Suburban Farmer

Organic gardening, some love it, some hate it, some think it is just pottering around planting things outside, and others, well they know it’s more than just growing plants. There are multiple benefits from gardening other than fresh fruit and vegetables. Below are just some of the holistic health BENEFITS from GARDENING that you may…

This is something a lot of us do not even think about, perhaps due to the abundance of food available both fresh and packaged here in PERTH AUSTRALIA. But for others in poorer and less developed commUNITY’S, the FOOD SHORTAGE is a massive INSECURITY and as a basic human right, this should not be so.…

Almost every SPRING shoulder leading into SUMMER and almost everywhere you go, you will see THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN SALUTE followed by THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN CRY –  BLOODY FLIES! Yes, absolutely theses flies can get irritating at times. Sometimes in your food, drink and mouth! Whether in the home (Musca Domestica Linnaeus), out bush (Musca Vetustissima),…

WINTER VEGETABLE SOUP and SUMMER SALAD can help inspire your WINTER and SUMMER Vegetable Garden PLANT OUT. Blessings and LOVE Farmer’s  Picking what to plant is one of the major issues when setting up your vegetable garden. Fix it with WINTER VEGETABLE SOUP and a SUMMER SALAD?? HOW?? One Sunday afternoon you find yourself at a…

How a HARD NOSED and yet FLEXIBLE Gardening approach will result in a STRONGER vegetable garden. Farming is a tough business. You only need to speak to one of our ORGANIC or INORGANIC food producers, or turn on the news during extreme weather to learn how tough it is on the land. STORMS, FLOODS, DROUGHT,…

How to reap the rewards from a small amount of effort for years to come. Although perennials are often slow growing, once established they can just about take care of themselves. Most species are low maintenance. But when I say low, I don’t mean no maintenance. Every planting requires thought and care. Slowly becoming WILD AND…

WOW WHAT IS THIS??  I’ve never tasted anything like it. I’ve never seen this before! When your friends come to visit, following SUBURBAN FARMERS ADVICE will leave them inspired to try something new. Gwaan (Go on), show them your VEGETABLE GARDEN, and the LOVE created for it and by it.. A Productive Landscape Vegetables, herbs,…

The easiest way to fill or top up an aquaponics system is by using ordinary outside tap. Here is what you need to know about using scheme tap water in an aquaponics system. The chlorine present in tap water is potentially harmful to your fish and the bacteria colonies living in your growbed (Microbiology). There are…

GARDENING TO HELP MAKE LIFE, NOT TAKE LIFE – SUBURBAN FARMER  SUBURBAN FARMER DOES NOT use TOXIC chemicals. WE ENCOURAGE ALL LIFE. Beat the bugs with psychological and biological tactics and reuse waste at the same time! This is not just for PERTH but for the WORLD Like Human parents, the parents of the baby…