Everything from waste disposal through the consumer electronics and technology is being reconsidered and redesigned to fit into our desperate need to lessen the astonishingly negative effect were having on the environment. Continue reading »
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Are You Going to Eat That Landscaping? The Best Edible Plants
Landscaping is typically candy for the eye, not for the mouth. By growing the right plants, your landscaping can be as tasty as it is beautiful. If you want to infuse gustatory appeal into your outdoor shrubbery, you’ll find no shortage of delicious and attractive plants to do so. Plant these following herbs, fruits and … Continue reading »
Making Productive Landscapes a Reality
Why is Pam Warhurst’s message so important? Let’s take a real life example from my neck of the woods. This is a photo of the North side of the Marlborough Street Reserve in the lovely Melbourne suburb of East Bentleigh, Australia. See that large expanse of grass up near the fence? All that grass, some trees, more … Continue reading »
Paperless Hand Cleaning
As is custom, most people clean their hands after using the toilet with toilet paper. Obviously, toilet paper seems like the only option available, but did you know that it is not really as hygienic as you might think? Several studies have proven that a very large number of diseases in people are transmitted because … Continue reading »
Sowing The Seeds For Farming’s Future
The farming industry is in danger, which is bad news indeed. This essential industry is facing several new and old challenges, but solutions are on the horizon. Continue reading »
Straw Bale Gardening 101
See why straw bale gardening is a unique way to make growing vegetables much easier, making the backbreaking, insect-fighting, weed-pulling process a thing of the past. Continue reading »
Chicken Quote of the Day?
What did the chook say? Share it in the comments below! Continue reading »
The Most Lost Day Of My Life
A man stares at me — his wife’s favourite red couch in a tip somewhere? I had such an interesting day recently I just had to share it. It was like being free but not, restful but anxious, impatient to leave to do something else without knowing what to do next. It was (of all things) … Continue reading »
5 Ways to Make Permaculture Practical
Permaculture is a kind of ecological design system engineered to build sustainability into human enterprise. As Scott Pittman writes on the Permaculture Institute Website - Permaculture “teaches us how to build natural homes, grow our own food, restore diminished landscapes and ecosystems, catch rainwater, build communities and much more.” Permaculture has been adapted for urban environments, … Continue reading »
