About

Gender

Male


Location

North Canterbury


Birthday:

February 27


Suburb

waipara


I am a...

Gardener


I can offer

to be a gardening buddy, Preserving


Food Growing Skill Level

Confident


I am interested in...

Buying Local Food, Selling Local Grown Food, Bartering Local Food, Community Gardens, Learning, Seed Savers, Gardening on others Land


Tell us about your garden and what you're growing

My current garden is under construction as we recently had to move to new land, I have just completed building a new greenhouse for growing tomatos and have aready installed three raised beds which are planted with silver beet and beetroot. Currently I am starting seeding of peas, lettuces, peppers. I usually grow tomatos, zucchini, cucumbers and rhubarb as well, this year I am experimenting with Cape Gooseberries and other fruit, including an attempt to grow lemons from saved seed. I also make and sell raised garden beds and planters from recycled wood,.


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  • Ann Goodwin November 17, 2010 at 11:20am
    Hi Richard! I just saw your comment from sept- I'd forgotten about Oooby! Love your photos. Seedlings- just started a new batch of Mexican coriander and a few tomatoes.
  • Hester September 27, 2010 at 11:49pm
    That's lovely.

    I have a favourite poem I found years ago in a little book-I think it was called poems for the earth or somesuch.
    This is an abridged version:
    The Earth is my sister,
    I love her daily grace
    Her silent daring,
    and how loved I am,...

    ...and I do not forget,
    what she is to me,
    what I am to her.
    By Susan Griffin.

    I really like YOUR poem-wonderful code to live by.
  • Sophia Rose September 27, 2010 at 10:26am
    These were purchased from Nelson, and is a roll of fertilizer bags, before cut and processed. Similar ones are often available for cement bags etc. I didn't purchase these myself so sorry can't be more helpful. Was a group from Cal Earth that ran this workshop at our home. They are based in California.
  • Hester September 27, 2010 at 9:25am
    I love your Green Man picture.
  • Sheri September 13, 2010 at 4:13pm
    Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall
    "If it doesn't put something on your plate or something in your pocket, then out it goes".

    "Companions, don't forget companions! You can't eat all flowers but many flowers do benefit other garden plants and soil organisms.
  • Sheri September 9, 2010 at 4:14pm
    Thank you for your friendship Richard!

  • Sheri September 5, 2010 at 2:26am
    Hello again Richard, You can use that poem all you want anywhere you want. I put it there to share. I loved your quote: "We are yours." "You are mine."
    The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe, "We are one.
    The world could use more thinking on that line.

  • Sheri September 4, 2010 at 6:25pm
    Good Morning Richard and "Welcome" to the Funk & Flash From Junk & Trash group.
    Your a man after my heart! Great container recycling you have going on! Like you, I'm also involved in a complete yard gut and remake, your greenhouse is "Awesome"! We got the news last evening on the earthquake that hit Churchchrist, N Z, so sad for so many people. I always remember the saying "In every disaster area there's always a little bit of heaven". There will be great recycling opportunities going on!
    Cheers!

  • Megan September 2, 2010 at 10:45pm
    hello Richard, if you PM your address to me I'll post you my copy when I've finished reading it.
  • Evie Collins August 13, 2010 at 8:17pm
    Hi Richard,
    Thanks very much for the great advice. The website's really good.
    Are you based in the UK?
    Om Shanti,
    Evie.
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