Monthly Archives: April 2016

29 April 2016 7:13am – This Week’s Rubbish Tally

Posted on April 30, 2016 by kim

My first bits of rubbish this week: 2 pieces of waxed baking paper used in baking bread for today’s orders. Think I did pretty well considering that I wasn’t even trying and only realised I’d not made any rubbish all … Continue reading →

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29 April 2016 7:01am – Guerrilla Gardening

Posted on April 30, 2016 by kim

Guerrilla gardening at its best! :D Group Grafts Fruit-Bearing Branches Onto Ornamental Trees in San Francisco

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28 April 2016 5:58pm – Greens

Posted on April 30, 2016 by kim

Tonight’s dinner (or part of it). Nutrient-dense spinach, curly blue kale, red kale and silverbeet, plucked straight from a freshly rained-on garden 25m away. SOOO much yummier than the ones you get in the shop that have usually wilted by … Continue reading →

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28 April 2016 5:31pm – Gardening as a Business

Posted on April 30, 2016 by kim

Gardening as a business. Interesting perspective. The Business of Mini-Farming

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27 April 2016 6:40am – Hugelkulture Forest

Posted on April 30, 2016 by kim

Interesting concept. Using Hugelkulture on a larger, forest scale.

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27 April 2016 6:07am – Rent-a-Goat

Posted on April 30, 2016 by kim

They also love Aussie weeds like blackberry, and you get milk, and endless material for entry into Funniest Home Video :P What’s not to like? Rent A Goat: Natural Methods Are Mowing Their Way Through the Countryside

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22 April 2016 5:05pm – Wave Energy in Aust

Posted on April 24, 2016 by kim

YAY Australia!! Energy Mafia Is On Its Knees: Australia First To Receive Ocean Wave Generated Zero-Emission Electricity

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22 April 2016 2:18pm – Urban Food Street

Posted on April 24, 2016 by kim

Urban Food Street, in Buderim, is in the news! What I wouldn’t give to live in a place like this; it would be a dream come true. Anyone interested in starting our own? Food Street: Feeding off the kerbside and … Continue reading →

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22 April 2016 6:59am – Bread!

Posted on April 24, 2016 by kim

Today’s bread orders ready to go :)

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20 April 2016 12:40pm – Winter veg

Posted on April 24, 2016 by kim

Now that its *finally* getting cooler here in south-east Qld, its time to get those winter veg in! Although this list of veg is aimed at temperate climate zones, I use the same list for my patch, plus toms, carrots … Continue reading →

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