a lower embodied energy then commercially available small turbines.

Spreading the skills to build a better wind turbine

We’re keen to help spread the skills needed to build these turbines, which is why we have invited Jonathan Schreiber over to lead our workshop.

We have also created a bursary fund to support greater access to the workshop. Applications are welcome from anyone who thinks they might benefit from the workshop but would find it hard to raise the full cost.

If you would like to support our bursary fund, you can donate via our fund page – www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wind-turbine-bursary

Thanks

14th-20th July & 18th-24th August
at Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust, SW Wales

We are building a beautiful events space! Join us to build a 5m roundwood frame with a reciprocal turfed roof and cordwood walls

Week one – 14th – 20th July

Foundation, frame and rafters.

Week two – 18th – 24th August

Reciprocal roof, floor and cordwood walls.

These workshops are part grant funded, so available at the bargain price of £100 per week! This covers all meals, tuition and on site camping. For more information and to book contact Michelle on scythecymru@yahoo.co.uk, 07813 464990/ 01559 371485

We are really excited to be offering a Wind Turbine Building Workshop this Autumn! It is led by Jonathan Schreiber from PureSelfMade.

Full details of the workshop can be found here

Join the All Year Round group from 4pm on Saturday 22nd June…

…for an afternoon of fun and activities (including wildflower labyrinth, flower identification and a bat detecting walk) followed by a bring and share supper and camp fire. We will set up a moth trap at dusk.

Moths!

Those who would like to camp over in the wildflower meadows are welcome; otherwise come back early on Sunday 23rd June to help identify the moths that have been trapped and release them back into the wide world.

The moths are amazing and beautiful – if you have never experienced the hidden wonder of what flies at night you are in for a treat!

To give you a taste of what to expect, some lovely pictures of the beauties we have seen in previous years can be seen below or by following this link

All Year Round ask for donations of £3 per child to cover costs, with sliding scale of discounts for families with more then one child. If you would like to camp, a suggested donation of £7.50 per family can be made to Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust.