How To Live Well

Exploring how 'living well' looks in today's world. I am creating an edible garden from scratch in the city. This is a journal of the things I am learning along the way.

Saturday, 11 June 2016

Firewood season

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It's been unusually chilly here. So, time to crank up the fire. I got another delivery of my firewood in, stacked it all beautifully in ...

Friday, 10 June 2016

Flowering Nikau

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Look at this beautiful flowering nikau palm. Tree stages of flowers / seeds on at once.

Thursday, 9 June 2016

How to make a path

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I had made a path along here last year, but the pineapple sage has grown so magnificently well that it overhangs it and you can't walk o...

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Plant winter seedlings

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Rain rain go away, come again another day It has been raining! Cats and dogs! But it finally stopped, so I can go back out into my garden....

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Winter Produce

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It has been raining for weeks! And weeks. But today it was sunny and gorgeous (and freezing). So...a trip to the garden to harvest thing...

Saturday, 30 April 2016

Greens for Bunnies

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I was in the pet shop buying bunny nibbles today, and the pet shop lady was feeding the bunnies kale and greens. I can do that too! So I...

Friday, 29 April 2016

Pineapple sage in flower

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Looks good en masse in the last post. Looks great up close too.

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Karen: I live in an inner city suburb and have a regular job. But I want a life that makes a real difference in the world, and at the same time is in tune with nature, based on principles of giving back to the world, caring for the land, nurturing animals and creativity. So I am experimenting with fitting this in to my urban city lifestyle in a soulful and fulfilling way.

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