Colette O'Neill, the creative genius behind the Bealtaine Cottage permaculture small-holding in the west of Ireland and the 'A Life In The Country' blog, is this weeks guest. We chat about her love of permaculture, how she decided to give up her career as a teacher in London and return to Ireland to turn an old bachelors cottage and 3-acres of poor land in the wilds of County Roscommon into an oasis of abundance. We hear of forest gardens, stylish wooden verandas, her pantry, ancient burial sites, fairy rings, living outside the monetary system, the cuckoo, and space travel.

You can check out her blog here:

http://permaculturecottage.wordpress.com/

If her blog makes you jealous, then her youtube channel might tip you over the edge:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BealtaineCottage/videos

Go raibh míle maith agat....