May 2009 Blog Posts (89)
Queen gives green-minded son gardening award
The Victoria Medal of Honor is the highest accolade the Royal Horticultural Society bestows. Only 63 horticulturists can hold it at any time — a tribute to the 63 years of Queen Victoria's… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 19, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
Why Backyard Chickens Are a Trend
In the early part of the twentieth century, my grandmother had chickens pecking around her farm house at her tenant cotton farm. She loved them. My mother, her daughter, in the antiseptic 1950s--our dog and cat were not allowed in the house--out of nostalgia perhaps, allowed us kids a trio of brightly colored Leghorn chicks for… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 19, 2009 at 5:15pm — No Comments
The Russian Peasant And His Turnip
Added by Pete Russell on May 19, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Shallot Bulbs for planting now - anyone have any?
Added by Alison Gygax on May 18, 2009 at 5:22pm — No Comments
Elephant garlic
It’s time to plant garlic in Wellington. If you fancy a change, try planting some elephant garlic at the same time. It’s larger and milder than ordinary garlic. It’s said not to keep as well, but this is a recent photo of both types I dug earlier in the year and neither has deteriorated yet.
You can sow broad beans now too. It will… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 18, 2009 at 4:52pm — 2 Comments
Corn Porridge
Added by Robyn Wolfe on May 18, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
A bank you can really count on
The Federal Government is sending us all a cheque for $900 – yippy!
It’s to stimulate the economy – but we’re putting ours in the bank.
A seed bank that is – we’re going to set up a seed saving system space and build a wonderful propagation house with our stimulus package. We’ll use the money to buy all the stuff we… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments
16 May
Added by Robyn Wolfe on May 16, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Talk to Me: Dan Barber and the Locavore Movement
The word “locavore” was coined in 2005 and selected as “Word of the Year” in 2007 by the New Oxford Dictionary. It describes a person who actively seeks out locally produced food.
Many foodies believe that local food can be better for you — and the planet — than organic foods. Part of the rationale is the carbon… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 16, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments
The buzz on backyard bee-keeping
One key thing missing from our little farm is our own bee hives.
This is something I intend to remedy soon – plans are afoot to get a couple of hives and for me to learn the art of bee-keeping.
Bees would be a wonderful addition for many reasons;
Honey! We love honey and we use lots of… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 15, 2009 at 10:51pm — 2 Comments
This is a good article on Transition experience by the editor of Elle
Added by Julia C on May 15, 2009 at 3:17pm — No Comments
My Grandma's Rose Garden
One of the things that I learned from Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden" is every lovely garden has a story. In my case, I remember how my grandmother's garden distracted me from finishing my research paper.
Maybe it was coincidence that my grandma was tending on her rose garden whenever I have a deadline to meet. Or that I can't…
ContinueAdded by Theresa M. Merritt on May 15, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments
Today I planted the garlic and shallots. It was the last day according to the moon calender for this month.
I used the ground that had grown the sweet corn. Before I planted the corn I smothered the …
I used the ground that had grown the sweet corn. Before I planted the corn I smothered the area with chicken manure about 3cm thick and the corn grew beautifully. Last week I threw all the grass clippings and leaves on to the site to make a thick blanket to stop the weeds, and today the cloves went in right down to the soil. We'll see if that has worked well. Continue
Added by Robyn Wolfe on May 14, 2009 at 5:42pm — 1 Comment
sweet name tags for planters
Added by Anita Funnell on May 13, 2009 at 4:01pm — 5 Comments
Ooooby's Google Analytics
Ooooby was launched in the 17th Dec. This graph shows the results from our first 5 months of life. Please let us know if there is anything we could be doing to improve our results.… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 13, 2009 at 3:30pm — 11 Comments
Landslide Community Urban Farm
Landslide radical community farm is located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh PA and has been working hard on expanding it's amazing urban permaculture and community efforts this spring. See more at: punk rock permaculture… Continue
Added by Gaia Punk on May 13, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments
Is Congress killing the organic farm?
By Robynne Boyd
Added by Pete Russell on May 12, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Fresh Movie Trailer
This trailer alone gives me hope that we can change our relationship with…
Added by Pete Russell on May 12, 2009 at 12:23pm — No Comments
Grey Lynn Ooooby Workshop - Sat 23rd May
Every participant will leave the workshop with sowed seeds to start their very own vegetable garden!
Date: 23rd May
Time: 10-11.45am
Location: Grey Lynn Community Centre.… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on May 12, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments
free meat
I've just plucked and cooked wild duck. It was all ok until I had to take out the intestines -ooohhhh!!!
Tomorrow I'm giving braun a try. If the family don't like it then my nana says she will eat it.
I'm getting an organic pigs head for $2 so its cheap eating with a victorian recipe.
I'm also picking up beef bones and chicken carcases that they would normally throw away for making… Continue
Added by Derek & Julie Craig on May 11, 2009 at 7:38pm — No Comments
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