[Pil-pc-oceania] Relocalisation and Post Oil machines

[Meadows, Joel]

Dear Sue,
This all starts getting very Grass Roots magazine, but I'm sure there are ways of adding a Permaculture design twist to the "back on the land" interest we share.

I have a scythe (the Restorer's Barn in Castlemaine Victoria had a bunch of them a while back too) and a few blades that I have tried out, but my technique, or perhaps my sharpening is not up to scratch. I've had the same issue with cut-throat razors, I just can't get them sharp enough to do a good job. I'm hoping to learn from an old barber before they all die, but it might be hard to find someone alive that ever used a scythe for a living.

I'm on the lookout for a chaff cutter too in the hope that I can use it for hand shredding/mulching of light garden prunings. Is this a realistic hope, or can they only handle chaff?

Feel free to reply off list if you feel this is getting to particular for the general edification of the other list members. 

Cheers,

Joel Meadows
jmeadows at portphillip.vic.gov.au





-----Original Message-----
From: pil-pc-oceania-bounces at lists.permacultureinternational.org on behalf of mossmans
Sent: Tue 5/29/2007 8:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] Relocalisation and Post Oil machines
 
I am also into the trad tools, and am currently importing a scythe, hoping
to master it, so that I can present a segment on these tools at the
Convergence in Sydney next Easter.  

I also have a cream separating machine, and a chaff cutter... perhaps we can
get this little tool thing happening.

Sue



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Sent: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 5:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] Relocalisation and Post Oil machines

Hi Joel,

Helena was in Melbourne a few weeks ago at Borderlands and some tertiary
education place. I heard her speak and can tell a bit more about it if
requested.

re post oil machines: that's my latest research and I haven't made much
progress yet. Too busy planting and things. So - I'd love to see your
machine, still or in action.

Cheers, PEtra.



> This sounds great! Does anyone know if Helena Norberg-Hodge will be
> doing any gigs in Melbourne soon?
>
> Also there was some interests in post oil machines not too long ago, I
> have a real interest in these things too.
>
> I spent the weekend crushing cider and pressing olive oil with my
> home-made/modified grinder bike and wine press. The apples are wild
> harvest from Central Victoria (and I think I have found a real cider
> variety of apple this time, tastes good and tanninie), the olives are
> wild harvest from the streets of inner city Melbourne. We get about 10%
> extraction if it all goes well (i.e 10kg of olives gives 1 litre of
> oil).
>
> I took some photos this year and am happy to post them somewhere if
> people are interested.
>
> Joel Meadows
> Inner City Melbourne
> Where Spring has sprung again, and the tamarillo hang like perfect
> Easter decorations.
>
>
> Leading relocalisation speakers to address Sydney gathering
>
> Helena Norberg-Hodge, international campaigner for local food systems
> and relocalisation, is to participate in the annual Ecoliving Fair in
> Randwick on Saturday, June 16.
>
> Ms Norberg-Hodge will be supported by Tim Winton from the Permaforest
> Trust, a Permaculture training initiative in northern NSW. Tim promotes
> understanding and preparing for peak oil, climate change and the
> transition to a low carbon future.
>
> Relocalisation seeks to boost local culture, food systems, livelihoods
> and local economies as a means of strengthening communities against the
> impact of global warming and the peaking of the global oil supply. The
> speakers will adddress ways in which Sydney could look to local
> resources and skills as a means of becoming a sustainable city.
>
> Co-originator of the Permaculture design system, David Holmgren, has
> spoken publicly in favour of relocalisation.
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