the rice fields in kamogawa , on the way to Wada

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wada tanuki HQ . permaculture dramas ...

 

riya mulching aina . 

and riya hijacking keiko

kanchan at kurotaki ( the black waterfall ) up the road

and a well deserved nap at the local surf break


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the japanese characters for home . KA-TEI .
consist of the 2 character - house and garden . phil has been mentioning this a lot recently .

and those other likely characters . by aina , riya and david (me)

Earthschool permaculture workshops in Kamogawa

Phil is teaching 2 days a month , a year long course ( though not necessary to attend the entire year ) . Focussed on rebuilding 'Satoyama'... The traditional Japanese agricultural landscape , with modern permaculture ideas . Will be mighty good

More info here (in Japanese)

tanuki    - small raccoon-ish dog native to japan .
mugen    - infinite
do    - soil

getting the seeds in the dirty ...

the bees have started to venture forth

last years harvested bee boxes . being aired out .
get the smell of the thieving human off them .
you can see signs of the structure where the hive was joined at the top

Phil massaging the galaxy .

the potting mix is a 60 litre cocktail of ...
1/3 sifted worm castings
1/3 coir ( ground coconut husk )
1/3 akadama+kanuma (
a sprinkling of lime
a couple of handfuls of kuntan ( rice hull charcoal )

this is the new tool ! . the GREEN ENDLESS CONE of joy . we have been sifting and screening potting mix , bagging is a breeze . This tool was shown to Phil by the worm compost lady Sekino Teruko-san . She is a goldmine .

the test results are out . phil is not pregnant .