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Backyard to Plate: Top Protection Tips to Help Your Veggie Garden Thrive

The bane of any budding backyard farmer is the unpredictability of the weather. Whilst the sun and rain can be beneficial for crops, excessive or forceful winds can often disrupt the growth of vegetables and stifle their full potential.  With climates becoming more and more unpredictable across the globe, it’s become more important than ever for backyard farmers to invest in resilient protection for their fruit trees, veggie patches, and other plants and shrubbery.  Here are the most effective strategies for shielding your veggie patch from potentially damaging winds that we’ve been able to track down.  Garden fencing and screens…

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Food, Inspiration

Tips to start an edible garden

You don’t need a lot of space, equipment or experience to grow your own food. Growing your own flowers, herbs, seeds, berries and plants can give you a great source of healthy food. Not only does it make you feel good and helps you save money, it also reduces waste and contributes to a greener city. Kick start your edible garden by booking into one of our Edible gardens for renters workshops. This 2½ hour workshop is perfect for balcony, courtyard and small space growing. Or here are some simple tips for edible gardening in the inner city from Belinda…

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Food

The Best Veggies to Regrow From Food Scraps, No Garden Needed

Did you know it’s super easy to regrow many commonly bought veggies and herbs from kitchen scraps? That’s a serious life hack, especially in these rising cost-of-living times! If you’re keen to learn how, join me for this Saturday, July 8, for my free live Regrowing Veggies From Scraps workshop. I’ll show you how to save money and reduce food waste by regrowing veggies and herbs at home. You won’t even need a garden for this one! At the end of the workshop, I’ll host a live Q&A session too, so all your questions will be answered straight away. Please…

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