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How does my garden grow…? Part 3

by on January 11, 2012 in In the Garden

…with ripening heirloom tomatoes, sky-high jerusalem artichokes and the most beautiful pumpkins on earth!

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How Does My Garden Grow…? – Part 2

by on October 18, 2011 in In the Garden

… with purple carrots, black kale, Jerusalem artichokes and mini mielies!

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Living Seeds – Heirloom vegetable seeds to order online

by on August 31, 2011 in In the Bag, In the Garden

Trying to find heirloom vegetables for my new urban food garden has proved to be somewhat of a challenge. Imagine my excitement when I discovered that I could order all my heirloom-vegetable seeds online!

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The Drift Farm, Napier

by on July 25, 2011 in In the News

I finally managed to get over to Napier to visit The Drift Farm. It was a lesson on allowing nature to do its work with as little human interference as possible. From the biggest worm farm I’ve EVER seen to renewable enery sources, companion planting and compost teas, here they do it all. The result: certified organic heirloom vegetables – and apple cider, raw honey, verjuice, olive oil and and and… All produced by a rather famous family.

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How does my garden grow…? Part I

by on July 12, 2011 in In the Garden

… with vermicompost, manure and The Drift Farm heirloom vegetables!

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