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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Soil Searching Diaries
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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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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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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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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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Comfrey - broken bones, bees, chooks and compost
Comfrey has broad prickly leaves and occasional pink, white or purple flowers which bees and other beneficial insects love. It prefers to...
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Nasturtium - spicy and beautiful
Nasturtium is an easy to grow flowering ground cover. Both its leaves and flowers make a spicy addition to salads, used as a garnish,...
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