Féidhlim Harty explores the marriage of science and art that brought about an ethical and principled design revolution. First published on December 18, 2020 in Horticulture Connected. Link below. Permaculture; that’s, like, organic gardening but with more of a hippy twist, isn’t it? Well, if that’s what you want in your garden, then perhaps, but…
Author: Feidhlim Harty
A beginner’s guide to Rewilding
Published in Horticulture Connected on August 13, 2020 (link below). Féidhlim Harty describes how ‘rewilding’ can produce landscapes with an abundance of plant and wildlife with opportunities for people to thrive socially and economically We are beginning to recognise that if we don’t manage our landscapes in a way that supports the natural world we…
Corona time and ecological recovery
Writing during the lockdown, Féidhlim Harty asks, has the pandemic been all bad for the planet or society? First published in Horticulture Connected on August 1, 2020 (link below). Last year, both British and Irish governments declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in response to public pressure and a growing international scientific consensus. Yet despite…
Site drainage with an eco-twist
Féidhlim Harty explains how to maximise the potential for biodiversity in your next stormwater management project First published in Horticulture Connected on April 3, 2020 (link below). Flood control is very much on the agenda in this period of climate consciousness; fuelling an increase in planning requirements for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) across Ireland. But…
A beginner’s guide to Rewilding
What the experts want from GE2020
Published in greennews.ie February 3, 2020 (link below). Over the past three weeks, as in all election cycles, we have become accustomed to the knock at the door from canvassers or candidates themselves are they vie for our number one at the ballot box. We have asked leading climate and biodiversity experts to tell us…
Zero waste living interview
Charlotte Watkivs, blogger and Social Entrepreneur at www.zerowastelife.co.uk interviews environmental consultant Feidhlim Harty, author of the new book, Towards Zero Waste. Posted on 10 Dec 2019.
In praise of swales
First published in Horticulture Connected on November 7, 2019 Feidhlim Harty explains why we need to see greater use of swales in the Irish landscape The incorporation of swales to mitigate the negative impacts of rainwater runoff in designed schemes is not new. However, their use in Ireland has really only taken off in the…
The edible landscape
In the first of a series of environmentally-focused landscape articles, environmental consultant, Féidhlim Harty explores how edible species can be incorporated into designed landscapes. As the coordinator of Garden of Eden Projects Ireland, he has a particular emphasis on community projects, but the same plants, pointers and principles can be applied to any garden or…
Willow-Planted Percolation Areas
The following downloadable document is a pdf of an article on sewage treatment written in 2019 for Permaculature Magazine entitled: “Cleaning Effluent with Plants – Feidhlim Harty explains how to clean up household effluent with willow in special percolation areas rather than wasting nutrients and polluting groundwater.”