3 Ways To A Living Mulch

Living mulch (covering the soil with plants), is the most nourishing mulch of all. A soil covered with plants is alive! Living on and in and around plant roots is a diversity of soil life forms – fungi, nematodes, protozoa, bacteria, arthropods and of course worms, these team up with plants and are the ultimate […]

An annual DIY Soil Test

Your soil is unique. It’s history and geography make it so. And because it’s unique, and because understanding your soil is at the heart of your garden’s health – you do well to get to know it. To know what it feels like, what it smells like, how many critters live in it, how well […]

Make a Basemap + a Wishlist

My wish for you is an abundant, easy to work vegie patch! Creating this relies entirely on you getting to know your land first. Push pause on the planning + building + planting, and take the time! Understanding your land and your climate first is key to you making sound placement choices. Bill Mollison (co […]

Grow Vegies in Containers + Make an Instant Vegie Patch

Containers grow amazing vegies! Perfect for small spaces, young children and our elders too. They are quick and cheap to set up, and can pump out a goodly volume of kai. When you are new to land, growing in containers brings a lovely breathing space. Rather than stressfully trying to work out the perfect spot […]