As seen on the Madame Flavour teas website, describing how their special tea bags (“infuser pods”) can be recycled: Put several used infuser pods in the bottom of a hanging basket or pot, then put the soil over them. When you water the plant, the water is stored in the pods, a natural form of [...]
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Tea infusers good for the garden
Posted in General chit-chat, tagged recycling, tea on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Food from the sky
Posted in General chit-chat, tagged city gardening, permaculture on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A supermarket in London is growing produce on their roof to show produce can be grown in cities and sold locally. The project, which is the first of its kind, is called Food From The Sky. The store sells its organic roof-grown produce on Fridays, and waste is composted. (via Concrete Playground)
Good backyard vegetable gardening blogs?
Posted in General chit-chat on April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Setting up a blog is second nature to us both, so this seemed to be an easy thing to do. But it’s nice to have company, and to learn from others on the same journey. Problem is, it’s quite hard to find other similar blogs, with a Google search returning many commercial sites, mostly selling [...]
Letting our house speak for itself
Posted in General chit-chat on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re very pleased with our new house in Lewisham, nestled in inner-city Sydney. A turn-of-the-century Federation house, it sits in a quiet street with a large enough block for gardening and more. The two of us have a strong interest in the environment and sustainability, and this blog shares our experiences of doing our bit [...]
