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The City of Gardens.

May 23, 2012 melissabarnett 3 Comments

The City of Gardens.

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~ Ernest Hemingway My friend Sharon and I met almost 20 years ago over battered fish fillets while working the deep fat fryer at the Myer City Foodhall.   We became almost instant friends. … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates, Issues featured, organic, Organopónicos, sustainability, urban farming

Heirloom VS Hybrid

April 23, 2012 melissabarnett Leave a Comment

Heirloom VS Hybrid

The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.~ Gertrude Jekyll For those of you that are newish to veggie gardening, it's easy to be a little befuddled by the distinction between heirloom and hybrid seeds.    So to try and clear things up, here's the simplest … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates, Issues agrobiodiversity, free!, genetically modified, heirloom, hybrids, seeds, suicide seeds, terminator gene

What’s going on with our weather?

March 13, 2012 melissabarnett 3 Comments

What’s going on with our weather?

The danger posed by war to all of humanity - and to our planet - is at least matched by the climate crisis and global warming. I believe that t he world has reached a critical stage in its efforts to exercise responsible environmental stewardship. ~ UN Secretary General Ban … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates, Issues alkaline, disasters, hot weather, manure, pumpkins

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I'm undercover organic farmer in suburbia, growing over 100 heirloom varieties. Pluviophile. Apiarist. Chook whisperer. Mother. Writer. Always curious! More about me.
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