Planting for the bees

Before thinking of what veggies to plant, think of how to create a balanced ecology to support healthy plant growth and the thriving of the ...

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Tulsi: bee bush, food, medicine and habitat - a great permaculture plant

One of my favourite plants in our polycultural permaculture   kitchen   garden, a mini food forest, is this perennial basil, holy basil   ...

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Morag Gamble's super pesto recipe using simple garden greens (8 mins)

Pesto is incredibly delicious. It's healthy too and so easy to make using whatever greens are in your garden. I went foraging today and ...

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Gardening With Almost No Rain: Where There's Mulch, There's Life

It's been a tough summer around here for edible gardening this year - consistently hot hot days and very little rain. It's understan...

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A Resilient Garden: Home Food Growing in Unpredictable Weather

Droughts, storms and unpredictable weather can be challenging for the home food gardener. It's important to get to know what are the res...

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150 Plants From My Permaculture Garden

I've compiled a list of 150 edible and functional plants growing in my permaculture garden. These are growing in a diverse polyculture o...

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Superfood Pesto Recipe - a Favourite at the PermaFeast

We had a mouth-watering PermaFeast at my place on Saturday. This Harvest to Table workshop was the last of my Permaculture Life series for 2...

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Simply Make Your Own Homegrown Mustard

Making homegrown seedy mustard ia incredibly easy and satisfying. It tastes absolutely amazing too. Each batch is different and we love to e...

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