By the power of wolf
Chinese medicine has a lot to answer for. The ivory trade is the big one that springs to mind. But luckily for us (and rhinos and elephants) the humble wolfberry isn’t one that will do much harm. In fact, if you believe the hype it will only do good – and lots of it. That’s [...]
PlantLab } Urban farming
This ain’t no underground rave party, unless you consider plants to be raging party animals – no, it’s the future of greenhouse growing, perhaps even the future of modern farming – large scale crops of vertical proportions, built to sustain the needs of growing population. The Plant Lab Plant production unit offers total control over light [...]
Jung Jung crochet fruit & veggies
In celebration of potentially booking a trip to Japan today (!!!), I thought it fitting to feature the intricate crochet creations of Japanese artist jung jung. The combination of timber and knit is so delicate, perfectly patterned in miniscule fashion. I love the selection of muted hues in the thread so carefully meshed and married [...]
{photo set} This little piggy went to market
Talk around town is that fruit & vegetable prices will reach the moon thanks to those recent nasty floods around Australia. Truth is, they’ve been sky rocketing for a while now at those big supermercardo chains, and no amount of sternly penned emails with change it…. trust my husband, he tried. If you’re lucky enough [...]
{photoset} Summer still life
Australian Summertime, to me, is defined by fruit. Magnificent mangoes. Cheerful cherries. Perfectly plump peaches. Luscious lychees. Creamy, creamy avocadoes. Run-down-your-elbows juicy oranges. When I was a kid, my Grandma used to send us a box of mangoes every Christmas. She lived in [rss-cut]Mount Isa in north-west Queensland and was blessed with a giant mango [...]
Fishes and growths: Aquaponics
Glued to a recent episode of Costa’s Garden Odyssey I was particularly fascinated with a segment about Aquaponics. ‘Aqua what?’ I hear you say. For those as clueless on the topic as I was Aquaponics is ” the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment.” These sustainably harmonious ecosystems work on[rss-cut] [...]
