Beyond Buckthorns got featured in the Viherpiha magazine

We were featured in a really nice six-page article in the 2/24 issue of Viherpiha magazine. Viherpiha is one of the most popular gardening magazines in Finland and it was really great to share our permaculture solutions that work well with a…

Biogas Part 3 - food, storage and usage

Last part of the Biogas article originally written for Elonkehä. I suggest to read part 1 then part 2 before the article below. 

An afternoon with the Finnish Permaculture community

On the 21st of April the Finnish Permaculture Association (FPA) hosted "Permakulttuuri Nyt!" at Annala in Helsinki. About 50 - 60 permaculture enthusiast were present during the event. A lot of interesting and inspiring talks were given in…

Biogas Part 2 - the DIY digester and process values

Part 2 of our 3 part biogas series. If you haven't read part 1 we suggest to read part one first and then come back here. 

Biogas Part 1 - the Basics

In 2017 I wrote an article for Elonkehä about Biogas. The article was first written in English and then translated by Lumia into Finnish. Find this article devided into 3 parts here at Beyondbuckthorns.

My Deer, Aren't You Pretty and Brave!

On a February day we sat in our office working when suddenly Nick shouts: "Look, a deer!". Indeed it was a deer, walking peacefully on our open front yard, obviously on its way somewhere.