Category: Food Security
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10 Easy-Grow Veggies That Pack A Nutritional Punch
The supermarket shelves are bare and the price of food has shot up due to supply chain disruptions, weather events and, of all unpredictable things, the rising cost of fertiliser. Add to that the effects of climate change, and many people who have never gardened before might seriously be considering growing their own food. Whether…
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7 Reasons To Love Pigeon Peas
In a world where changing climate is bringing hotter, drier summers with increasing challenges to gardeners,the pigeon pea has a huge range of benefits for gardeners. Native to India, the pigeon pea is edible and used as a staple food across Asia, Africa and South America. But it has so many other uses it is…
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From Lawn To Habitat
When I Googled ‘How many acres of lawn in Australia?’, I found what seemed like hundreds of websites dedicated to lawn love: what kind of grass makes the best lawn; how to make your lawn drought tolerant, weed-free or spectacular; how to lay turf; even, disturbingly, the glorious wonders of fake lawn. Everything but how…
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Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes have been alternately the bane of my existence and a wonderful windfall. I bought a sweet potato plant and, paying no heed to the saleswoman in the nursery who said, ‘they take over everything’, I put it in the ground. Two years later I had a garden covered in sweet potato, coming up…
The Suburban Food Forest 