Amazing Edible Greens: Okinawa Spinach
I added another great green to my garden today – Okinawa Spinach (Gynura crepioides). I was given a…
Pay Your Mortgage with Jam
I met a man on the weekend who pays 6 weeks of his mortgage by selling jam from…
Temporary permaculture for renters – 11 ideas for growing abundant food without owning land
How do you get thriving permaculture garden while you’re renting? There are particular challenges, but there’s also a…
Live simply: 14 Ways to Save Money and Avoid Debt
Live simply, live well, get debt-free, be happy. Voluntary simplicity is a way to work towards debt-free living.…
Library gardening: Community Permaculture Education
I garden in libraries – with children – with adults. It’s an unusual place, and obviously a temporary…
Easily Grow Vitamin C and Add Vivid Colour to Your Garden with Rosella
For vivid colour, intense flavour and health benefits, plant Rosellas in the garden. The striking colour of the red flower calyx (the…
Hands On Science, Real Food, Urban Agriculture, Nature Play, Permaculture Abundance – all in a weekend.
Exploring hands-on science, enjoying real food, immersing ourselves in urban agriculture and nature play, teaching free permaculture workshops…
The busy person’s ideal leafy green vegetable: upland and lowland Kang Kong
Kong Kong is the perfect plant for the busy person – ideal for small backyards and container gardening.…
Free food, wild foraging, edible weeds and urban homesteading: some good reads
I have been exploring ways to cut out plastic wrapping in my household. The obvious way to do…
Practical Workshops with Morag Gamble
I love teaching, and even though life is full with two homeschoolers and a preschooler, I still like…