Grafted Veggies and Why It Matters Grafting vegetables sounds like a modern horticultural technique, but it is an ancient art. The earliest written records of vegetable grafting date back to 1st century BC China, and the technique spre... gardening organic 17 Oct 2026 0 36
The Humble Zucchini Is Back Here's a bit of useless information. Botanically, zucchini is not a vegetable, but a fruit thatbelongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, the same family aswatermelon! Most of us use it as a vegetable. We g... gardening organic 17 Oct 2026 0 30
Lettuce Coming Out Our Ears The last couple of months we have been adding compost to all of our beds as we “turn them over” - remove a finished crop and prepare the bed for the next one. And the benefits are there for everyone t... gardening organic 17 Oct 2026 0 34
Lebo Cucumbers: Growing Tips It's cool in your hand even on a hot day. It smells like a garden should. And if one of your kids is alongside you, watch their face as they crunch into it! That moment of “We grew this Mum!” is more ... cucumbers gardening grow your own 17 Oct 2026 0 94
Rest Is A Weapon Tiredness and stress seem ubiquitous to modern life. Being 'on' all the time (by necessity or choice) slowly drains our energy and vitality. So much we want, so much to do so we can have it. Often we ... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 94
Where There's a Will, There's a Way Our daughter Katie was so excited a couple of years ago that her new home had a space out the back where she could grow a veggie garden. She soon discovered that it was so shaded that most of her plan... gardening grow your own 6 Sept 2026 0 78
Real Food for Real Legends: The Case for Ugly Produce Have you noticed how the world seems obsessed with "perfect" these days? Perfect skin, perfect hair, perfect figure, the perfect selfie... And with food it's shiny waxed apples, red red tomatoes with ... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 80
The Case of the Missing Bees Our honey bee population has collapsed. The grass paths between our garden blocks are chock-a-block with clover flowers, and we're lucky to see a honey bee anywhere all day. And certainly none buzzing... gardening 6 Sept 2026 0 103
The Port Steiner School Adventurers! What an incredible week it's been here on the farm! We had the pleasure of hosting a wonderful group of students, teachers and parents from the Port Macquarie Steiner School for their camping adventur... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 89
The Russians Are Back: Why White Russian Cucumbers Are Worth Growing Our favourite cucumbers - the White Russian - have finally started producing. Yay! We first started growing these on the recommendation of a friend, as the most resilient variety to grow during the ho... cucumbers gardening 6 Sept 2026 0 114
Taking Care of Our Bodies Naturally There's something quietly revolutionary about knowing how to care for your own body - without reaching for a prescription, a pill, or a product you can't pronounce. For most of human history, people u... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 81
The Taste of Home: The 2,000 Year History of Rhubarb There's something that happens the moment rhubarb pie comes out of the oven - the kitchen fills with that tart-sweet odour, and suddenly you're eight years old again. Maybe earlier you were sent out t... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 81
