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My neighbor is building a medium sized shed. It appears 30’ long.

The problem is, all the parcels in our area have what essentially is a ‘no building’ easement held by the state wildlife dept. It is a rural neighborhood boarding a state wildlife area and the state’s easement do not allow any increases in covered sq footage weather it is an outhouse, shed, addition, garage, etc. It is a no build restriction.

I have had a history with these neighbors. When they moved in 2 years ago they did a lot of renovations, including placing a septic field 20’ from and above a shared pond that we use for irrigation and bathing. They also wanted to put an outhouse in the same place. I confronted them and they worked with a licensed installer and developed a contained site father away to code. All good.

But now they are blatantly not conforming to a state easement. They have also notified neighbors they are selling the home asap. This drives me a little nuts trying understand their motives, but beyond that I am wondering what others would do.

I hate to do it, but am thinking of calling the state easement manager and asking them to make a site visit.

Hi everyone, could anyone please list some community gardens / permaculture sites and projects in the UK please? Preferably those that have a body of water and are run by the community.

I’m thinking of things like Westbury Wildlife Park (https://wwpf.uk/) and Campwell Woods (but without the glamping, so closer to its former usage as Cherry Wood) – outdoor kitchens, cooking on fire, growing veggies etc.

Thank you!

I’m in Kauai HI, the area I am in is actually considered subtropical because it gets relatively cool at night. But it rains a ton, and does get hot in the afternoon.

I’m planning my garden and hearing how important mulch is. It keeps the soil hydrated and cooler. What are the other benefits of using mulch?

With the amount of rain we get I’m wondering if mulch would keep things to damp? I was thinking of just using that white insect netting on top of the soil to deflect the sun and help keep the soil cool. And the netting would allow the soil to get some air and let it dry out a bit. Is my reasoning correct? Or would a mulch like straw or wood chips be better?