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December: Tiny Forests and Manure.
Imagine a patch of grass transformed into a dense, thriving forest in just 3 years. That’s the promise of what Jake M. Robinson calls the 'Miyawaki forest revolution.' Is it the ecological game-changer we need, or just another distraction? Let’s find out.
NOTE: The text below has more than the podcast actually says.
Fife Council’s Grasslands Project. Link: https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/environment2/climate-change,-carbon-and-energy/what-fife-council-is-doing/rewilding-fife I’m going to name names because it really does take a community to do a community research project and I’d like to express my thanks to them.
Firstly, there was me and Kit (Chris Cuppitt) marking out the circles as best we could and then in December we removed and replanted trees which were getting in the way. They were all small, don’t worry. Then there was Kara Dunn-Wilkie with the CAT scanner: we insisted on very careful CAT scanning for underground pipes and cables. Then we had to remark our three circles as they weren’t circular enough. Then there was the cardboard for mulching one of the circles and, that was a lot of cardboard. Then there were deliveries of manure for 2 of the 3 circles. Donald Laing the farmer from Coalton of Wemyss did us pround with great mountains of it, 10 tonnes in both circles. Pupils were involved in this and even got a ride in the huge tractor.
Then there was the great day of ditch digging, Robert Kirkhope from CLEAR brought a small mechanical digger - nothing like the one that made the Wee Forest - and we made 3 circular ditches and filled them with grass, cardboard, manure and soil to feed the willow and enable easy planting. Sam Green and Lee Inglis put in a good shift as volunteers. Local pupils - Armani Drummond, Jackson Currie and Craig Vause were there before I was and we all worked until it was done. I’m amazed with what we did in one epic Saturday.
Oh, but anyway - if you’re free a week on Saturday you can come and actually plant a tree with us:
Event: Creative Willow Planting
Date: Saturday, January 25th, 2025
Time: 12.30-3pm
Cost: Free - but let me know to expect you!
Tickets {shrugs}: if you want a ticket…
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/batswood/1531047
Email: [email protected]
Get full access to Willow Worlds at duncanzuill.substack.com/subscribe
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By Just Plant TreesImagine a patch of grass transformed into a dense, thriving forest in just 3 years. That’s the promise of what Jake M. Robinson calls the 'Miyawaki forest revolution.' Is it the ecological game-changer we need, or just another distraction? Let’s find out.
NOTE: The text below has more than the podcast actually says.
Fife Council’s Grasslands Project. Link: https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/environment2/climate-change,-carbon-and-energy/what-fife-council-is-doing/rewilding-fife I’m going to name names because it really does take a community to do a community research project and I’d like to express my thanks to them.
Firstly, there was me and Kit (Chris Cuppitt) marking out the circles as best we could and then in December we removed and replanted trees which were getting in the way. They were all small, don’t worry. Then there was Kara Dunn-Wilkie with the CAT scanner: we insisted on very careful CAT scanning for underground pipes and cables. Then we had to remark our three circles as they weren’t circular enough. Then there was the cardboard for mulching one of the circles and, that was a lot of cardboard. Then there were deliveries of manure for 2 of the 3 circles. Donald Laing the farmer from Coalton of Wemyss did us pround with great mountains of it, 10 tonnes in both circles. Pupils were involved in this and even got a ride in the huge tractor.
Then there was the great day of ditch digging, Robert Kirkhope from CLEAR brought a small mechanical digger - nothing like the one that made the Wee Forest - and we made 3 circular ditches and filled them with grass, cardboard, manure and soil to feed the willow and enable easy planting. Sam Green and Lee Inglis put in a good shift as volunteers. Local pupils - Armani Drummond, Jackson Currie and Craig Vause were there before I was and we all worked until it was done. I’m amazed with what we did in one epic Saturday.
Oh, but anyway - if you’re free a week on Saturday you can come and actually plant a tree with us:
Event: Creative Willow Planting
Date: Saturday, January 25th, 2025
Time: 12.30-3pm
Cost: Free - but let me know to expect you!
Tickets {shrugs}: if you want a ticket…
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/batswood/1531047
Email: [email protected]
Get full access to Willow Worlds at duncanzuill.substack.com/subscribe