BIOCHAR
“Secrets of El dorado”
video - About the Terra Preta soils of the Amazon - is a 'must see' documentary
if you haven't already, runtime 49 mins.
Biochar - agrichar - Terra Preta
- Presentation of the potential of biochar to improve the fertility of poor
soils, and to sequester carbon. Focus on Australia. 11 mins
Part 1 of the Biochar movie
Part 1 of 2 "The Promise of Biochar" 9 mins
“Biochar on the farm”
Part 2 of 2 "The Promise of Biochar"
2.2 mins
I have added some TLUD photos to my Flickr
account. There are quick selection of photos of my various TLUDs since I started
with small tin cans a while back and the bigger drum BBQ versions that I have
been working on.
This is the link to the set >
TLUD adventures
The workshop photo set on Flickr can be
found
here
PERMACULTURE
Permaculture
Research Institute
Earthcare Education -
Robin Clayfield is a very devoted and talented Permaculture
designer and teacher. She is passionate about ‘Dynamic Groups' as well as
Permaculture education
BAMBOO ORGANIZATIONS
American Bamboo
Society
Bamboo Society of
Australia
European Bamboo Society
INBAR -
(International Network for Bamboo and Rattan)
The
International Bamboo Foundation & the Environmental Bamboo Foundation
of Indonesia
OTHER BAMBOO LINKS
Bamboo Poles and Garden Furniture – Whether you are looking for a focal
point for your garden, such as a gazebo, or in need of some new fencing look
no further than Bamboostyle.co.uk
bamboo victoria - if your looking for cooler climate
bamboos for more temperate areas in Australia try Graham's nursery
Bambooweb -
an
interactive species list built from the ABS source list as a
starting point. A very worthwhile project that is amassing a lot of information
and images.
Bambusero - Mark Mortimer's bamboo website in New Zealand. He
makes bamboo furniture, fences, water
features
news:rec.gardens.bamboo
- bamboo newsgroup
Tai Hei Shakuhachi - Japanese Bamboo
Flutes
China
LinAn Bamboo Product Company
Plant
Name Database - Bamboo Names - A great
site listing the vernacular names including Chinese, Vietnamese and
others.
A World of Bamboo -
saxes to teaspoons - Argentina. We had a slide show of Ángel &
his wife's work but now they have there own website.
Bamboo, the All-Rounder in the Kingdom of Plants
- A concise overview including information on processing and working with bamboo.
by Uli Wahl
BOOK SOURCES & PUBLICATIONS
ABS Bookstore
Tradewinds Bamboo
Nursery Bookstore
Temperate Bamboo Quarterly
Bamboo Gardener - Bamboo books, new and used,
in print and out of print books.
PROSEA
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia
BAMBOO NURSERIES OVERSEAS
Bambus-Centrum
Deutschland
The
Bamboo Garden Nursery - Pacific Northwest, USA
HERBS, SPICES & COOKING
A Modern Herbal - first published in 1931, by Mrs. M. Grieve, contains
Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of
Herbs. This is on of the best plant references I have enjoyed and it is now on the
WWW.
Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages - This
index comprises information about botanical, chemical, culinary and historical aspects of
85 spices including 1370 vernacular names.
RecipeBookOnline - A
growing collection of recipes and a lot of links to other cooking
sites.
Viet World Kitchen
- an information hub dedicated to providing knowledge on Vietnamese culinary traditions.
There are recipes, articles, reference lists and list of markets and
stores to buy Vietnamese food mainly in California. Hint - These are
useful places for plant hunting too.
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