by Jane Cobbald | Jan 6, 2019 | Organic growing, Products
My 15-year-old Mira Trowel disappeared in the garden last spring. I couldn’t find it anywhere. And this afternoon, there it was, stuck in a flowerbed where I had left it. The leaves had died back to expose it. The blade and handle (which was oiled every year)...
by Jane Cobbald | Oct 6, 2017 | Products
Our bucket toolbags are now available in terracotta-coloured organic cotton canvas and bottle-green coloured cotton canvas. We also have a few made of red hemp fabric. All come with a removable base, five pockets and black cotton binding.
by Jane Cobbald | Apr 8, 2016 | Products
As well as telling the story of how the tools project happened, our experiences of using the tools (including the slug and snail effect) and speculations about the relationship between copper and iron, the Kindle edition of our booklet has a new...
by Jane Cobbald | Apr 5, 2016 | Organic growing, Products
Here are some of the Maia Dibbers. The one nearest the front is made of apple wood. A neighbour of PKS in Austria contacted them to ask if they wanted the wood from an apple tree they were about to cut down. Other handles are oak, ash and beech, all...
by Jane Cobbald | Oct 16, 2015 | Products
Before storing the tools in the shed for the winter, it is a good idea to give the wooden handles and shafts a coating of oil. We supply refillable glass bottles of boiled linseed oil: an attractive addition to the shelf of the toolshed. And if you order...
by Jane Cobbald | Aug 4, 2015 | Products
The latest addition to our range of gardener’s gear is a hard-wearing and practical apron. Available in red or blue, hand-made in England of hemp with cotton binding.