06 JANUARY 2016. Christopher Alexander’s book, A Pattern Language, has been one of the most influential books in architecture, as well as inspiration for permaculture designers thinking about patterns in nature and people. At Green Architecture Day this year, coming up in March, you can learn about Alexander’s work from Michael Mehaffy, his student and colleague.…
More information ...News Blog ...
New community orchard at Big Park, Peacehaven
06 JANUARY 2016. We will be starting work planting a 100-apple tree community orchard at Peacehaven later this month. Last winter, we planted a shelter belt containing over 2000 trees and shrubs of 33 species. These included fast-growing species such as Italian alder and Monterey pine; native trees like oak and beech; nut-bearing species such…
More information ...Racehill community orchard planting complete
06 JANUARY 2016 What an extraordinary past four years! We are proud to announce that after four years of hard work with volunteers and Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, the planting of the 210-tree community orchard at Racehill in Whitehawk is complete. Apart from the last three trees, that is, which we are holding back…
More information ...