“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
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My Urban Farming Investment
“It takes a lot of skill to be able to grow food sustainably. Its an art form. We need to raise agriculture up to another different level like they do in Europe where farmers are on the same level as engineers and doctors… because the food that we eat is the most important thing in [...]
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
Caged Strawberries
“One must ask the children and the birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” ~ Goethe I have quite a few free-range strawberries growing in the garden. Unfortunately for me, I don’t eat that many. If the ants, slaters of slugs don’t get them first, my own spawn usually gobble them up at first sight. [...]
The Recycler’s Paradise
“Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we’ve been ignorant of their value.” ~ R. Buckminster Fuller* Today, My husband took the day off to help me celebrate my birthday. ”The day is yours my darling!” he exclaimed “I am at your beck and call. We [...]
Recycled Garden Apron
I love Terrain. Just to be clear, I am not an affiliate, just a fan. I have never actually been to their physical site, just visited online. It’s just so beautiful, elegant and sophisticated. Posh. I am always envious of climates that seem to have enough rain to make everything look so lush and green. [...]
Re-purposed Bed Head Trellis
“We must start to see waste as a resource” ~ Ben Bradshaw One of my favourite places to escape online is to Terrain. I needed a trellis for the centre of my middle raised bed. The one I found on Terrain was rustic and perfect for my needs. At $78 dollars, it wasn’t cheap, but [...]
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