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Basic Principles of Integrated Pest Management

By Les on 27 June 2010

Take care of difficult problems, while they are still easy; Do easy things before they become too hard. read more

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Observations on the past year and speculations for the future

By Les on 1 June 2010

Although we are halfway through the calendar year, for plants it is the start of a new year as the wet season slowly brings its life giving rain. read more

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Basket Dec. 3, 2009 -- Soymilk!

Basket Dec. 3, 2009 — Soymilk!

By Jeff on 3 December 2009

Soymilk! That should be a welcome new addition to the baskets. And there are some fresh veggies from Loong Chan, a potential new grower-member of the CSA. read more

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Alien Invaders

By Les on 14 November 2009

‘You don’t have a snail problem, you’ve got a duck deficiency’. Bill Mollison.

One of the things I like about permaculture is its very positive approach. Problems can become an asset if we can think outside the square and successfully apply creative thinking.

Sitting by the canal the other day, Jeff and I were visited by a neighbour. Jeff had pulled out a large pond snail (Pomacea

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