…and it’s surprisingly abundant Every other week I get to be ‘chief cook and bottle washer’ in the garden as my better half undertakes tasks away from home: improving the world, one person at a a time 🙂 So, in my meanderings today I took some snaps of the veggies and the system. We have … Continue reading
…for the purposes of pest control! OK…so this flower did so much ‘bloom’ as was constructed and put into service to ward off unwanted birds. It seems like the tender delights of lettuce and broccoli seedlings, nestled in their little baskets in the NFT system, are all too tempting for some flying thief. We suspect … Continue reading
…getting greener by the day! A short post today…so many things are going on, and I have to catch my breath and take stock, so I hope to bring you some new ideas and topics in the coming days and weeks. Today I just wanted to share with you the growth in Bed 4 of … Continue reading
…don’t forget a lettuce has a heart! It’s been a busy day for me today, becoming familiar with a new campus where I will start studying next week. I was tempted to write about issues to do with sustainability, and indeed my first assignment topic—’wicked’ problems, but that will have to wait until I get … Continue reading
…and lessons shared Blogging has been a bit of a learning curve. It is easy, in the throes of enthusiasm, to just post pictures and text and not worry too much about stuff…until a good friend contacts you with some sound advice. So a big THANK YOU to Justin, web guy extraordinaire, for telling me … Continue reading
…a very precious resource It’s Sunday and we are having a scorcher. It is 32˚C (which is just under 90˚F). Yes, we have had worse—it was in the 40s during the first week in January, which, in the old money, we would have called ‘over the ton’ and I thought I was going to become … Continue reading
…try not to panic! It’s another hot and humid morning here, and, over a second cup of tea (which most mornings makes me feel almost human) we have tested the chemical levels in the fish tanks, fed the fish, ogled at the fish, commented on the fish, visited with the Salmon Brothers (also fish) and … Continue reading
Documenting the early days OK…so it is an obsession, and I admit it. But in the words of my lovely man and co-creator of our backyard experiment: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. And so measure we do…and photograph…and document…and…well…you get the picture! (At this juncture I may as well admit to running a … Continue reading
A full complement of fish It’s been only three weeks since the IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers) arrived—all eight of them on the back of a truck. These metal crated plastic cube-like structures have a carrying capacity of around 1,000 litres each. We have put four to water collection from our lovely big tin roof, and … Continue reading
What is it to live a good life? It seemed both quirky and comical back in 1975 when the British sitcom The Good Life aired on TV, and Chris and I watched (from opposite sides of the globe) as Tom and Barbara Good attempted an escape from the daily grind by converting their little suburban block into a … Continue reading
