Category Archives: children

Autumn at Home – The Silver Lining in the Health Crisis

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

Of all the times to be interrupting our usual busyness and spending more time at home, what season could be lovelier than autumn? The ground is still warm, there’s water in the tanks and there’s still sunshine to get a … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, children, community, Family, Food, pandemic, planning, planting, resilient gardening

May Garden Guide

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

In this edition… Hot and smokin’: Multi-functioning the pizza oven – turning the chilli harvest into chipotle seasoning; making pizzas (hey, who would have thought?); and overnight baked beans. When shading isn’t shading: using shadecloth to capture light for subtropical … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, children, community, Food, fruit, maintenance, microclimates, recipes, trees

Composting tips – and workshop on Wed March 18

Posted on March 5, 2015 by

  “Old gardeners never die; they just very slowly turn into the most magnificent compost. But what a marvellous, active brew it is!” – Peter Cundall Different composting methods break down the material in different ways, using different helpers – so … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, children, community, compost, courses, dirty fun, events, Family, fertiliser, hanging out in the garden, permaculture design, planning, recipes, soil, workshops

The Value of Edible Gardening with Children

Posted on October 15, 2014 by

Tonight I’m off to talk to families at my local childcare centre about what we do in the garden there – and why. When I started helping families to plan and create their food gardens a couple of years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in children, climate change, community, Family, hanging out in the garden, permaculture design, resilient gardening, sustainable food

Open Day – this Sunday

Posted on May 2, 2014 by

It’s that time of year again… just when the sun disappears, the rain hits, the weeds pop up and the fruit trees start dropping their tired old leaves everywhere, we fling the gate open and welcome you into our little warts-and-all … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, bees, children, community, events, Family, fruit, hanging out in the garden, permaculture design, planning, raised garden beds, resilient gardening, seeds, sustainable food, vegetables, vertical gardens

Spring Open Day – Monday October 7th

Posted on September 24, 2013 by
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Curried butternut and lentil soup

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Sorry, I’m still banging on about pumpkin. This time it’s butternuts. They’re not my favourite pumpkins but I believe in having a couple of varieties going in case either of them succumbs to bugs or diseases. The butternut vines made … Continue reading →

Posted in children, legumes, recipes, resilient gardening, vegetables, winter

Supporting our local community

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

  If you live in the Glenelg/Brighton/Marion area and haven’t checked out the Organic Corner Store market yet, it is well worth a look. It incorporates a fresh organic fruit and veg co-op where you can order a whole box … Continue reading →

Posted in children, community, events, markets, special offers

Adelaide is hungry for home-grown food!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

WOW! What a day. About 60 people through our little suburban home garden in three hours this afternoon for International Permaculture Day (and that’s on top of lots of folks stopping to chat at the Marion Market stall this morning)… … Continue reading →

Posted in children, community, events, Family, hanging out in the garden, permaculture design, permaculture principles, resilient gardening

In the night garden

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

A golden orb spider waits in its freshly woven web for dinner to come along… Bok choy seedlings stretch upwards…

Posted in children, fruit, hanging out in the garden, vegetables, wildlife