Sustainable Woodland Management - cat.org.uk

Sustainably managed woodland can be productive (used for timber or fuel), provide an important habitat and act as a carbon sink.

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Home Composting - cat.org.uk

Advice abourt home composting options, including hot composting, cool high-fibre composting, and wormeries.

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Organic Gardening - cat.org.uk

Organic Gardening To look at the thriving gardens at CAT it is hard to imagine that 50 years ago the site was mostly bare slate waste. Hard work and a lot of compost has resulted in a variety of garden areas and vegetable patches. We offer group visits and workshops, and sell many nature and […]

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The Edible Forest Garden - cat.org.uk

An edible forest garden is a productive, low-maintenance approach that incorporates trees, bushes and perennial plants, including fruit & vegetables.

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I'm at the Open Science Retreat (#OSR26UK) this week, at the #CentreForAlternativeTechnology in #Machynlleth this week - surrounded by experimental #solar arrays (incl. some cool ones from "history") and it has reminded me about my account on solarcene.community (a #SolarPowered #mastodon instance) - time to dust that off and have a play!

https://solarcene.community/@da5nsy

Danny Garside (@[email protected])

4 Posts, 4 Following, 3 Followers · Main account at https://social.coop/@da5nsy Just trying this one out because a solar powered-mastodon server is such a cool idea.

SolarCene

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)/Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen in Machynlleth, Wales offers volunteering opportunities.
"Residential six-month volunteer positions, staying on-site at CAT. Volunteering for shorter periods if you live locally or are able to arrange your own accommodation.
Regular volunteer days, for example joining us for a day each week."
https://cat.org.uk/about-cat/volunteer/#apply

#SolarPunkSunday #Wales #CAT #CentreForAlternativeTechnology #Volunteering #Volunteer

Volunteer - cat.org.uk

Volunteering at CAT gives you a chance to develop skills and support our work offering practical solutions to create a zero carbon world.

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I also tried to photograph a spider's web recently - this was taken near Machynlleth in Wales, early evening last month. Just taken on my phone. #Machynlleth #wales #CentreForAlternativeTechnology
Living in Wales? You may want to visit CAT's Open Day on 2𝟔 𝐀p𝐫i𝐥. Be prepared to burn your breakfast on your way up to the entry 🥾🥾 #CentreForAlternativeTechnology | #CanolfanyDechnolegAmgen #naturegarden #sustainability

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Bluesky

Bluesky Social

Kann schinn’rn Baam gippt’s, wie dann Vuglbärbaam,
Vuglbärbaam, ann Vuglbärbaam.
As wärd a su lächt nett ann schinn’rn Baam gahm,
schinn’rn Baam gahm, ei ja –
ei ja, ei ja, ann Vuglbärbaam,
ann Vuglbärbaam,
ann Vuglbärbaam,
ei ja, ei ja, ann Vuglbärbaam,
ann Vuglbärbaam, ei ja.

#SilentSunday #CentreForAlternativeTechnology #Wales

@BigJackBrass Joking aside, the answer should be yes. I've lived in houses of several periods, many built in the second half of the twentieth century, and I can attest that wattle-and-daub is superior to 1970s brick. Straw-bale would be even better. Ask Kevin McCloud. Better, ask the #CentreForAlternativeTechnology and book on their #StrawBaleHouse construction course.

https://cat.org.uk/doing-architecture-differently-2/

Doing architecture differently - Centre for Alternative Technology

Dr Carl Meddings introduces the work of some of our recent graduates from the final year of their studies on CAT’s Masters in Sustainable Architecture (MArch).

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