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Written by Administrator

Saturday, 25 July 2009

Presently we are setting up a blog to discuss all kinds of related matters. We have a demo in place at a sister site demo.fivealley.com

Have a look and let me know what you think. Perhaps you could leave a message. Later, Brendan

To Readers, Contributors, et al

Written by From Rosalind Fanning
Saturday, 04 April 2009
After a lot of thinking with my feet in the waves, I have recently decided to take a Leave of Absence from The Local Planet. Editing, writing and often contributing photographs; it has all been a marvellous experience working for LP for four years - since the second issue, in Spring 2005. Many thanks indeed to all of subscribers and regular readers who have been helping support the journal (and especially Michael L). But immense gratitude to all the contributors who have so nobly given their time to write for The Local Planet without ever receiving remuneration. . . .
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Energy Options for Home Owners

Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Homeowners in Northern Ireland considering installing renewable energy technology will be able to make an informed decision after attending a new ‘Renewables Awareness’ course. Anita Gribben, a Science Communication Consultant, will be running a course on March 20th-22nd, and two in May: 19th-21st and 29th-31st. The course provides participants with an understanding of the issues surrounding the installation of renewable energy technologies in the domestic setting. It covers solar hot water, wood boilers, heat pumps, solar electricity, wind power and small-scale waterpower.
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Local Planet No Fourteen

Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
(30th December 2008) The Local Planet issue 14 has just been printed. It will be available from retailers from early January 2009. This, our Winter edition is 'our people issue'. I think readers will find Beth Murphy's story 'Living the dream' particularly inspiring. Note: this is our very first issue which is printed on 100% recycled paper - except the cover, which is printed on paper from well managed forests.

Community Food Project

Written by Andy Hallewell
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
There is no hard and fast set of rules for setting up a Community Food Project (CFP). What you need to get going will depend on local circumstances – what suits one community may not suit another. Different groups have different resources they can draw on but most projects will share certain characteristics needed for success: Step 1 – Land The amount of land required will depend on the size of the group and other factors. In general no more than 100 square metres is needed. It is important to allow for access for delivery of compost material to the compost area. If the gardener and participants are only working in the garden once a week it will be necessary to make provision for watering/maintaining protected growing areas such as greenhouses, polytunnels and seed propagators if they are used. It is also important that participants have easy access to the garden; that toilet and hand washing facilities are available nearby; and that shelter from inclement weather is also available. Security may need consideration, particularly if the garden might be vulnerable to vandalism.
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Live On-Line Subscription

Written by Administrator

Monday, 28 January 2008

Since January 28th (2008), it is possible to subscribe via credit card live at the publisher's site, www.printfactory.ie. This site has just been upgraded to secure status for credit card processing. Both one and three year (ie 4 or 12 editions) subscription options are available. In addition, the Digital Planet (a PDF file of the printed version) is also available for download for a very small fee.

Two other titles published by The Print Factory are also available via subscription - Irish Timber & Forestry magazine and Midland Sport & Leisure Guide.

Here is a time limited offer coupon valid from Monday 4th Feb. t12es16tpf Enter this code when subscribing to The Local Planet and receive 10% discount. This is in addition to any other discounted prices listed at the website. Offer ends when this text is deleted!
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‘Peak Oil’ & 'Peak Water'

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For the second in my series of reports on studies in the area of Renewable Education in Ireland, I had the good fortune to meet up with Mr. Larry Staudt who is the Course Director of post graduate Renewable Education studies at Dundalk Institute of Technology.
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ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
The Local Planet has covered Steiner education in previous issues but John Donaldson asked to relate his very happy experiences with the change and choice he made for his son. We would like to cover other educational alternatives, from Montessori to faith schools; home education to learning all subjects through art - or even an exceptional ‘conventional’ school. Would you like to write and share the educational decisions and experiences (whether very positive or not so good) you and your children have had?

A chance meeting and conversation with a total stranger in a coffee shop near Kilkeel, County Down lead to a decision to educate my son James in a Steiner school. He spent his first two years in a Kindergarten at a Camphill community outside Kilkeel. Then, two years ago we relocated to East Clare so that James could start his education in Ireland’s largest Steiner school.