Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland
One Woman, Three Acres.
The important fact is that we are amazingly powerful as consumers.
I refuse to give money to any corporation or anyone who is involved in the rape of Mother Earth.
I don’t use gas in my cottage, not even a lighter, for I refuse to support fracking.
That is my bottom line and what I work towards with all the energy I have…bit by bit…
I believe in Penny Power, for as one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK and Ireland says in their advertising, “Every Little Helps!”
And with the small amount of money I have, bit by bit!
When I was transforming this cottage and land by planting, it was done bit by bit, tree by tree, plant by plant…
The effect was cumulative, for every little bit helps…doesn’t it?
With enough people withdrawing their money, from the destroyers of our planet…
And empowering themselves and others,we will see real change…bit by bit!
Now, that’s what I call power!
It is drops of water that wear away the stone….. I am with you and we will make a difference!
[…] By a strange coincidence, after I had finished reading David Holmgren’s essay an email popped up in my browser. It was just telling me that Collette O’Neill – the Irish blogger who lives at Bealtaine Cottage – had a new post. I clicked on it and was greeted by a series of pictures and text that are a living example of everything David Holmgren was advocating. It summarised how she herself had turned away from ‘the machine’ and how this had allowed her to build her permaculture cottage and lead the kind of life that many dream could only be possible by, say, winning the lottery. See her example here. […]
[…] By a strange coincidence, after I had finished reading David Holmgren’s essay an email popped up in my browser. It was just telling me that Collette O’Neill – the Irish blogger who lives at Bealtaine Cottage – had a new post. I clicked on it and was greeted by a series of pictures and text that are a living example of everything David Holmgren was advocating. It summarised how she herself had turned away from ‘the machine’ and how this had allowed her to build her permaculture cottage and lead the kind of life that many dream could only be possible by, say, winning the lottery. See her example here. […]
[…] By a strange coincidence, after I had finished reading David Holmgren’s essay an email popped up in my browser. It was just telling me that Collette O’Neill – the Irish blogger who lives at Bealtaine Cottage – had a new post. I clicked on it and was greeted by a series of pictures and text that are a living example of everything David Holmgren was advocating. It summarised how she herself had turned away from ‘the machine’ and how this had allowed her to build her permaculture cottage and lead the kind of life that many dream could only be possible by, say, winning the lottery. See her example here. […]
[…] By a strange coincidence, after I had finished reading David Holmgren’s essay an email popped up in my browser. It was just telling me that Collette O’Neill – the Irish blogger who lives at Bealtaine Cottage – had a new post. I clicked on it and was greeted by a series of pictures and text that are a living example of everything David Holmgren was advocating. It summarised how she herself had turned away from ‘the machine’ and how this had allowed her to build her permaculture cottage and lead the kind of life that many dream could only be possible by, say, winning the lottery. See her example here. […]
I too thank you for your inspiring blogs. I am slowly changing my lifestyle and loving it. I too survive on very little money and relish every new thing I learn to help me on my way. Thank you again. Lesley
Spot on Colette. I too am a single person trying to transform land and house into a permaculture oasis. It takes time and lots of thought and hard work. YOu have proved to the world that it can be done and that its a work in progress. I really have enjoyed seeing your house and land transformed and the many wonderful pictures are so inspiring.
Blessings to you
Wow, i get the power of the consumer thing but the no gas in my cottage blew me sideways. i hate fracking too, may be i need to look at my gas use pronto. thanks, terry
Love your blog! Thanks for all of the helpful ideas to save money and to use our own resources to sustain.
Exactly! Thank you for your writing and photographs 🙂
My husband and I are working to transform ourselves, and our household, to this way of life, bit by bit 🙂
You are exactly right. Any reasoning person should understand what industrialization and big business is doing to our world. The government is not willing to stop it… the people will have to decide if they care enough about future generations to pull their resources away from the madness and find ways to do things differently. In the process, they may just find a beautiful life for themselves and their families and their communities…by finding ways to do for themselves….instead of paying big business and big government to rape and kill the earth.
Good post!
Shannon