19 July 2017
Back from the sea, with capital to invest in our project(s), the first thing we did was locate a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course, running in Greece in the Autumn. The PDC is an introduction to the principles and practice of Permaculture. We've done a lot of reading, but the opportunity to do the course in Greece is not to be missed: we will develop contacts, hopefully friendships, with other residents here, find out about local growing techniques and skills, especially water retention and storage, and indigenous plants. It's all very exciting. We're going to Tinos Eco-lodge. Tinos is an island near Mykonos, a ferry ride from near Athens. We leave the day after Regatta!
Our next investment in the garden, inspired by the weeding done on Monday, was to spend a couple of days researching cordless electric garden power tools. We wanted a suite of tools (chainsaw, strimmer and hedgecutter) that all ran on one powerful battery with a fast charger. Internet research kept throwing up American makes that we can't get locally, so in the end we went into Lefkas and trawled the garden centres to see what was available. It came to a choice between Stihl and Husqvarna, and the Stihl range seemed less comprehensive, more of an after-thought than Husqvarna, so that's what we've ordered. Also, we like the garden centre that stocks Husqvarna, and we're confident they'll be helpful if we have any problems, which is an important issue.
Back from the sea, with capital to invest in our project(s), the first thing we did was locate a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course, running in Greece in the Autumn. The PDC is an introduction to the principles and practice of Permaculture. We've done a lot of reading, but the opportunity to do the course in Greece is not to be missed: we will develop contacts, hopefully friendships, with other residents here, find out about local growing techniques and skills, especially water retention and storage, and indigenous plants. It's all very exciting. We're going to Tinos Eco-lodge. Tinos is an island near Mykonos, a ferry ride from near Athens. We leave the day after Regatta!
A few potatoes, picked after the rain
Our next investment in the garden, inspired by the weeding done on Monday, was to spend a couple of days researching cordless electric garden power tools. We wanted a suite of tools (chainsaw, strimmer and hedgecutter) that all ran on one powerful battery with a fast charger. Internet research kept throwing up American makes that we can't get locally, so in the end we went into Lefkas and trawled the garden centres to see what was available. It came to a choice between Stihl and Husqvarna, and the Stihl range seemed less comprehensive, more of an after-thought than Husqvarna, so that's what we've ordered. Also, we like the garden centre that stocks Husqvarna, and we're confident they'll be helpful if we have any problems, which is an important issue.
Research debris
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