Vegies for the Body and Soul
Around the yard things are starting to happen. The flowers are out, the summer vegies are getting a growth spurt and new fruits are beginning to appear on the fruit trees. The sweet fragrance of the citrus flowers calls to me from across the yard.
Kata’s magic minestrone soup
Keep the chills away with this quick and easy vege filled minestrone soup!
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 [...]
Psst… secret to gardening
Ok, so it’s not really a secret, but it will save you from possible gardening failure. Only a few short weeks ago did I plant a stack of seeds in my balcony garden and check out the sprouts I got already! These babies went through a heat wave including a day over 40C, and not [...]
{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 [...]
Hungry? Eat the house…
I love the Dutch. Partly because I’m partly one; partly because they invented the best mayonnaise and cheese in the world; partly because I loved living in Holland for a year; and partly because of the way they embrace small spaces. Is this genius or what? Run out of land. No problem! Grow stuff on [...]
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] [...]
