Category Archives: Food for Thought

There are many different methods of gardening but they fall under two main land based methods. No-dig or Cultivation. These two categories have entirely different approaches to growing food that involve different thoughts, methods and tools. Cultivation uses up soil content to grow specific plant-life and usually practices mixing material together into the ground. ThisContinue reading “No-dig”

From picking to eating the clock is ticking. We are naturally meant to pick and eat. As foragers we used to do this however we culturally chose singular trades and indirectly traded for someone else to grow the food. So now we dont know who grows our food, how they grow it and have littleContinue reading “Freshness”

Should creatures be in your garden? Last year i made really nice gardens for people and found one particular creature caused the most problems in my type of garden bed, this was the cabbage butterfly. This is because they can fly and get over all my obstacles in the garden and aim straight for theContinue reading “Creatures”

The hope for true green…. We tend to have a mixture of information and misdirection on green energy and polution solutions. Popular methods of collecting renewable energies turn out to be non-renewable and dissapointing but the public push towards going green is growing. The push for ‘true green’ will however not only need to beContinue reading “True Green”

What causes deserts to spread? We could say sand…. sand causes deserts to spread! Deserts can be made up of sand or rocks though. So where does this sand and rock come from? The beach? Well…. um maybe? But the common percieved answer is from harsh weather and erosion over very long time periods. ButContinue reading “Desertification”

A jigsaw garden is like a garden that has many pieces that make it work. Like catchphrase a garden can be an unfinished picture that we have to make an educated guess on to run. With all the pieces or most of the pieces in place we can see a fuller picture and therefore haveContinue reading “Jigsaw Garden”

Keeping in step with nature this year…. Planning walks in woods, mountain climbs and river trails? Take a little of it home this year…. not literally because it is probably illegal where you are…. but lets copy it in our back gardens. In design and function the woodland you enjoy can be in your backContinue reading “Walking with Nature”

A produce that is more than just organic! Vegetables that are unstunted, mineral and nutrient rich and protected in a garden. Organic means naturally grown without chemical but is often interpreted as plants that have unsolved issues however are still better for you than plants with in-organic chemical interaction. What is true organic? True organicContinue reading “Full Produce”

What is hydrogenated water? Hydrogenated water is water that contains extra hydrogen molecules. These molecules are thought to reduce oxygen free radicals in the body by combining with them to make h2o (water). Free radicals can cause cancer so hydrogenated water looks to benefit health. How is hydrogenated water made? It is made in twoContinue reading “Hydrogenated Water”