Category Archives: peak oil

Seed saving adventure at The Oak Tree!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by The Oak Tree Farm

Resourceful CSA member Ray has saved the first Oak Tree seeds: from the few broad beans plants that survived last winter. They are obviously pretty vigorous as we had an almost 100% germination rate, and the young plants are now … Continue reading →

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Solstice thoughts

Posted on December 23, 2011 by The Oak Tree Farm

I’ve been composing this post in my mind for weeks. Today, the day after the shortest day and the longest night, seems like a good time to write it down. The solstices are a significant time for me as they … Continue reading →

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Peak Oil and Dmitri Orlov

Posted on April 13, 2010 by The Oak Tree Farm

I’ve been reading Dmitry Orlov’s book “Reinventing Collapse” and watching him online. He is an interesting guy, and manages to get scary ideas across with a fantastic sense of humour. His theory, which sounds pretty credible to me, is that … Continue reading →

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