Suburban Farmer

Blessings, in our gardens we sometimes don’t have enough produce. And other times we have too much. We know what to do with the former, but what do we do with the latter?? Well there is an excess amount. Below is a list of some of these things: Making jams Sauces Compotes Dehydrating, Sun Drying…

Growing spaces are like people. There are many shapes and sizes. But, not all of us have the affordability of land. Some have land and cannot use it whilst some others just do not have anywhere to set roots. Housing and land are atrociously out of reach for many of we. Making people’s self-sufficiency very…

Something about seeing or feeling Nature, primordially makes us want to be outside, but sometimes we can’t always be outside. Sometimes we find ourselves in an office, or a building, unit, caravan/tiny home, in an area away from where we love and felt connection of Nature. Yes we can take pictures and hang them, digital…

Shower gels, dread/hair washes and face/body scrubs are some of the easiest things to make yet, we’re often led to believe that they are not easy to make and suggested that NATURAL DOES NOT WORK as well as science. “Scientifically proven”, “Backed by science”, “Lab tested”, “Industry approved” …etc and the list goes on trying…

First off, what is a SEED BOMB? Aren’t bombs dangerous and especially to LIFE? Yes but these bombs are different…Let me explain.. Seed bombs are an awesome and upful, effective way of re-seeding depleted landscapes where you want to reintroduce plants to an area, whether it’s reestablishing NATIVES (we know Perth has one of the…

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…