Jan 242012
 

Feel like re-doing your garden in a more ecological manner? Without pesticides, or fertiliser? Grow some food? Comme and see us to take part in garden design in a permaculture style: pretty and productive at the same time.

You don’t have a garden? No problem? We also have ideas for balconies, and even house plants.

And if you would like one, the Mairie is giving you a chance with their family gardens project.

We holding a permaculture workshop on Sunday the 19th of February from 14h00 – 1800 at the Salle du Preau, behind the line F bus stop “Ferney-Mairie”.

We’ll share our knowhow, our designs, and even our seeds, in a great atmosphere.

Bring your garden plans, or even just photos, your ideas for plants to grow, as well as sheets of paper, pencils and pens, and a cup for tisane or coffee.

Entry is free as usual, but we will have a hat for a collection as we have to pay for this room.

Permaculture

 Posted by Paul on November 29, 2011 at 13:01  No Responses »
Nov 292011
 

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First year of solar panels in Ferney-Voltaire

 Posted by Paul on October 4, 2011 at 22:28  2 Responses »
Oct 042011
 

After my first year with photovoltaic solar panels on my roof, I’ve supplies 2505 kWh of electricity to the grid.

At a purchase price of  €0.58  per kWh that makes a grand total of  €1452,90 in one year. Not bad, and well on the way to amortize the costs of installation within 7 years.

So far, so good.

Harvesting my apples

 Posted by Paul on August 1, 2011 at 18:48  No Responses »
Aug 012011
 

It’s four weeks earlier than usual, but we have a bumper crop of apples to harvest this year.

 

Frédérique’s Garden

 Posted by Paul on June 13, 2011 at 17:00  No Responses »
Jun 132011
 

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Organic Market, Sunday 29th May

 Posted by Paul on May 6, 2011 at 08:00  No Responses »
May 062011
 

The Ferney-Voltaire in Transition team  will be at the Organic Market on Sunday the 29th May from 9am to 5 pm.
If you’d like to know why prices keep rising, why pollution keeps increasing; if you prefer quality over quantity, come and meet us to discover what we can do here in Ferney-Voltaire.

We’ll be showing :

  • Practical examples of comfortable, lower carbon lifestyles .
  • Information on using the recycleing containers with the help of  SIDEFAGE
  • The new association for cyclists and pedestrians

and we will hosting 3 film-debates at La Comedie

  • 10.30-12.30    The end of suburbia (77’) + debate ” Peak Oil and transport “
  • 14.30-17.00    The power of Community (53’) + debate ” Food – local and/or bio “
  • 17.00-19.00    In transition (50’) + debate ” How to change things in and around Ferney-Voltaire “

All three film-debates are free entry

Avoid the Yellow Pages!

 Posted by Paul on April 26, 2011 at 12:10  No Responses »
Apr 262011
 

Odile has found a very useful site for those who use the yellow pages on the web.
The tradition version wastes paper on a grand scale, but you can avoid having it delivered to your house at all. To no longer receive it, go to the web site www.recevoirmesannuaires.fr & tick “Je ne souhaite plus recevoir mes annuaires”.

Thank you Odile!

Maria’s Garden

 Posted by Paul on March 8, 2011 at 13:45  2 Responses »
Mar 082011
 

Our Group “Food and Gardening” has started a shared vegetable garden in Versonnex.







To see the methodology click here

Green cafe: electricity

 Posted by Paul on March 29, 2010 at 21:00  Comments Off
Mar 292010
 

Links for this evening

Find an electricity supplier:

http://www.energie-info.fr

and http://www.enercoop.fr

http://www.erdfdistribution.fr/

http://www.energie-mediateur.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/new/GuidePratiqueMediateur_Web.pdf

http://www.energie-info.fr/fichier/15EnergieVerte.pdf

Measure your usage:

http://www.selectronic.fr

http://www.diykyoto.com

http://www.amazon.fr

Understand better:

http://www.helianthe.org

http://www.ademe.fr/particuliers/Fiches/equipements_electriques/index.htm

My Composter

 Posted by Paul on September 6, 2009 at 21:29  Comments Off
Sep 062009
 

Even though we have a small garden, we have found space in it for a composter, into which we put all uncooked vegetable scraps, and, being English, used tea bags.
So far, the insects seem to like it inside the composter, but it doesn’t make a nuisance, even though I sit in the garden only 1m away from it.
My composter
We carry the vegetable waste out to the composter in an old plastic ice-cream box.

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