Growing or building? Think permaculture

Permaculture is working with nature to create, design, build and improve all aspects of our lives. The word ‘permaculture’ derives from ‘permanent agriculture’ and ‘permanent culture’.

But permaculture is not just about growing food – if the principles are adopted properly – permaculture is an ideal way of working with, and learning from the world around us.

5 good reasons to grow your own

Growing your own is the new going out to buy. With encouraging schemes and enterprises all over the UK you can eat your own fruit and veg whether you have an allotment or windowbox.
But if you’re still unsure, here’s 5 good reasons why you should bother…

How to make a wormery for super rich compost

Whether you’ve got a large acre garden or a small city patio, you can turn you unwanted food and waste into the perfect organic fertiliser for potted plants, windowsill herbs, veg garden or allotments.

Composting and wormeries are ideal for generating new stuff out of old and can really help in cutting down the amount of waste that goes to landfill. But let’s begin at the beginning: What is a wormery?

Great Growing tips for your garden

check out Harvest Brighton & Hove for some fabulous gardening & growing tips

7 tips to creating compost

Composting is the alchemical process of turning waste materials into nutrient rich food for your garden, saving you money and protecting your local environment. According to Monty Don, “Not only does compost create a valuable resource, it is also the best way to solve the growing problem of landfill. Every gardener should make compost today!”