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Mycelium, sheet mulching and feeding your soil – Cultivate the good stuff
When I was a beginner gardener, I remember opening a bag of potting mix and seeing some white mold growing inside. Perhaps you’ve done the...
Springtime Asparagus Salad
Asparagus is in season at the moment and it is a sure sign that spring has arrived in Australia. After months of seeing sad, overpriced...
When bugs attack: How to deal with garden pests organically
Lead photo by Sven-Kåre Evenseth - via Flickr How is your garden going? One of the most heartbreaking things to have happen when you're growing your own...
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Alternative Food Politics – SA Urban Food
Erin BI had a chat to media and cultural researcher Dr Michelle Phillipov, about the popularity of programs such as MasterChef, increasing activism in food, and what it means to have ‘choice’ in a food system that is heavily influenced by the media.
Mycelium, sheet mulching and feeding your soil – Cultivate the good stuff
When I was a beginner gardener, I remember opening a bag of potting mix and seeing some white mold growing inside. Perhaps you’ve done the […]
Coronavirus and flattening the curve
Erin BResources to help keep you moving, learning, eating, thinking, and laughing in these troubled times Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt […]
Dealing with citrus gall organically
Citrus gall, the bane of any backyard citrus tree. The sight of galls on a newly established citrus tree is enough to make any gardeners […]
An anniversary and chocolate cake.
The other day I got a notification from LinkedIn saying that one of my connections had ‘liked’ my work anniversary. ‘Huh!’ I thought ‘What work […]
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies & Thoughts on the Summer Harvest
How is it March already? Seriously. I demand answers. It feels like I’ve only just started to get into the swing of summer and all […]
Grain Salad & A Photoshoot
Last year was a slow one for me blogwise. I took a longer than anticipated break from the world and found a renewed appreciation for […]
Summer garden update
Greetings from my summer garden! We’re having a bumper year at our place, which is the result of some serious work during the cooler months. […]
Cumquat Marmalade
So the story goes that one day we were hanging out with P’s gran who mentioned that she has a tree full of cumquats. Having […]
Tropical Icy Poles
Hello! Happy new year! It has been a while between posts, I decided to take an unannounced break from the blog as, to be honest, […]