Adam's Friends

Adam's Groups

I am interested in...: Community Gardens, Learning, Preserving, Helping Others, Seed Savers, Swapping Food, Eating Local Food

Tell us about your garden and what you're growing: Climbing Beans (10+ varieties), Tomatoes (5+ varieties), Sweetcorn, Cucumber, Peas, Choko, Radishes, Carrots, Pak Choi, Broccoli, Potatoes, Rocket, all sorts of Lettuce, Strawberries, Raspberries, Naranjila, Figs, Grapes, Olives, Guava, Broad Beans, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Capsicums, Eggplant, Zucchini, Rockmelon, Watermelon, Pumpkin, Squash, Cress, Tamarilos, Kale, trying companion planting/beneficial insect attraction/medicinal herbs with Sunflowers, Marigolds, Mina Lobata, Lavender, Nasturtium, Echinacea, Wildflowers, Phacelia Tanacetifolia, Cleome, Foxglove, Calendula, Borage and also Comfrey for the compost, and trying Blue Lupins and Mustard as a green manure cover crop...
And though i'm not growing them exactly, i'm collecting copious amounts of fallen leaves from a nearby park and surrounding streets for leaf mould/potting mix down the the track...

I've challenged myself to use only found/second-hand/re-used/re-configured materials in the garden wherever possible... and it's almost always possible. Half a day clearing a friends' bamboo patch and the resulting stakes have proved invaluable... Now there's bamboo everywhere. Also i'm gently cultivating my own... Luckily i have an understanding/uncaring landlady (though she won't allow chickens as she lives over the back fence... Curses!)

At 11:36am on March 7, 2011, Charlotte Freer Gordon said…: Hey Adam.

Good to see you on Saturday. Hope you had a good weekend. I just reaslised I don't have your regular email address. Could you email me at charlimaar@gmail.com and I'll send you the minutes from our meeting.

Peace, Char

At 10:53am on March 3, 2011, Charlotte Freer Gordon said…: Hey Adam...just thought I'd let you know we're having a meeting this Saturday about the Green Screen (the enviro-doco evenings). Can't remember if you said you were interested, but if you are we're meeting at Café Jafa by Grey Lynn School on Saturday morning 10.30am It won't be more than an hour or so, as I have other things to do on Saturday.

See you there maybe, Char

At 6:32pm on October 13, 2010, Laine said…: Welcome to the Self Sufficiency group Adam. Looks like your have done great things in an urban space!

At 8:27pm on September 20, 2010, Angie Gibbons said…: Hi, ange_nz@yahoo.com 5707546
How about friday almost anytime free or 9-10aM mornings weds and thurs
or times on the weekend

At 6:25am on September 18, 2010, Angie Gibbons said…: Would love to visit! let me know when you are free. I will be in town on sunday after 10am, but any other time would be ok also.
Angie

At 6:10am on September 16, 2010, Angie Gibbons said…: Hi, I was wondering if I could come and visit? ALso ig you asre at any point interessed in a group comoing to visit you?

I think I met you at a dirt doctor ooooby event/

Angie

At 11:59am on September 15, 2010, Pete Russell said…: Sweet. Let's chat about it on the 7th of Oct if you can make it.

At 9:21am on September 15, 2010, Pete Russell said…: This is the first time I have browsed through your photos. You're really going for it! Would you be up for a group visit to explore what you have going on?

At 9:20am on September 15, 2010, Pete Russell said…: Hey Adam. Just letting you know that we have decided to hold ooooby-versity sessions monthly now instead of weekly. First Thursday of the month. Next session will be on the 7th of October.

At 10:14am on March 3, 2010, Brooke Walker said…: So glad you enjoyed the tour. I had a good time giving it. I will try and get the photo from Joanna at New Lynn Primary and put it on ooooby. They were so cute and proud. Thanks for the feedback.