Links
to Bamboo, Biochar, Permaculture, Culinary and other sites
BIOCHAR
“Secrets of El dorado” video - About the Terra Preta soils of the Amazon - is a 'must see' documentary if you haven't already, runtime 49 mins.
Biochar - agrichar - Terra Preta - Presentation of the potential of biochar to improve the fertility of poor soils, and to sequester carbon. Focus on Australia. 11 mins
Part 1 of 2 "The Promise of Biochar" 9 mins
Part 2 of 2 "The Promise of Biochar" 2.2 mins
I have added some TLUD photos to my Flickr account. There are quick selection of photos of my various TLUDs since I started with small tin cans a while back and the bigger drum BBQ versions that I have been working on.
This is the link to the set > TLUD adventures
The workshop photo set on Flickr can be found here
PERMACULTURE
Permaculture Research Institute
Earthcare Education - Robin Clayfield is a very devoted and talented Permaculture designer and teacher. She is passionate about ‘Dynamic Groups' as well as Permaculture education
BAMBOO ORGANIZATIONS
American Bamboo Society
Bamboo Society of Australia
European Bamboo Society
INBAR - (International Network for Bamboo and Rattan)
The International Bamboo Foundation & the Environmental Bamboo Foundation of Indonesia
OTHER BAMBOO LINKS
bamboo victoria - if your looking for cooler climate bamboos for more temperate areas in Australia try Graham's nursery
Bambooweb - an interactive species list built from the ABS source list as a starting point. A very worthwhile project that is amassing a lot of information and images.
Bambusero - Mark Mortimer's bamboo website in New Zealand. He makes bamboo furniture, fences, water features
China LinAn Bamboo Product Company
Tai Hei Shakuhachi - Japanese Bamboo Flutes
Plant Name Database - Bamboo Names - A great site listing the vernacular names including Chinese, Vietnamese and others.
A World of Bamboo - saxes to teaspoons - Argentina. We had a slide show of Ángel & his wife's work but now they have there own website.
Bamboo, the All-Rounder in the Kingdom of Plants - A concise overview including information on processing and working with bamboo. by Uli Wahl
BOOK SOURCES & PUBLICATIONS
ABS Bookstore
Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery Bookstore
Temperate Bamboo Quarterly
Bamboo Gardener - Bamboo books, new and used, in print and out of print books.
PROSEA - Plant Resources of South-East Asia
BAMBOO NURSERIES OVERSEAS
Bambus-Centrum Deutschland
The Bamboo Garden Nursery - Pacific Northwest, USA
HERBS, SPICES & COOKING
A Modern Herbal - first published in 1931, by Mrs. M. Grieve, contains Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs. This is on of the best plant references I have enjoyed and it is now on the WWW.
Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages - This index comprises information about botanical, chemical, culinary and historical aspects of 85 spices including 1370 vernacular names.
RecipeBookOnline - A growing collection of recipes and a lot of links to other cooking sites.
Viet World Kitchen - an information hub dedicated to providing knowledge on Vietnamese culinary traditions. There are recipes, articles, reference lists and list of markets and stores to buy Vietnamese food mainly in California. Hint - These are useful places for plant hunting too.
LOCAL
Weather - SE Queensland
Crystal Waters Permaculture Village - Location of Earthcare Farm.
Maleny Weather