New toy

My new venture and life.   now to start changing this into a little green haven;   plans are in place to use straw bails to cut draft under the base and possibly solar. But for certain. A woodburner.   and Glastonbury Burners have offered to make me a one off. Somewhere between tha Griffin And the Typhon

Today was one of those days that moved me forward on my green quest.Although not everyone's choice but as a meat eater the next step is to gather your own food, in my case pigeons. However there is often a price to pay to give you the chance to catch your own food, the  use of the land to do so; in this case shooting crows on a  free range pig farm. There are thousands of these crows around but shooting them is a different matter very difficult it is, and only two where shot all day. This was the first time i had shot using a shotgun and i was surprised that i even got one. This trip will hopefully be the start of a source of fresh meat that is free , and as freerange as you can get.

although i strive to be as green as i can there are some jobs which just need a bit of power. logging is one of them. My new chainsaw, is 20% lower on fuel. and has much lower emmisions than most , it did a job that would have taken all day with a hand saw in around ten mins the new range of Stihl chainsaws with the CB-E letters are Also much easier to start.Many of the logs were very well seasones oak and Elm. not a job for the bow saw unless you have a long weekend spare.

Its been a long time coming but ive just managed to secure another gardening job , this time in Ripon  about 60 miles away but pay should justify the travel costs in our "Green Car "  very low emission , hopefully will  be looking for a cheap used van or the like and a caravan for another project.
With any luck there maybe other jobs in that village which may come my way from this  : fingers crossed.
 The weather recently has really pushed the growth in the garden, even the rhubarb is sprouting,  this kind of thing happens then along comes a cold snap to halt it all,  good old nature.

May i take this time to with you all a happy new year

The new year cycle approaches, and what will it bring? What green commitment will we pledge to ourselves?. These are questions we should all ask ourselves, not silly goals realistic ones,a little less packaging,fewer food miles, they are realistic goals.
 I have the job of keeping a garden looking good and with a history of great cottage tradition, there is also a compost system to set up, with very strict instructions no smell no flies very low maintenance, and no rats.
 So an open bin could only be used for leaves , my thoughts are towards a HOTBIN  although cost could be  an issue, thoughts ?

Just a quick note to wish you all a happy Solstice