The Story of … Cheese
The history of cheese Archaeological evidence for making cheese in Egypt goes back about 5,000 years. In 2018, archeologists from Cairo University and the University of Catania reported
Roots Down Homestead (formerly Quinta Life)
We’re Marc and Allys, a couple who left the UK in search of somewhere we could build a homestead, become self-sufficient and
SWALES
Swales are linear grass covered depressions which lead surface water overland from the drained surface to a storage or discharge system. Unlike a
Texas Bighorn Sheep vs. Aoudad Sheep
Wild Sheep Showdown in West Texas: As Aoudad Boom, Scientists See a Threat to Native Wildlife photograph courtesy Borderlands Research Institute. Bighorn
Incredible wine and food from Ismir, Turkey
Urlice vineyard and restaurant: https://m.facebook.com/p/Urlice-Vineyards-100063521530105/?wtsid=rdr_0Rm0b9mUtFRdtZwk3 Od Urla – an excellent example of a farm to table restaurant: https://odurla.com/?fbclid=IwAR0JKXHO8ZVuLwiM8D1dPMvjsLwuMvg9MKMJGecDakXlRKJimYZn4GCrpYw
Turning desert arid wasteland green – swales, water retention dams and zai holes
Retention ponds are ponds or pools designed with additional storage capacity to attenuate surface runoff during rainfall events. They consist of a
Hügelkultur – it’s time has come
Source: https://www.almanac.com/what-hugelkultur-ultimate-raised-bed What Are Hugelkultur Beds? Hügelkultur (usually transliterated into English simply as “hugelkultur”) has been used for centuries in Eastern Europe and Germany, often
We need to be building more sand dams
Source: https://thewaterproject.org/sand-dams What is a sand dam? A sand dam is a reinforced rubble cement wall built across a seasonal sandy river.
Fixed and mobile shepherds’ huts – France and Italy
France *** Facebook group: Sheepwagon Fever Freshly painted, carpeted, and loaded with supplies; taken to their designated campgrounds for now; and waiting
‘How would you survive?’: Desperation grows in Iraq water crisis
28 Jun 2023 Parched communities, once displaced by the ravages of ISIL, can barely survive the decimation of their water supplies. Source:
