“I don’t like spinach, and I’m glad I don’t, because if I liked it I’d eat it, and I just hate it.” ~ Clarence Darrow

Waste? Not! Compost…
“My only desire is an intimate infusion with nature, and the only fate I wish is to have worked and lived in harmony with her laws.” ~ Claude Monet

The Veggie Bed of Doom
There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder. ~ Alfred Austin

Milk Bottle Garden Tools
I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing things away we could use. ~ Mother Theresa The school holidays are upon us and so far, it has been mainly lovely clear sunny weather, despite a bit of a chill about. But, two days into our break, my youngest little bloke [...]

Pea-Tee-Pee
“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” ~ Helen Keller One of the fantastic things about having little kids is the opportunity to indulge in a bit of whimsy and revisit your own childhood fantasies. I remember when I was a little [...]

Saving Tracey’s Luscious Melons
“Watermelon — it’s a good fruit. You eat, you drink, you wash your face.” ~ Enrico Caruso At our local playgroup, we each bring a piece of fruit on a Wednesday mornings for a snack. The curious thing is, even kids that generally turn their nose up to fruit, will jump onto a fruit platter with all [...]

Stark Raving Potty…
They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers. ~James G. Watt For my birthday, the kids (Husband) chose for me an awesome piece of potty kit. I had seen them before, a little wooden thingy that makes newspaper into seedling pots. The one I have makes pots in three different sizes. It’s a fantastic little piece of [...]
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