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It was hot and sticky but the folks still came out to stroll along the Yarra river and get excited about all the amazing eco freindly sustainability focused stuff that is happening in Australia and the world.
There was forums, talks and discussions, there was workshops galore, there was music (with the amplifiers powered by [...]

Summer is almost here. Some days it feels like it is here. The soil is going to dry out very quickly with a few hot dry days, so to protect our plants and all the lovely soil life we’ve built up over autumn, winter and spring, it is absolutely essential to MULCH!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t stress [...]

Another interesting youtube video about the histiry and future of our food systems. Based in America but relevant to the whole world. Here’s the low down:
There is a revolution going on in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. [...]

In this brief talk from TED U 2009, Jonathan Drori encourages us to save biodiversity — one seed at a time. Reminding us that plants support human life, he shares the vision of the Millennium Seed Bank, which has stored over 3 billion seeds to date from dwindling yet essential plant species.
Watch this video here [...]

Produce exchanges are a great way to share the surplus from your own garden in exchange for the surplus from someone elses, to swap gardening tips and pick up a few yummy treasures along the way. The good news is they’re starting to pop up all over the place.

There is a monthly produce exchange [...]

The Spud. That humble root crop that we all know and love. Whether you like to make big fat wedges out of them or a hot and steamy pot of potato and leek soup not much beats them for an easy to grow addition to the garden.
From now onwards is a great time to plant [...]

a simple way to keep your seeds toes warm through those long cold winter nights.

We’ve all used garlic in cooking before. But did you know it does more than just delight the taste buds? It is also fantastic for a number of medicinal uses. Garlic is in the same family as all the onions (the Allium family) and throughout history has been used as an aphrodisiac, plague repellant, to [...]

Hi all
Our first post out of Pip’s Autumn Kit have been sent to all our Autumn subscribers. When you’re planting your seeds, whether its straight into your garden or in seed trays for transplanting later, there are a few things that are crucial to remember.
#1: Remember to keep the soil wet where you have planted your seeds. Not soaking [...]

The waning moon (time between full moon and new moon when the moon is getting smaller) is a great time to focus on preparing and renewing your soil. Make compost, mulch, use natural fertilisers such as worm juice or weed teas.
It is also a good time to transplant seedlings as plants are putting more of [...]