About Us
Hello and welcome to Red Sand Cottage Permaculture. We are Sandra and Fred and have bought this wonderful 25 acre wooded site with bungalow and large outbuilding in Western Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Previously, we ran the 'Romany Rest' permaculture site and B&B in Eastern PEI.
There is a lot to do here at Red Sand Cottage, it's a 'work in progress'. Our plans for the site include a Forest Management Plan, Coppicing projects and possibly getting the area protected under a deed of covernant and with assistance from the Island Nature Trust. Either way, we will endeavour to carry out various conservation projects here and to share this wonderful plot with visitors.
Previously, we ran the 'Romany Rest' permaculture site and B&B in Eastern PEI.
There is a lot to do here at Red Sand Cottage, it's a 'work in progress'. Our plans for the site include a Forest Management Plan, Coppicing projects and possibly getting the area protected under a deed of covernant and with assistance from the Island Nature Trust. Either way, we will endeavour to carry out various conservation projects here and to share this wonderful plot with visitors.
Background
Fred has 15 years experience in organic gardening and using solar power for heating. He super-insulated his cottage in Wales and added various solar thermal heating projects. Sandra has 20 years experience in organic gardening. Together we went on to learn about Agroforestry and have 10 years experience in Forest Gardening, having created a forest garden on a welsh hillside site 700ft above sea level and a second garden at 'The Romany Rest' in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Sandra has a background in environmental science and worked for 10 years as quality manager for two environmental science laboratories and three river intake protection stations. In Wales, UK, we created a local community-based business promoting produce grown locally or made locally from local ingredients. It started as a preserves business and then later expanded into a wholefood and fresh produce shop with a deli and cafe attached. We were active members of the 'Wholesome Food Association' and the business was affiliated to the WFA. Sandra was involved with local food initiatives and was a director of the 'Farmers' Market Network' before we left Wales bound for Canada!
On arrival in Canada, we immediately set about creating a permaculture site at 'The Romany Rest B&B', later moving to 'Red Sand Cottage'. Sandra is a PDC graduate and taught Introductory courses at the Romany Rest as well as hosting a number of group visits. We completed two energy-efficiency passive solar home retrofits, most recently the 15-month project at 'Red Sand Cottage'. We enjoy sharing our experiences so decided to create a permaculture demonstration site at Red Sand Cottage. In the future we hope to offer courses here, but for the moment we welcome visits during the summer months and other times by arrangement.
Sandra has a background in environmental science and worked for 10 years as quality manager for two environmental science laboratories and three river intake protection stations. In Wales, UK, we created a local community-based business promoting produce grown locally or made locally from local ingredients. It started as a preserves business and then later expanded into a wholefood and fresh produce shop with a deli and cafe attached. We were active members of the 'Wholesome Food Association' and the business was affiliated to the WFA. Sandra was involved with local food initiatives and was a director of the 'Farmers' Market Network' before we left Wales bound for Canada!
On arrival in Canada, we immediately set about creating a permaculture site at 'The Romany Rest B&B', later moving to 'Red Sand Cottage'. Sandra is a PDC graduate and taught Introductory courses at the Romany Rest as well as hosting a number of group visits. We completed two energy-efficiency passive solar home retrofits, most recently the 15-month project at 'Red Sand Cottage'. We enjoy sharing our experiences so decided to create a permaculture demonstration site at Red Sand Cottage. In the future we hope to offer courses here, but for the moment we welcome visits during the summer months and other times by arrangement.
