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Animal Action

By on July 3, 2009 in sustainability

I’m cross-posting here (and completely off the gardening topic) but if you want to adopt a puppy in Durban then Susie Hart and the Animal Action team are the people to contact.  More about them and the great job they do: “Animal Action is a non-profit organisation that is run by a small and dedicated [...]

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Green tea

By on July 1, 2009 in food, sustainability

I got this recipe for a liquid fertilizer from the permaculture course we did at the Durban Botanic Gardens.  Take a bucket of water and soak green leaves (I used comfrey) in it for a couple of days.  The resulting mixture is supposedly rich in nutrients that plants can easily absorbed.  I’ve added it to [...]

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Harvest!

By on June 23, 2009 in food, sustainability

Our permaculture garden is thriving and we have now started harvesting vegetables, mainly lettuce and radish, but yesterday we ate beetroot from the garden and it was delicious.   The beans, peppers and eggplants all have flowers on them and will be growing fruit soon, I’m sure. The garden has required little to no attention after [...]

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DIY Gardening

By on May 4, 2009 in sustainability

Here is a link from my sister-in-law (she’s a crafty blogger).  It explains how to make a worm composter.  After originally investigating buying one, I’ve now decided to try and make it myself.  At the permaculture workshop last week I met someone who has kindly offered to donate some worms to get me started and [...]

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Permaculture course

By on April 28, 2009 in food, garden, sustainability

On Saturday I attended a permaculture workshop at the Durban Botanic Gardens run by Bharathi Tugh and her husband Reggie. Both are experienced permaculturists and work extensively with schools in KwaZulu-Natal through the Woolworths Eduplant Trust and Food & Trees for Africa. The workshop was well attended and dealt with some fascinating topics, including the [...]

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