Feeding the trolls
The tyranny of the majority stifles diversity. So do the rampaging trolls. Community-based regenerative food is grass-roots sustainable materialism. It is hardly a mainstream solution.… Read More »Feeding the trolls
Let it Ferment!
Beer and bread are not the only fermented food fit for humans. Fermentation a traditional method of preserving fresh food to feed us when there… Read More »Let it Ferment!
Loving Lentils
Growing lettuce and tomatoes are satisfying but challenging in many climates at many times of the year. Wouldn’t it be great to grow the food… Read More »Loving Lentils
94. Pestilence! Fungus as disease
Pestilence hit our community garden. We had to destroy an entire paw paw crop. There I was, extolling the virtues of fungus in helping us… Read More »94. Pestilence! Fungus as disease
95: The Community in the Garden
A community garden offers pleasure and provides food. It also builds community! Jasmine and her cat enjoy the garden even when no other humans are… Read More »95: The Community in the Garden
Tuber time as Autumn collides with Spring
Mid-winter in sub-tropical Brisbane is glorious. Warm and dry instead of hot and wet, our summer norm. European plants grow, the insect count is low… Read More »Tuber time as Autumn collides with Spring
Rethinking AirCon
Recent heatwaves have changed the way many of us think about Air Conditioning. It is now mandatory in Queensland Schools, for example. The Personal Story… Read More »Rethinking AirCon
Reality checks relieve despair
Doomscrolling is depressing but wilful ignorance is dangerous. Individual action seems pointless: so where does a weary climate warrior turn? I regularly sing the praises… Read More »Reality checks relieve despair
From grass to garden?
Sounds like a dream, but no dig gardening is possible without much fuss at all. We call it … Don’t give a fig gardening Tip… Read More »From grass to garden?
Make mine Myawaki
When we wrote about Myawaki forests in Your Life Your Planet, it was primarily to focus on the benefits to humans. If one tree makes… Read More »Make mine Myawaki