Comments on: A Short Film About the Totnes Nut Tree Project http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom Onyango http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-70196 Tom Onyango Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:22:08 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-70196 Your movie initiative is very inspiring that needs possible extension to cover the tropics, for which you can consider the following for possible collaboration. Tom Onyango has a background that has been spanning for nearly three decades, emanating from initial certificate training in Agriculture Development & Extension. Over the years, the experiences generated through local, regional and international exposure, attained him a Master of Biological Science degree in Environmental Resources Management, from the University of Salford, North West of England. A dissertation he submitted was as part requirement for the qualification, entitled: “Towards Sustainable Farm Ecosystems in Africa”, with reference to Agriculture Development in Kenya and the Eastern Africa region-discussed Tropical Agroforestry at length. Now a livelihood security & environmental resources management practitioner, Tom works at the interface where under-served communities need knowledge empowerment to take responsibility for their sustainable development. Tom has volunteered variously by facilitating community Agroforestry related project design initiatives towards household food and biomass energy security and environmental conservation, especially in Kenya and around East Africa region which includes stints with ICRAF. An Agroforestry documentary in these parts would be a worthwhile IEC resource material for extension service provision. Whatever your take, it would be highly welcome.On the whole -congratulations! Your movie initiative is very inspiring that needs possible extension to cover the tropics, for which you can consider the following for possible collaboration.

Tom Onyango has a background that has been spanning for nearly three decades, emanating from initial certificate training in Agriculture Development & Extension. Over the years, the experiences generated through local, regional and international exposure, attained him a Master of Biological Science degree in Environmental Resources Management, from the University of Salford, North West of England. A dissertation he submitted was as part requirement for the qualification, entitled: “Towards Sustainable Farm Ecosystems in Africa”, with reference to Agriculture Development in Kenya and the Eastern Africa region-discussed Tropical Agroforestry at length.

Now a livelihood security & environmental resources management practitioner, Tom works at the interface where under-served communities need knowledge empowerment to take responsibility for their sustainable development.

Tom has volunteered variously by facilitating community Agroforestry related project design initiatives towards household food and biomass energy security and environmental conservation, especially in Kenya and around East Africa region which includes stints with ICRAF.

An Agroforestry documentary in these parts would be a worthwhile IEC resource material for extension service provision.

Whatever your take, it would be highly welcome.On the whole -congratulations!

]]> By: neckie http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-66827 neckie Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:27:13 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-66827 Peter, You might be better off speaking to the Rubha Phoil Forest Garden, Isle of Skye, as they will have a similar climate. Martin is a wealth of information but he is based in Devon! On a separate point heres a link to a little inner city orchard project I've been involved with in Nottingham. We aimed to plant 100 fruit trees in our neighbourhood in peoples backyards and gardens! http://forestfieldsorchard.wordpress.com/ Peter, You might be better off speaking to the Rubha Phoil Forest Garden, Isle of Skye, as they will have a similar climate. Martin is a wealth of information but he is based in Devon!

On a separate point heres a link to a little inner city orchard project I’ve been involved with in Nottingham. We aimed to plant 100 fruit trees in our neighbourhood in peoples backyards and gardens!
http://forestfieldsorchard.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Teresa http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-66824 Teresa Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:04:57 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-66824 Peter - I don;t know the answer to that, but the best person to ask would be Martin Crawford of the Agroforestry Research Trust. He supplies to all over the country. The website for contact details is www.agroforestry.co.uk Good luck! Peter – I don;t know the answer to that, but the best person to ask would be Martin Crawford of the Agroforestry Research Trust. He supplies to all over the country. The website for contact details is http://www.agroforestry.co.uk

Good luck!

]]> By: Peter Bralesford http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-66821 Peter Bralesford Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:16 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-66821 Just out of interest, I would like to ask something. I have a vested interest in a small uninhabited island near the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, and I'm wondering if you know of any fruit or nut trees that would grow reasonably well in a Scottish climate. Thanks! Just out of interest, I would like to ask something. I have a vested interest in a small uninhabited island near the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, and I’m wondering if you know of any fruit or nut trees that would grow reasonably well in a Scottish climate. Thanks!

]]> By: Teresa http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-66816 Teresa Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:20:31 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-66816 We've been planting walnuts, almonds, sweet chestnuts, hazel nuts and a few heartnuts (which are a bit like a cross between pecan and walnut I think.) They have been specially adapted for the climate and to fruit in just a few years, by the Agroforestry Research Trust which is based in Dartington, just a few miles from Totnes. We’ve been planting walnuts, almonds, sweet chestnuts, hazel nuts and a few heartnuts (which are a bit like a cross between pecan and walnut I think.)

They have been specially adapted for the climate and to fruit in just a few years, by the Agroforestry Research Trust which is based in Dartington, just a few miles from Totnes.

]]> By: Rachael Ludlow http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-66814 Rachael Ludlow Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:28:05 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-66814 Wonderful, simple and inspiring film. Can you tell me what varieties of nut you have been planting? Thank-you. Wonderful, simple and inspiring film.
Can you tell me what varieties of nut you have been planting?
Thank-you.

]]> By: Teresa http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-66809 Teresa Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:01:18 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-66809 How lovely to have a film of this. As mentioned in the film, we planted 50 nut trees in the community in the first year, 50 in the second, and will have planted 80 out by the end of this winter. Our mission is to transform Totnes into the "Nut Capital of Britain"... Any donations to support this project would be most welcome! Contact the TTT office (01803 067 358) or transitiontowntotnes@googlemail.com if you're able to help. The nutters will be most grateful. Teresa How lovely to have a film of this. As mentioned in the film, we planted 50 nut trees in the community in the first year, 50 in the second, and will have planted 80 out by the end of this winter. Our mission is to transform Totnes into the “Nut Capital of Britain”…

Any donations to support this project would be most welcome! Contact the TTT office (01803 067 358) or transitiontowntotnes@googlemail.com if you’re able to help.

The nutters will be most grateful.

Teresa

]]> By: Wendy Anne Flanagan http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/01/a-short-film-about-the-totnes-nut-tree-project/comment-page-1/#comment-66808 Wendy Anne Flanagan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:55:03 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3351#comment-66808 A good film and helpfully explained. Thank you . A good film and helpfully explained.
Thank you .

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