Film Review: Geoff Lawton's "Urban Permaculture"
Like everything Lawton does, this production is inspiring.
The DVD begins with a look at the possibilities of the urban growing environment and the madness of the traditional grass lawn.
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Geoff is not amused by your unproductive grass-scape. |
From there, we're taken through a variety of intensively managed Urban Edens. Backyards overflowing with life... medicinal herbs beneath fruit trees... lettuces and mints in planters... citrus trees managed as shrubs in a 1' wide strip on a balcony... a swimming pool converted into a fish pond... plenty of eye-candy.
We also see quite a few irrigation and water reclamation systems, from roof-fed cisterns to swales dug across yards to catch rainwater. My wife found this part of the presentation tougher to grasp, as did I, it being only a rough overview. The re-use of graywater and the technology of solar pumps, filters, diverters, etc. are much more complicated than the scope of this DVD.
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Look upon this garden ye mighty and despair. |
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Geoff Lawton: Permaculture Rooster |
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Permablitz!!! |
For a newbie... the DVD is a wealth of information... and for the expert, it's a well of inspiration. That simply seems to be the word that fits the best: inspiration. Grab some popcorn, your date and a bottle of something good and toast Lawton's latest. It's well-worth a watch.
Find a copy HERE
Rating:
4/5 Spuds
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