We are having a second open day for 2010 on Saturday September 18th 11am-4pm here in the Scottish Borders. There is no charge for entry, but we welcome donations. These are in aid, once again, of Friends of African Nursing. We provide some lunch without charge and invite visitors to bring food to share.... »

  Scotland Live   Scottish Stock Exchange   4th August 2010 In this discussion with the Institute of Economic Affairs, Editorial Director Phillip Boothe discusses the need for a Scottish Stock Exchange. “Phillip Boothe IEA on BBC Scotland Live August 4th 2010” . Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://grahambell.org/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://grahambell.org/Radio/scotland_stock_exchange.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_1"); (Press Play to hear the discussion with... »

  A review of my book can be read here:       There are lots of books about permaculture, and many have a slant on gardening, but one that I have found particularly useful recently is The Permaculture Garden, by Graham Bell. »

No surer sign of summer than our new call ducks producing their first ducklings.  This fine lady has just hatched nine. These are “Call Ducks” and are quite cute, some call them the bath toy duck. They are small, cute and very energetic ducks and here at Garden Cottage as well as the new arrivals, we... »

Beltane is the tradition of celebrating the warming of the weather and the pastoral summer when herds were put out to summer pasture.   A Beltane festival occurs on April the 30th on Calton Hillin Edinburgh but this is to keep it in line with the more modern May Day. In the past the Celtic... »

BBC Parliament Live   Scottish Chamber of Commerce   26th April 2010 In this continuing inquiry, the Finance committee discuss Scotlands Government Budget Strategy: Garry Clark (Scottish Chamber of Commerce Head of Policy) says that a fundamental re-assessment of public services would be required to address the “unprecedented” financial crisis. “Garry Clark on BBC Parliament Live – 51 minutes into video” . Go get Adobe... »