Kiwi Organoponico • 06.07.09
We have a renaissance going on here in New Zealand - in the rural districts, anyway. Kiwis are getting back to basics to grow their own vegetables and reduce their living costs.
Up in the North here, this renaissance is being driven by gardening guru and Northtec horticulture tutor Grant Steven. Grant has introduced his raised-bed garden concept to schools, communities and marae - not just as a theory but by conducting over 20 workshops that show people how to develop raised beds by rolling up sleeves and actually doing it. Shortly he is going to spread his wings to do similar work around Gisborne on the east coast of the North Island.
His focus is:
- Enjoying an all-year-round supply of super-fresh, highly nutritious food;
- Improving health;
- Saving money;
- Growing organically and tasking back control over what is in the food you eat;
- Making land more productive and attractive;
- Creating permanent mulch, no dig, no weeding gardens.
Now doesn’t that sound attractive - and just what we have been talking about.
To find out more about Grant and what he is doing, and what’s being done elsewhere in the world on similar lines, go to his very informative blog at http://organoponico.com
I’ve put the link in our sidebar also - enjoy!
Patricia Howitt
Organic Gardening Community on Cagora
http://patriciahowitt.com
