Seed saving workshop May 16th

We’ve finally got ourselves organised and POW is running the Seed saving workshop on 16th May. POW is running a seed saving workshop. Seed saving is about preserving the genetic diversity […]

What’s in season – May

The following fruits and vegetables are at their best and cheapest this month. Fruits: Apples, Banana, Grapefruit, Grapes, Kiwifruit, Watermelon, Figs, Lemons, Persimmons Vegetables: Beanshoots, Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Mushrooms, Potatoes, […]

Seeds to sow in May (temperate zone)

Artichoke globe, baby beets, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, leeks, lettuce, onions, spring onions, climbing & dwarf peas, radish, shallots, spinach, strawberry runners. Herbs: chives

Food forests

One of the inspirational things I discovered during my PDC course were food forests. Around the world, humans have been molding their environment, sometimes destructively, but sometimes constructively. Here are […]

Forest gardens

For those people who live in surburbia, a trip to the Botanical gardens, or a walk along a river bank lined with trees are the closest some of us come […]

Watch Costa’s Garden Odyssey 22nd April

Watch Costa’s Garden Odyssey on SBS 1 at 7.30pm 22nd April. Costa explores Melbourne’s Kevin Heinze Garden Centre where people with disabilities get their hands in the dirt, do something […]

Seed savers workshop deferred

Due to a mixup with dates, venue and availability, POW won’t be running a seed saving workshop this weekend. We’ll be contacting people who registered for the course with the […]