City Farmer in Vancouver: an urban wonderland
I spent a lovely couple of hours on two occasions visiting the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden, AKA City Farmer, exploring this...
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Composting on the inside
Apart from inmates, their families or staff, not many people see the inside of a prison and most would not wish to. Yet the...
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Compost in Battery Park City and remembering 9/11
After reading about Battery Park City Authority's dog waste composting program, I was very interested to find out more. It was amazing to...
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Regenerative ancient agriculture: the chimpanas of Xochimilcho, Mexico City
Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs in 1325 AD and was built on a vast lake and a series of wetlands. This ancient culture created an...
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Composting in New York by bike
What a perfect introduction to community composting in New York City – a Compost Bike Tour organised by the Lower East Side Ecology...
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Digging into the soil of Los Angeles
I wanted to get down and dirty in the City of Angels - beneath the glitz and glamour, the theme parks, the highways - deep down and...
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Street art travels
One of the great things about walking rather than driving is being able to take the time to stop and fully appreciate the local street...
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Autumn flowers in Brisbane
Autumn is my favourite season in Brisbane. Long sunny days, mild nights and good rainfall keep everything from drying out and becoming...
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A garden for chickens
Chooks are a joy to live with. Their unique personalities are wonderful to get to know and their antics are really entertaining....
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Woman of the flower
Suzanne Cox, 2018 This painting came after looking at a yellow rose and seeing the swirl of the petals and how they looked like the...
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Roo's garden greens and feta pie
With so many edible greens growing in the garden this pie is different every time it gets made, depending on what's available. A...
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Queensland Arrowroot - a potato substitute and much more
Originating in South America it is often commonly called Queensland Arrowroot because it was once grown in commercial qualities in...
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Sweet potato
Sweet potatoes are well know for the delicious and healthy tuber but their stems and leaves are also a nutritious and tasty green...
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Garlic chives and society garlic- delicious and attractive
Easy to grow, tasty and healthy these flat leaved chives keep giving. Garlic chives and society garlic are very similar in appearance -...
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Makrut (aka kaffir lime leaf)
Providing a distinctive South-East Asian flavour to cooking, Makrut trees are an important feature in a sub-tropical garden. The leaves...
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Choko - an international favourite
Chokos have a bad reputation in Australia. People remember them from their childhood being served up boiled to within an inch of their...
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A garden for pregnancy, breastfeeding and babies
Spending time in the garden is a great way to get exercise and soak up a bit of vitamin D from the sunshine. In addition it's an...
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A tea garden
Teas can be made from leaves, roots, flowers, fruits, stem or seeds. Whether they are iced or hot, relaxing, refreshing or medical they...
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Leunig on leaves
The work of Michael Leunig, the Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet, is so whimsically accurate in his comments...
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Edible flowers - garnishes and decoration
Flowers can be used to decorate cakes, pancakes, drinks, breads and almost anything. Although it generally makes sense to match flavours...
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