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Moving to a new garden – The vegetable plot
Guest post by Dee Young After 24 years of struggling to grow a variety of plants in an area of impoverished sandy soil, thinly covering bedrock of sandstone, I looked forward to enjoying a better...
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No dig gardening
When we first started gardening my heart sank after I discovered the soil was full of weeds, and all sorts of different odds and ends. We decided the best solution would be to have a raised bed,...
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Measuring self-sufficiency
When we first began our challenge, we wanted a fool-proof way to measure self-sufficiency. The government tells us we should be eating 2 fruits and 5 vegetables every day, but measuring ‘a serve’ can...
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Topping up the vegetable beds
We topped up the vegetable beds this weekend. We wanted to use a mixture of different organic matter to add texture, substance and a range of nutrients to the soil. We ended up using coir, cow manure,...
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Edible plants for shady areas
The majority of vegetables love the sun, so you’ll need to position your main vegetable beds where there’ll get over 6 hours of sun a day. The following plants may like the shade or part-shade. Don’t...
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Review: Farm Fresh Organics delivery
I’ve been keen to trial organic box delivery, but when I did my research awhile ago our suburb wasn’t included in the drop-off zone. I’ve since found Farm Fresh Organics and we’ve had two deliveries...
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Zuppa di verdura della evi – Eve’s Vegetable Soup (Switzerland)
Cooked for the Swiss entry in The World Cup and Plate challenge. The recipe has been adapted from the Swiss Winter in the Alps: Food by the Fireside cookbook by Manuela Darling-Gansser. A filling warm...
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Dr Greg Emerson’s daily juice recipe
This super deep purple juice is alkalizing, anti-fungal and anti-cancer. It’s a great combination of healthy raw vegetables and fruits. Beetroot not only detoxifies the liver and helps with...
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Gardening charts for Australia
To get motivated and organised in the vegetable patch it helps to have gardening charts. Start your new year off with good intentions and hopefully you will be blessed with an abundance of yummy fresh...
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