The Art of Scything
General — by Trish Allen December 18, 2009
by Trish Allen of Rainbow Valley Farm
A modern take on an ancient farming method is becoming a new movement sweeping the lush pastures of New Zealand.
The art of scything has seen a recent resurgence with permaculturalists and Ecoshow directors Joanna Pearsall and Bryan Innes holding a series of workshops around the country starting at Rainbow Valley Farm under the expert eye of visiting Austrian scything teacher Christoff Schneider.
A scythe can be used for many things: mowing the lawn, cutting long grass, harvesting grain or cutting scrub, tasks normally done using a mower, brushcutter or weedeater. New and lighter ergonomically designed tools with specialist razor-sharp blades are able to be wielded with an almost effortless effectiveness that would put the average weedeater to shame.
Comments (9)Rainbow Valley Farm PDCs for Summer 2010
Courses/Workshops — by Trish Allen
Two Permaculture Design Courses will be held on Rainbow Valley Farm in New Zealand this summer. This is the original 72-hour design course – graduates will be awarded a certificate from Bill Mollison’s Permaculture Institute in Australia.
This is an intensive 14-day course where students have the chance to get fully immersed in the permaculture way of thinking and acting while studying on a working permaculture farm. The course covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. It includes the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design, construction, energy conservation and alternative economic structures. Students are invited to bring details of their own sites or potential sites.
Comments (0)PDC Courses at Rainbow Valley Farm, New Zealand
Courses/Workshops — by Trish Allen September 18, 2008
Two Permaculture Design Courses will be held on Rainbow Valley Farm this summer. This is the original 72 hour design course – graduates will be awarded a certificate from Bill Mollison’s Permaculture Institute in Australia.
This is an intensive 14-day course where students have the chance to get fully immersed in the permaculture way of thinking and acting while studying on a working permaculture farm. The course covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. It includes the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design, construction, energy conservation and alternative economic structures. Students are invited to bring details of their own sites or potential sites.
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