I'm currently reading this book by Jeffrey who lives locally at Flaxton.
It's like all my thoughts on gardening put down on paper in a really easy to read and follow format. Highly recommended.
About $30 retail I picked a quality second hand copy up
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We are putting in some raised garden beds (only raised one sleeper high 200mm and I will dig down a little too) and I wish to start with some good quality soil without paying an exorbitant amount, organic with no weeds.
The major players Centen
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Crimson clover is an effective cover crop to protect and improve soils as well as promote beneficial insects.
From SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL:
By Tom Karwin,
We have seen a surge of interest, recently, in soil regeneration as a substantial part of the glob
Read more…Humanity stands at the edge of an abyss. We have destroyed the planet, it’s biodiversity, water and the climate, and through this destruction, the
Read more…We've no doubt all been watching this conference with interest. What do you think - too little too late or will humanity have a major mind shift and save the world?
From NPR:
From ORGANIC CONNECT:
by Bruce Boyers
America has a health crisis. We’re concerned about cancer, heart disease a
From FAO:
The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2015 the International Year of Soils (IYS) (A/RES/68/232).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has been nominated to implement the IYS 2015, within the framework of the Global So
From WELLNESS MAMA:
There is a lot of evidence, most anecdotal, some scientific, about how gardeners live up to 14 years longer than non-gardeners. That’s a pretty impressive life extension and it certainly warrants further research.
National Geograp
Read more…I know everyone here is in some sense aware of the need to improve our soil. This is a good article with some sensible advice.
From THE GUARDIAN:
Imagine a wonderful world, a planet on which there was no threat of climate breakdown, no loss of fresh
See the website THAI NATURAL FARMING for full information:
By Cho Han Kyu
Environment-friendly
Natural Farming is a sustainable farming. Natural Farming makes all inputs from natural materials, observes the law of the
I would like to start showing some DVD's - I have just bought Symphony of the Soil for instance (can be viewed in full for free HERE for a very short time).
Some feedback please folks:
