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Shetland Yarn
We have a beautiful flock of Shetland and Hebridean sheep which graze on the land of the Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust and form an integral part of the land management. We aim to manage the sheep as naturally as possible, … Continue reading
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Tagged buy welsh wool, dyeing workshop, natural, undyed, wool
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All Year Round – Summer Solstice
We had a lovely celebration for the Summer Solstice on 22nd August. We made herbal bees wax balms and paper aeroplanes, there was a fun obstacle course and a delicious bring and share afternoon tea. I also mowed a Labyrinth … Continue reading
Posted in All Year Round
Tagged All Year Round, summer solstice, wildflower labyrinth
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All Year Round: Summer Solstice
Our next All Year Round will be for the Summer Solstice on Sunday 22nd June at Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust at 2pm. We will be making summer bees wax herbal salves (please bring a small pot) and paper aeroplanes. There … Continue reading
Posted in All Year Round, Events
Tagged All Year Round, Celebration, Family, summer solstice
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First Scythe Course of the Season
We held our first Introductory Scythe Course of the season on Saturday. With such good grass growth this spring, the course was full with a waiting list as well! Here is a nice summery of the day by one of … Continue reading
Laburnum in Flower
The Laburnum in the Trust hedgerows is putting on it’s glorious annual floral display at the moment, as can be seen in the picture below. A Warré beehive can be seen to the left of the picture, very conveniently placed … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology
Tagged bees, coppice, flower, Laburunum, necter, poison, regeneration
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Celebrating May Day
We gathered once again on 28th April with the group All Year Round to celebrate May Day. First we made musical instruments out of recycled materials. There were flutes made of old plastic bottles, shakers made from beans and plastic … Continue reading
Dathlu Calan Mai
Daethon ni at ein gilydd unwaith eto ar yr wythfed ar hugain o Ebrill, gyda grwp All Year Round, i ddathlu Calan Mai. Yn cyntaf, ron ni’n gwneud offerynau mas o ddefnyddiau ail-gylchu. Roedd ffliwtiau yn cael eu gwneud o … Continue reading
Buds Breaking on the Grafted Apple Trees
The buds are starting to break open on the trees grafted on our recent Apple Tree Grafting Workshop, as can be seen in the photo below. A satisfying sight! Buds starting to open on a recently grafted Bardsey apple tree
Apple Tree Grafting Workshop
Yesterday we ran our second Apple Tree Grafting Workshop. The day started off with Phil looking at the reasons we choose to graft apple trees onto different root stocks. He went on to look at the principles of grafting, including … Continue reading
Posted in Apple tree grafting, Permaculture
Tagged apple tree, grafting, Wales, welsh apple varieties, workshop
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Establishing Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor
Spring is well underway, the grass is growing and the Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor is germinating in the hay meadows. It is also germinating in profusion in many of the areas that we mulched with grass and hay from Cae … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Hay, Land Management, Permaculture
Tagged establish, mulch, Rhinanthus minor, wild flower meadow, Yellow Rattle
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