Permaculture
landscaping
and Building |
Consulting,
Design of EM composting Systems |
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&
Teaching Workshops
for schools, community
groups, councils
and environmental group
networks
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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.
For enquires please contact :
Alexander Hodgson
Telephone
:
(0)1556 650116
Email : permaculture@livingsoil.co.uk |
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| 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
Telephone
:
(0)1556 650116
Email : permaculture@livingsoil.co.uk |
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