this is a blog documenting the efforts of phil cashman ( permaculture builder, surfer, medicinal herb grower, beekeeper, brick oven builder, and fermented food fan )
he surely wouldn't be where is is now without many of his good helpful friends
phil studied
permaculture with
bill mollison ( the original founder of permaculture ) and
geoff lawton ( the capable #2 of permaculture ) in 2007 .
Words in praise of Phil
Phil's mighty capability to carry a job through to a functional fruition is empowered by stubborness , sure , but guided by a heart that sees all things in fairness .
He approaches tasks with humility and a great respect for the opinions of those with experience
But the real reason I choose to write a bog about him is because he is really funny .
Phils current activities
> CAFE COSMOS Kamaishi
Cosmos is a cafe in the foothills near the port town of Kamaishi . The port and surrounding lowlands were destroyed in the March 11 tsunami after a massive earthquake .
Cafe Cosmos , because of its close proximity to the tsunami damage , and because of the openness of the hard working owners became a central place for the volunteer efforts and reconstruction ...
Current achievements include
Establishing independant volunteer accomodations , so we can be involved without burdening the already overworked locals .
We have , wherever possible , been designing and implementing sustainable systems such as compost toilets and waste management systems as examples of functioning alternatives to current wasteful or polluting ones .
Phil has built a full scale professional bread oven , and has started beer brewing workshops .
The vision for the new COSMOS childrens edible playground ...
> Odawara YES!community garden
The YES! community garden is a workshop based community that assembles officially one weekend a month . Self build , solar cooking , permaculture , organic gardening and practical soil science
associated with CLCA (Children's Learning and Cutlure Association) japanese site
> SOIL SCHOOL , in Wada , south chiba .
doing radiation smples on the soil now .
current thoughts are whether
> The Hayama Permaculture Research Institute and child rearing facility
Ok , this is Phils home in reality , although what a house !
a 140 old japanese wooden structure , delicious things bursting from the surrounding gardens .
The recently rebuilt radiant heat stove is a work of art . about to be rebuilt again though in further investigations of efficiency . photos soon .
> The hayama hard working ladies community garden
> The Museum of Modernn Art in tokyo . restaraunt kitchen garden
content is an interesting restaraunt and event space run by Daichi .
here phil holds 2 hammers at once
