Olias Sunhillow

Poplar is not great wood to burn and the trees are fragile and fall a lot in wind storms. When they are old they are not very pretty. Just my 2 cents from Michigan

Thanks for all the input. We appreciate it. To be clear I want to avoid killing them, but I will if I can’t find a solution that works. Just trying the peaceful path first. Otherwise i will have to invest in a pet snake and feed it with the trappings. 😱

I am allergic to cats and my family doesn’t want pets - so I am looking for natural ways to deter and not poison our little uninvited mice.

I live in a large building that is brand new, but since it is impossible to seal completely and we live in a rural area near a forest and large field there are an infinite supply of critters.

I read in other threads about mint deterrents but did not see a recipe. Does anyone have a good one?

Maybe something I could spray around the perimeter of the building...

I figured put some bags of mint in the drawers and maybe some mint essential oil in strategies places and put some plants and spray deterrent around the building and then some traps inside. I figure it would be an endless job but might as well do it right.

Any suggestions are welcome. Just can’t get help from animals and prefer not to kill brutally or poison them.  

Thanks in advance

Thanks for the merge, it was my first post and I did not see this thread that was already there.

Remoteness is a big deal, and the problem is the solution also. This place would make a great refuge and homestead. From what little I have read, they are really seeking to be as autonomous as possible. I am thinking it would be a great place to put a seed bank also, its remoteness is protective also. I think you are right about the tourism. But it would need to be sustainable and well planned, or it would ruin it and it would just be forgotten for a long time. The key would be to have a plan to put the tourism money back into the island. I think it would be a good thing to create local coupons and alternate currency to keep value built in the site and not leave the site. Disaster prep would also be important for the volcano, shelters and perhaps a way to funnel lava flows etc away from the settlement.

I do not know if this is the right place to post this... but please let me know where to repost or feel free to just move it yourself.

I just learned about the island Tristan and I have to say that a design challenge in the most remote inhabited place on Earth sounds super interesting. I hope some Permaculturist Architects get on Board. Can you imagine what they could do there? Please pass this on so that this island gets a sustainable future and helps get the word out on Permaculture.
http://www.tristandc.com/newsgovernmentRIBAcompetition2015.php

I really think this is an awesome challenge.