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In the Land of Milk and Honey: Mornings | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? In the Land of Milk and Honey: Mornings. June 10, 2012. The belated beginnings of clipped memories from the Himalayan Permaculture Centre, in Surket District. For friends in the UK we are home, and it would be lovely to see you all! The dark mud den room of uneven walls is plastered with now a desiccating mud, clay and cow dung mix reminds me of streaked webs in Mum’s batiks. I am perched on the edge of a squat clay stove. Two holes punct...You are com...
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Why Overland? | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? Our initial, overriding reason was ecological. Flying is one of the worst things an individual can do to contribute to climate change. Not only is it insanely energy intensive, but t he total warming effect of the carbon emitted by planes (in the air) is 2.7 times greater than at ground level. Because the altitude amplifies the radiative effect. We’ve watched the landscape morph from the Russian grasslands to Kazak deserts, from Sichuan green hillsides...
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From the Bureaucracy of India into the Dancing Foothills | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? From the Bureaucracy of India into the Dancing Foothills. April 25, 2012. I watched her for a while as she stared across at the army defiantly. I dug out three bananas from out backpack and took them over to her, she smiled when I wished her Ap ka din achcha ho. Minutes later, that same soldier carried a bundle of fried foods balled up in newspaper to the wet hermit crab, and gently offered it. Climbing into the land of milk and honey. As we walked, Bh...
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A living landscape. | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? April 21, 2012. From Shillong it was our aim to get to the village of Mewlynnong a further 2 hours south and only a short walk from the Bangladeshi border. A chance internet search of ‘living root bridges’ had thrown up the blog of a British photographer, Tim Allen. We decided to stay at the community guest house that consisted of four buildings built exclusively from bamboo and thatch, each building balancing on stilts and overhanging a precipitous dr...
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Practical stuff | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? Below is a list of tips for different places we visited, all things we’d wished we’d thought of. For more practical information if considering a similar trip yourself, our friend’s Josh and Lucie also traveled overland to India and have lots of good advice on their blog. Likewise find here a revised copy of our original itinerary – with transport advice and prices – if anyone is interested in doing a similar trip. General tips for traveling overland.
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? We're just about to set off on an overland adventure to India. In the Land of Milk and Honey: Mornings. June 10, 2012. The belated beginnings of clipped memories from the Himalayan Permaculture Centre, in Surket District. For friends in the UK we are home, and it would be lovely to see you all! The dark mud den room of uneven walls is plastered with now a desiccating mud, clay and cow dung mix reminds me of streaked webs in Mum’s batiks. I am...Looking...
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Guwahati and the Case of the Pigmy Hog | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? Guwahati and the Case of the Pigmy Hog. April 21, 2012. The center had been established by a truly inspiring couple, Nandita and Gutam, back in the mid 90s. Nandita was out-of-town at the time but had assured us that her husband would be willing to show us around and talk us through the work that they were doing through their NGO – Eco-systems. Such conditions also proved good for growing other more anthropocentric grass species including wheat and ric...
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Navdanya: An Early Departure | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? Navdanya: An Early Departure. March 21, 2012. So perhaps that is one of the most important lessons that I’ve taken from Navdanya: whilst it is important to acknowledge the value of old knowledge, traditions and skills, like everything else, modern science included, it’s important to not blindly accept Tradition as best. Filed under Food Culture/Eating. We're just about to set off on an overland adventure to India. 2 responses ». I feel that I covered m...
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Inspiring travel | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? Below are an inspiring mix of tales of overland travel – please let us know of other adventurous travelers and exciting tales to add to the list. Adam Weymouth, a friend of mine from the UK Youth Delegation project (to the UN Climate Conference in 2008), walked from England to Istanbul. Last year. You can read his reflections on pilgrimage here. Our friends Josh and Lucie made a similar overland adventure to India. Last year, read their blog here.
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Life in the Soil | wildappleseeds
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Tales from our overland adventure. What we’re up to? Life in the Soil. March 29, 2012. Below is an edited interview I conducted with the wonderful Marilyn and Chris, a wicked wife and husband team and co-founders of the Hummingbird Project. They are traveling around the world working with small farms and communities spreading clever permacultural techniques and teaching about the wonders of the Soil Food Web. Could you please explain what the Soil Food Web is? Marilyn: The SFW is important because the mi...