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Supermarket trials carbon labels - UK
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Planetary impacts when planting, cultivating or harvesting
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Organic gardening workshop series - weekend at Samford, Brisbane
October 24, 2009 at 9:15am to December 5, 2009 at 1:30pm
This workshop series will teach you how to create and manage a healthy, productive organic food garden growing your own vegetables and herbs. You will be studying both the theory and practice of organic gardening. There are four workshops in the s...
- Dance with the Planets on November 14, 2009 from 10am to 9pm
- Biodynamic gardening workshop on October 31, 2009 from 9:30am to 4:30pm
- Organic gardening workshop series - weekend on October 24, 2009 at 9:15am to December 5, 2009 at 1:30pm
and i do have a small bird family that hang in our tree and the yard next door and they chase off the crows and other large birds.......as my kids are always dropping food in the yard....but the little birds see too it that they get the food first...
I like this idea, I was watching a small bird. (no idea what it was) but he was standing on tomatoe stake and going up and down it and getting insects that were on the zukes. (have no idea what he was catching) As i went to go and have a look, he ...
Mmm, interesting ideas, Peter. In the meantime, netting the Blueberries and having the Strawberries hiding among the weeds is my method for dealing with Mickeys who fancy my fruit plants. It's OK for me to be blasé though, there are no scrub turke...
If you are a new food gardener, a very experienced one or in between, it is quite likely that large birds have taken more than their fair share of produce from your garden. Its a very common complaint of food gardeners in my experience, particular...
Thanks Vanessa
WOW, Im lost for words...thanks for shareing, its so neat to see this kind of work been done and I say that we need more people like your self, on our way to Biodynamic farming and self growing and harvesting. (forget the name for that)
I like the...
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- About me:
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- I am currently involved with the following community gardens and groups:
- I have a large community oriented web site about organic gardening and local organic food at www.cityfoodgrowers.com.au. I've been involved in a a biodynamic gardening group for the last 4 years in my local area of Samford and we regularly visit each others places to work on our gardens and enjoy each others company.
Out of this experience my wife and I decided to form a community garden at home with about siz other families. This commenced 3 weeks ago. We are on 5 acres and have a large dam. The garden is in a beautiful full sun position and we have quite good loamy top soil which has received 4 years of biodynamic preparations.
- I am interested in:
- Organic gardening, localising our food supply and helping people to realise the joy they can get from working with others on growing food and how this can add positively to many other aspects of their lives. I also love playing tennis and being with my family and friends.
I've been involved in a number of entrepreneurial activities over the years and I see that business can be used in a very transformational way and I'm particularly interested in the works of Christopher Houghton Budd on Associative economics.
I have no formal training in organic gardening, just the school of life. I commenced my first vegie patch when I was a child and have been at it on and off ever since and I am now 51. My current patch is very productive and we also have some nice fruit trees. I've been studying organic gardening in the context of biodynamics for the last four years and among other things, this involves enlivening your powers of observation about what happens in the garden. This has really helped to deepen my understanding of organic gardening and my web site at www.cityfoodgrowers.com.au has come from this inner work.
- I can offer:
- Garden involvement, produce, information, training
- About what I can offer:
- Food gardening information via my web site
Gardening workshops, especially oriented around biodynamics
- My website is:
- http://www.cityfoodgrowers.com.au
- My contact details are:
- 7 32893602
0401156532
Peter Kearney's Blog
Protecting your vegetable garden from large birds
If you are a new food gardener, a very experienced one or in between, it is quite likely that large birds have taken more than their fair share of produce from your garden. Its a very common complaint of food gardeners in my experience, particularly in locations with big native bird populations. I have just published an article to my blog titled Protecting your vegetable garden from large birds and talks ab… Continue
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 3:47pm — 3 Comments
How to find a green thumb in your food garden connections
Connections help us to weave through the sometimes bumpy road of life and enrich our human experience. Growing your own vegetables, fruit and herbs allows you to enter a hot bed of connections which are fundamental to life on earth.
When a food gardener becomes conscious of these connections, a green thumb begins to appear and your effectiveness jumps significantly. You become much more effective at growing your own food in your own backyard, community garden, school or farm. Lets explore these… Continue
When a food gardener becomes conscious of these connections, a green thumb begins to appear and your effectiveness jumps significantly. You become much more effective at growing your own food in your own backyard, community garden, school or farm. Lets explore these… Continue
Posted on September 2, 2009 at 9:31pm — 2 Comments
Hidden treasure of the seed
There are many hidden treasures in a food garden. For me, one of the doorways to finding them is through contemplation, sitting time with no physical garden activity.
Contemplation time is important for building a relationship to your garden sanctuary. You get to observe in slow way and appreciate the diverse beauty evolving each day.
There is an energetic transfer between all living things in the garden during this time of contemplation. The plants respond to this energy and over time, the ga… Continue
Contemplation time is important for building a relationship to your garden sanctuary. You get to observe in slow way and appreciate the diverse beauty evolving each day.
There is an energetic transfer between all living things in the garden during this time of contemplation. The plants respond to this energy and over time, the ga… Continue
Posted on July 19, 2009 at 7:12am — 3 Comments
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- At 9:33am on February 23, 2009,
Tracy said… - Hi Peter,
Hope you and the fam are well, give my hello's to them. I would like some info on using BD preperations for my garden. Do you have a rotary hoe?
I am in the process of preparing the garden for a winter crop.
best wishes
Tracy .
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