Visiting Milkwood Permaculture farm
Past weekend my partner and I combined fun and study, and went for a visit to the Milkwood Permaculture farm. Not only was it a beautiful experience to leave the city and spend a weekend under the stars, but we also got to meet many amazing people, including Nick Ritar and Kirsten Bradley.
Plants behave in some oddly intelligent ways: fighting predators, maximizing food opportunities … But can we think of them as actually having a form of intelligence of their own? Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso presents intriguing evidence.
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/stefano_mancuso_the_roots_of_plant_intelligence.html
Shot for the new Live Local website (in beta at http://livelocal.org.au). A short video from a weekend permaculture blitz in Sydney, Australia in late 2008. See also http://permablitz.ning.com
photo credit neil conway
It’s not much so far, but it’s a start! I will be expanding these posts over time.
Tomatoes originated in the arid lands of Peru, Chile and Ecuador.
Arid and sunny with sufficient spacing and air circulation. Tomatoes dislike hot humid conditions, which can cause fungal diseases.
We are having a late Spring this year, but today was a truly perfect Spring day. All the plants in the garden are growing at phenomenal speeds. Don’t miss your chance to get in on the action!
Basil Plant by futureshape
Where: grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Harvest: from February