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Mega Nutrient Face Mask
If your little organic garden has been sprouting fruit and vegetables like a mad production line – congratulations! and why not give yourself a little treat for the work you put in to getting …
Fair Trade Leading to Sustainability
When I was doing some research on Fair Trade I asked LTSH (Long Term Suffering Husband) what he thought it was. His response: “Trading fairly” was the perfect definition! It’s times like …
The No-Dig Garden
Why didn’t the 7 dwarves have any time for girlfriends? Because they spent all day digging!
And spending days digging a home garden can be just as detrimental to your social life!
And your back …
Vegetarian Recipes for Basil
Abundant Basil!
LTSH (Long Term Suffering Husband) rushed into my office the other day, eager with news.
“How long since you’ve checked your tomatoes?”
I stood up surprised – I didn’t even know LTSH …
Organic Revolution
A Sustainability Nut Friend just sent me a link to a brilliant video of the Organic Revolution Vs. the Dark Side in Grocery Store Wars. If you loved Star Wars – you’ll love this all the more …
Natural Pest Control for Ants
You probably remember me raving on about how we controlled ants in our house with a daily floor mop of Grapefruit Oil. (It has to be daily because as I’m a Wildlife Carer we almost …
Attracting Small Birds to Your Garden
A woman complained to me the other day that she never sees small birds in her garden, and that the only birds that ever visit were, I quote, “A magpie with his young one, and those horrible …
Permaculture Focus on Saving Your Soil
When you’ve designed your permaculture garden, sustainable produce garden, vegetable patch – or whatever you want to call it – and rattled through your tool shed, digging out your …
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden – Koalas
Wouldn’t we all dream of having a Koala pay us a visit!
Obviously, if you live in an area where Koalas don’t exist – then no matter what Koala-friendly strategies you put in place… sorry …
Natural Insect Control of Aphids
Before I left for a week in Melbourne (Victoria, Australia), my Zucchini plants were sporting the new aphid look – the popular pest fashion of white film over most of the leaves.
I nibbled on my …
