Category Archives: sustainable food

November Garden Guide

Posted on November 12, 2017 by

The countdown to Christmas has started. The usual end-of-year round of social and family events, shopping, school celebrations, reports, awards, and expectations to have our homes, gardens, families and lives in perfect order to be showcased, and all the loose … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, fruit, hanging out in the garden, herbs, microclimates, resilient gardening, sustainable food, time management, vegetables

Not the July Garden Guide (or ‘The Ugly Fruit’)

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

We made it! We’re past the winter solstice and the days are getting longer again. But the good news pretty much ends there, because now the proper cold sets in and only the diehard gardeners are still at it. I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, fruit, Local food, permaculture principles, planting, special offers, sustainable food, winter

February Garden Guide

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

Just one sleep to go until the new school year. Not that anyone’s counting. Tomorrow I will remember just how short the working day is when it’s squeezed between school drop-off and pick-up and moth-holed with appointments, and I’ll remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, fruit, hanging out in the garden, maintenance, markets, permaculture design, planning, planting, seedlings, seeds, summer, sustainable food, vegetables

Great big garden tour – and November guide

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

I promised a virtual tour of our garden in lieu of the open day which was cancelled recently, and here it is. It seems the weather agreed with the decision to call off the event, as it ended up raining … Continue reading →

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October Garden Guide for Adelaide

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

If there’s one thing we can rely on in spring, it’s unpredictable weather. Calm and sunny one day, howling gales and torrential rain the next. Looking back at last October’s pictures I saw cherries ripening on my tree, while this … Continue reading →

Posted in events, Food, fruit, herbs, maintenance, planting, propagating, seeds, spring, sustainable food, vegetables

June Gardening Guide – Mediterranean Climate

Posted on May 31, 2016 by

HARVESTING In keeping with recent trends, Adelaide has had a warm May, with the nights especially remaining warmer than usual. Hence warmth has remained in the soil and plants that I might usually have replaced by now have just kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, maintenance, permaculture design, permaculture principles, sustainable food, trees, vegetables, winter

There’s an apex predator in my garden…

Posted on May 23, 2016 by

I presented this concept at City of Marion’s ‘Common Thread‘ sustainability series earlier this month. Today I’ll introduce you to Part One. This is my Mum. Her name is Sally. You might have met her around the traps. She’s usually surrounded by a … Continue reading →

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