Services
Permaculture landscaping
and Building
Consulting, Design of EM composting
Systems
& Teaching Workshops
for schools, community groups, councils
and environmental group networks
Living Soil aims to educate in practical ways we can detoxify
and regenerate our surroundings, our homes and our bodies. We offer a consulting,
lecturing and design service for communities, schools, businesses and public
utilities aiming for sustainability. We also desire to create with Nature
and explore our relationship through permaculture gardening, landscaping,
and architectural spaces.
| Living Soil
Permaculture Landscaping Practice Guidelines
Alexander Hodgson
Permaculturalist, experienced carpenter,
landscaper, eco-builder, artist |
Dan Woodward
MSc Architecture : Environmental and Energy Studies, eco-builder,
researcher into materials and health |
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Health considerations
Chemicals
unneccesarily used as 'timber treatment', and chemicals found in other
building materials can exhibit highly toxic properties. We do not believe
their use is congruent with gardening, permaculture, or recreational/healing
spaces. Therefore we aim to use non-toxics, minimise waste, and bioremediate
(clean up) the soil throughout the whole working process.
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soil bioremediation and fertility renewal through kyusei soil techniques
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use of sustainable, untreated or reclaimed timber where possible
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avoidance of petrochemicals where possible
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| Design philosophy
Gardens
and other landscapes are a meeting space between nature and culture
and work as a place of dialogue, contemplation and healing.
We aim to make places of beauty for the enjoyment of all.
- the
creation of organic, regenerating spaces
- emphasis
of natural beauty
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thermal and solar comfort considerations
- utilising
natural sources of power in design (e.g development of rainwater
catchment, living filters, composting systems)
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Ecological considerations
Ecological
or environmental considerations strongly connect to health considerations
as anything that compromises ecological balance, either locally or
globally, harms us. There is a beauty that emerges from the consideration
of ecology in the design of permaculture spaces.
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recycling and reclaiming materials where possible
- sensitive
relationship to the area in which work is conducted
- preference
for natural materials over high embodied energy synthetics
- addition
rather than reduction of biodiversity with particular emphasis on
creation of wildlife foodbowls and native plants
- development
of rainwater catchment and composting systems
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For enquires please contact:
Alexander Hodgson
Email : alexanderlb13@gmail.com
