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Subscribe to POD in May and receive two free packets of seed (whilst stocks last).



To qualify for a packet of 'Silverbeet Fordhook Giant' and 'Lettuce Gourmet Salad Blend' simply enter Ooooby as your last name when you subscribe to POD during May. POD will arrange to get seeds to you at the end of the month. …

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Posted by Pete Russell on April 30, 2013 at 7:00pm

Shade worshippers

Chooks evolved from forest dwellers so mine have spent most of the day hiding from the sun under the passionfruit vine. If you want to free range your chooks make sure theyve got shade. This may explain why the commercial 'free range' egg producers birds kept going inside when all they had was an open grass…

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Posted by Suburban Micro Food Forest on April 29, 2013 at 1:00pm

Verge Permaculture Grad Series - 11/11 - Evonne Smulders

A Permaculture Grandmother co-creating the kind of community I dream of! I hope one day we will revere these strong women and Grandmother Wisdom will reign.

Posted by Mariana on April 26, 2013 at 11:43pm

Monsanto vs Mother Earth

They are at it again and they must be stopped ---…

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Posted by Richard Watson on April 12, 2013 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Homemade Organic Spelt Pasta & Basil Pesto

Journey to the Goodlife: We made our own organic spelt pasta yesterday which we covered in our own…

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Posted by Bec Lees on March 22, 2013 at 11:17pm

EAT THIS - The Emerging Food Renaissance.

I propose that over the next 7 years we will be passing through a time of significant change in many areas of our lives.  I trust that we will ultimately see a better world than we have today and I also realise that the transition phase is our most vulnerable and risky time.…



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Posted by Pete Russell on March 21, 2013 at 3:30pm — 6 Comments

Organic/spray-free and free-range food waste

Ever wondered where to go for a nutrient-dense meal without compromise on ingredients in Auckland?

That wondering will be over from early June 2013. A new Breakfast Deli/Lunch-/Tapas- and Oyster Bar will open at the Wynyard Quarters on Halsey Street. We will have an organic juice bar,…

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Posted by Rene Archner on March 20, 2013 at 10:39pm

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The Gene Revolution, The Future of Agriculture: Dr. Thierry Vrain at TEDxComoxValley

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Jacob Verbeek replied to Jacob Verbeek's discussion How to start a food forest in the group Food Forests NZ
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"Hi James Yes its a while since you posted this, hope you're still about. I will be looking for a kombucha scooby but really I'm interested in how you kept your kombucha warm enough in Dunedin?"
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Weston A Price

A group to discuss and learn more about the traditional culinary customs of our ancestors and how we can bring more nutrient dense food into our lives as researched by Dr. Weston A Price.
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Lynn commented on Denise's group What To Do Today?
"Brilliant work, Rex...the sieve looks great! And the compost looks pretty darn good too. Like a lot of place around NZ, it's been raining a lot the past couple of days. I've done no work in the garden as it's just plain too wet. The…"
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Debs Butterfield replied to Jacob Verbeek's discussion How to start a food forest in the group Food Forests NZ
"Hi Jacob, I am based in Tinui - not too far from Masterton. I have an "emergent" food forest..happy to share plant sources, ideas, etc ..check out my blog if you get the chance- debsbutterfield.com"
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Propagating by Grafting, Layering and Cuttings

To share information on propagating plants such as fruit and nut trees and bushes or any food growing plants, herbs or beneficial companions for which seed growing is not so viable or reliable
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Free Food New Zealand

A group dedicated to the spread of the growth of free food in all human settlements. Free public food forests, community gardens, home gardens, edible landscaping and any other means that gets the idea that food should be freely available across.See More
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What To Do Today?

Let us know what you have been doing in the garden lately plus the tips and tricks to making it work.
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straw bale gardens

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