August | 2012 | Earthwise Gardening

Home grown vege protein

Posted on:: Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Author:: Earthwise

I have never wanted to be completely self-sufficient, partly because it would be a full-time job and in its way, quite isolating from other people. The permaculture concept of recognising and living within your bio-region has always seemed both practical and ethical, the ‘Think Global, Act Local’ idea. Supporting my local beekeeper, sourdough bread baker, cheesemaker or local […]

Tags: beans, preserves, recipe, vegetables, vegetarian

Posted in Kitchen | 7 Comments »

Charcoal and chickens

Posted on:: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Author:: Chook Whisperer

It’s not the first thing that springs to mind when I hear the words ‘charcoal’ and ‘chicken’ together, but charcoal as a chicken feed supplement can provide real health benefits for your chooks. Because animals’ water and feed can be exposed to contaminants – from rodents, flies or birds, for example – many poultry farmers […]

Tags: animal care, chickens, poultry

Posted in Organic Gardening | 21 Comments »

Crazy for lemons

Posted on:: Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Author:: Lazy Gardener

Having followed a simple care routine for your citrus trees, you should be reaping citrus in abundance now. But what to do with them all? Harvesting and storage is easy. I make sure that I harvest any fruit when it’s dry – hard when it seems like it rains most of the time. Lemons and […]

Tags: cooking, fruit, lemons, preserves, recipe

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Home grown tomatoes

Posted on:: Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Author:: Earthwise

It is very early spring here, not by the calendar but instead by the blossoming of the stone fruit. I know there is a risk of a late frost, so it is still too early to plant out tomato seedlings into the garden. Instead I’m starting them from seed, using my reliable old bottom-heat propagator. […]

Tags: fruit, seed propagation, tomatoes, vegetables

Posted in Organic Gardening | No Comments »

Going batty!

Posted on:: Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Author:: Lazy Gardener

Bats in the belfry? No, I had bats in the bathroom. I came home after work, went to close the shutters and down between the double-hung window panes I found the cutest micro-bat sound asleep. It was the size of my palm, with a soft black shiny coat and wings. After the initial ‘gee how […]

Tags: bats, wildlife

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August, 2012

Home grown vege protein

Charcoal and chickens

Crazy for lemons

Home grown tomatoes

Going batty!

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