I came across this site a few days ago, and thought I’d mention it here.
I think it’s written by a she, who’s interested in permaculture, sustainable living and gardening. In her most recent post she mentions she has a PhD in land reclamation:
…which involved studying the re-creation of vegetation systems on restored open cast coal sites. I am fascinated by looking at natural relationships and seeing how these can be applied to physical and social systems created by people. For me, the easiest way to think about this sort of design is in my garden, because I understand the value and function of things like soil structure, micro-organisms, micro-climate, water, pollinators, decomposers and vegetation. But I am increasingly intrigued about how I can apply systems-level thinking to other aspects of my life: starting a new business, working with other people, designing a course for adult learners…
Her blog is already bringing back memories of the first few years of this blog, and I think it’s going to be very interesting to follow as she goes along.
Many thanks for your kind words about my blog… I am, indeed, female and have a ridiculous collection of qualifications, including a PhD… but don’t let that put you off!
Lots of people are writing great stuff about sustainability and the sort of things I’m interested in, so I was a little doubtful whether there was any point in adding my voice to it all. However, I like writing, so I finally decided to put fingers to keyboard and I’m enjoying it so far.