Growing Tomato plants from seed It's such a simple thing to do for some of us. For others its the bane of our existence!!Which is it for you?We live in the subtropics technically, but in a small pocket with rather unusual weather patterns. We get the bugs as if we are the subtropics, but an unpredictable weather pattern so the rain isn't consistent with the ... Read More
DIY Compost Tumbler
DIY Compost Tumbler Its one of the most handy things to have if you are keen to grow your own food. But a commercial one can set you back quite a few dollars. Why spend on that if you can make it for cents in the dollar from recycled goods. Composting is a great way to reduce landfill and makes use of everything that comes onto your property.If you only need ... Read More
How to build a root cellar to store potatoes
Store potatoes in a root cellar for emergencies or long term use. How do you store all that amazing produce you grow?Pumpkins, potato, yam, sweet potatoes. Winter crops like turnips and swedes store really well in the right space as well. We have so many choices these days when it comes to building a root cellar, from burying a plastic rubbish bin and covering the top with ... Read More
Vegan Custard Slice
Vegan Custard Slice....Yep, I am a sucker for great desserts But the ones that have always appealed to me are the creamy, vanilla slice-esk type desserts. As a Vegan, I find this incredibly hard to get and am always the one sitting eating the fruit salad at dessert time whenever we dine out. It used to make me feel like I was deprived. Even though I knew I was eating this way ... Read More
High schoolers teach about growing organic, you wont believe how they did it.
A group of High schoolers decide to help teach kids about growing organic food.It is such a sad fact these days that most kids have no idea how their food is grown much less how to do it. Growing organic food is totally foreign. Our health system is falling apart and under too much pressure with more and more people becoming sick from lifestyle related disease. our kids ... Read More