As some of you will know, I have had all sorts of trouble getting my Jumbo Quails to lay. I had them in my bush house, where I thought they they would be safe and comfortable in the cool, sheltered environment. Yes, they were uber comfortable, but t
Read more…Emeritus Professor Don Huber will be the guest Speaker on Thursday 7th September at the Brisbane Organic Growers meeting, Peace Hall, Windsor 7.30pm. Dr Huber is an award-winning, international scientist of plant pathology at Purdue University USA sp
Read more…The workers were willing.
The rewards were great.
What I learned was to photograph the garden "before and after." Unfortunately, I was too busy digging out roses to have thought it through properly. Well, that's my tip for the next person w
Read more…Not sure where to post this!
For some years now I have been pondering the possibility of copy/paste the best articles on common topics into a FAQ section.
No surprise I have never 'got around to it'.
I can be sure I won't be 'getting around to it' an
Read more…Free MOOC - https://www.coursera.org/course/socialentrepeneur
No background is required; all are welcome! You need no prior knowledge of business or social entrepreneurship to participate in this course.
In this course you will learn how to create s
Read more…This preview course, "Introduction to Sustainable Development" will give you an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainabl
Read more…Hi Folks
Well, that was unexpected! We're currently looking into what happened, but we just had a very quick change to the look of the site!
For those who glimpsed the previous khaki and purple version (?!) hopefully this is a decent substitute whil
Read more…It's that time again!
The end of the year has come around more quickly than ever - surely time speeds up as you get older?
Anyway, in keeping with the tradition started by this site last year, this year we are again celebrating the knowledge-expandin
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The workshop we held last week was not your usual conflict resolution training. We came from the perspective of how we could possibly make the transition to a happier and more sustainable world, cooperatively and efficiently. We began by pointing ou
Read more…At the BLF end-of-year do before Christmas, we presented a few awards for top/favourite content on BLF for a bit of fun, and to recognise members' fantastic contribution(that's all of you!) to making BLF such a great place.
Award categories and winne
Read more…GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SOIL PART 1 with Dr Elaine Ingham from the Soil Learning Centre:
on how to IMPROVE YOUR SOIL STRUCTURE, cut your WATER CONSUMPTION BY 70% and 50% INCREASE IN GROWTH in the your first year.
The Soil Learning Centre is here to educ
Read more…GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SOIL - PART 2 FUNGI
The Soil Learning Centre is here to educate and inspire
all growers to understand their soils.
It is a platform for leading educators around the world
to share their knowledge.
We ask of you for your gui
