Liz Zorab

Dec 9, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Glennie Kindred |Maddy Harland |Jo Barker |Liz Zorab

The Sun enters the sign of Capricorn as her rays shine directly at their southern extreme for the year. This is the shortest day and the longest night of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere they celebrate the Summer Solstice at this time. The great cosmic wheel of the year, the fiery hub of the universe, the symbolic Wheel of Time, is acknowledged here. Jul or Yule means wheel in Norwegian.

Oct 16, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Glennie Kindred |Liz Zorab

The Earth revolves around her axis in one day. The Moon orbits around the Earth in approximately 29 days (a lunar month). The Earth orbits around the Sun in one year. These cycles are the alternating waxing and waning rhythms of Gaia. Understanding their influence and becoming more aware of how their energy affects our lives, enables us to be integrated into their cosmic dance. As seen from the Earth, the Moon and the Sun appear to be equal in size.

Sep 10, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Glennie Kindred |Maddy Harland |Jo Barker |Liz Zorab

Autumn Equinox is the doorway to winter. Summer is over and a new phase will begin. We can share with each other what we have gained and completed during the summer and make our plans for the coming winter. From now on the days will get noticeably shorter and colder. The Sun’s power is waning fast. This is the time of ripening fruits, nuts, mushrooms and berries. It is a busy time if you want to lay in stores for the winter.

Apr 15, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Lorenzo Costa |Julie Bruton-Seal |Graham Burnett |Liz Zorab

Since I live in the Netherlands, the largest producer of cut flowers worldwide, growing my own flowers for cutting might seem like bringing coal to Newcastle. But because I do not like the way most of the flowers for the market are produced (forced in large-scale greenhouses and often sprayed liberally), I still prefer to grow flowers myself – organically. Besides, store-bought cut flowers can hardly compete with the easy charm and variety of flowers you can grow in your garden.

Feb 5, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Anne Stobart |Stephanie Hafferty |Liz Zorab |Glennie Kindred

Organic gardener and homesteader, Liz Zorab chats to Permaculture magazine’s editor Maddy Harland, about what it is to be a seasonal gardener and shares some of her tips for winter gardening. Liz’s gardening cycle starts in the autumn, rather than the spring, and she uses the shorter days to dream and imagine the following year’s garden and any new projects. Liz shares how following the rhythms of Nature has improved her health and made gardening more enjoyable.