I have started a video series of tips for new gardeners.
Introductory episode
Episode 1: composting
Episode 2: start by planting perennials
Episode 3: livestock for city blocks or apartments
Episode 4: first annuals to plant and our first monthly pr
Read more…Many moons ago in my childhood, we grew a huge willow tree in our backyard. Many good times were had in and under the willow tree. My father built an oversized see-saw beside this tree, and with six siblings, we had fun. It was the only tree nea
Read more…Went to the Mount Cootha Auditorium to look at some rare plants and happened upon Susan's mate Jerry.
We had a nice morning with Dianne and Graham, and Dianne purchased a lovely butterfly Clerodendrun.
Realising that I am not too good in crowds, I s
Read more…The Permaculture Institute has a write-up "Making Microbes:Fungal vs Bacterial Soil Life by Scott Gallant" which I find very interesting. Although our backyards are different to the environment that they are working with, it holds some good informat
Read more…I have 7 of my babies (at least two males) that I am offering for sale on BLF for $10 each. The girls are at point of lay. After the weekend, I'll put them on Gumtree for $15 each. Now please understand these are not good for eating. Um.. I inject
Read more…The Federal Government has launched Australia's first national food plan, aimed at shaping the nation's direction on food production and exports.
Producers, farmers, buyers and chefs are in Sydney today for a forum to discuss the green paper which ca
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Original discussion posted by Errol and Julie Marsh
Hi, we are Registered Beekeepers, and we have Organic, Unprocessed HONEY for SALE;
Blue Ironbark Liquid Honey 1Kg $10.00
Blue Ironbark Creamed Honey 1Kg $10.00
Blue IronBark Liquid Honey 550g $5.
Does anyone wish for some edible Pit Pit in their garden?
Its an edible dwarf palm like plant which you eat the cooked stalks of. A popular food in Indonesia and PNG I believe.
Any way, they are also quite decorative in a tropical garden. Only thing
Read more…http://www.totalhealthbreakthroughs.com/2007/12/processed-meats-declared-too-dangerous-for-human-consumption/
By Mike Adams 12/07/2007
The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has just completed a detailed reviewof more than 7,000 clinical studie
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NB I'm not sure how or when humans eat cotton, but I imagine we probably do in manufactured food stuffs (another reason not to eat anything with numbers in it!)
A traditional hill farm, Bobonaro Region, East Timor, March, 2010. (Landline: Tim Lee)
There are two distinct seasons in East Timor - the wet season and the dry season.
For many East Timorese, the time in between include
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