NEW GROWTH TREES ROCK AND WATER

NEW GROWTH TREES ROCK AND WATER

This blog shows my activities and other people's initiatives. There are also articles that have been contributed.

page 1 A bit about the author of the blog.







 A bit about the author of the blog.
Born in London. Emigrated to Israel just as he was about to turn 16. Lived in Israel for 22 years. He became a Kibbutz member and fulfilling the duties of a citizen having served in the army and reserve duty.
 Worked mainly in agriculture though in the latter years also took up working with children with learning difficulties. Initially organised volunteers to train a brain damaged child according to the delacato method and then spent a year teaching in a school which was established on the Kibbutz. Pupils were taught on a one to one basis.
During the time on the Kibbuz he visited the USA and spent four months there. Part of that time was spent working voluntarily in a home for adults who were mentally ill and/or had a learning difficulty.
On his return to the UK. he worked in care with the elderly and other disabled people. The editor  went on to study for two years in Hull at Humberside Polytechnic (now part of Humberside University ) gaining a teaching diploma in teaching adults with learning difficulties.
He went onto work for Mencap and then a daycentre where he established a horticultural project for adults with learning difficulties. During this time he received regular input from a recognized RHS horticulturalist and RHS examiner. Vegetables were grown and sold.  During this time he also, together with another colleague and a volunteer counsellor established a group therapy centre for adults with learning difficulties. This was closed after three year as it was becoming too much of an effort to run two projects The editor of this blog has an advanced diploma in counselling and a certificate in lifecoaching and level 1 in Reiki therapy
The editor , now retired, is married, enjoys cultivating their garden which has a fishpond, rockery and tropical area. which contains semi-hardy bananas. He also cultivates two allotment plots, dabbles occasionally in bonsai, trains in the taiji system (see www.taiji.net  recommended to go to 'free videos) and Pakwa as taught by a previous teacher Paul Brecher more recently he trains in the Martial Art of Wing Chun with teacher Mark Green while also continuing to train in elements of Taiji and Pakwa  . He did  voluntarily in gardening activities, at a local Jewish  school. He is also provides assistance to beginners in vegetable growing. Now also coaching a group for the U3A in Vegetable Growing
The author  has installed a number of drip irrigation systems also in the UK based on his extensive experience in the area of irrigation on Kibbutz.The first while still working and after retiring in a school (as a volunteer), on raised beds for less able bodied on an allotment site and in his own garden.
 The editor also enjoys various other recreational activities such as reading, film, theatre etc., likes Bruce Springsteen, folk music particularly Klezma. 
The Editor continues to keep in touch with his Israeli background and though bi lingual works to improve his Hebrew . He follows current affairs.

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