One year on at Fairhill Farm

One year on at Fairhill Farm

By Jasmine Hills Arriving at Fairhill Farm. Two years ago, a drastic & devastating chain of events began that led to the birth of Fairhill Farm. A team of land workers, young and old, made a choice to stand up in the face of injustice and attempted to save the...
Permaculture at farm scale

Permaculture at farm scale

Back in early spring, a WWOOF host in Shropshire was selected as the venue for a short but popular fully-funded course entitled “Permaculture at farm scale”. We think the contents would be interesting for WWOOF members so we’re publishing the notes...
Edible Landscaping’s suburban forest garden

Edible Landscaping’s suburban forest garden

By Michele Fitzsimmons. Nestled in a Cardiff suburb, Edible Landscaping’s Forest Garden stands as a testament to the power of nature, garden design and a remarkable community of volunteers. It’s home to filmmaker Chris Rushton and permaculture designer Michele...
Rubha Phoil: an ‘acorn community’

Rubha Phoil: an ‘acorn community’

By Molly Skelton. Rubha Phoil is a small peninsula connected to the south-east coast of Skye; an ancient rock that local history and archeology suggests was inhabited by indigenous people for many thousands of years. At present, it is home to a small regenerative...
Bringing biodiversity back to the land

Bringing biodiversity back to the land

By Stuart and Julie Atkins WWOOFing has been an integral part to our evolution here at Plas Y Maes. Our WWOOFing journey began before Covid where we had a mixed experience with our WWOOFers at the time. We had a lot of students, with some not actually wanting to work,...