Thursday 13 August 2015

Wwoofers Gerard and Pao

Gerard and Pao (otherwise known as Pepe and Juan) drove all the way from Barcelona to lend a hand for a couple of weeks.  They are studying agricultural engineering in Spain and were keen to learn about econconstruction and permaculture.  Some images from their stay ...


Pepe
and Juan

Ecoconstruction

They chopped up straw with the lawnmower - to be
 used for the 'thermal corrector' render in the house ...

... manned the concrete mixer
and made different earth render
mixes .....

A bit of weight training - bringing
the earth mix into the house ...


Applying the middle coat render
by hand .....

Using the trowel to smooth the
render ...
 
 


It didn't take them long to get the hang of it .... and
they finished the walls in this room almost single
handedly ...


The boys used their strength to
apply the thermal corrector mix
to the end wall ...

 
Using their hands to apply the earth render ...

Thank you for all the hard work!!


Cooking and working on the land
 
Cutting up apples from the land to make stewed
apple on the outdoor woodstove ...
 
Supervising the woodstove cooking .....

They made a delicious tortilla

 



Using the courgettes from the land
to make stuffed marrow ....

Delicious!!
 




Brushcutting between the trees and
shrubs in the fledgling forest garden ...




 

At Leisure

Learning some guitar chords with Matthew ...


A shared meal ....

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