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Mealworm Madness #5

As you can see from the pic above, it’s time to clean out the Mealworm Palace. The fine powdery stuff in the pic is called ‘frass’ and it’s what we call the leftovers after insects (in this case Mealworms) have eaten. It also includes other waste materials that we won’t go into here. You might…

We’re getting famouser!

Tomorrow at 2pm Adelaide time we will be having a chat with Adaire Palmer on her Mytimetv.live streaming channel. We’ll be talking about the garden, plants, sustainability…all the good stuff. Mercy will be advising on the upcoming election and if things get dull there are a couple of cute bunnies we can cut…

Another day, another harvest

Who’s this handsome guy rooting around in the bush?Yesterday was a beautiful day here in South Oz, so it was time to forage. I’ve been wanting to explore the flats out near Thompson’s Beach for a while, so yesterday was the day to go. It’s been far to hot recently – its no fun being…

First (proper) Hops harvest!

A bowl of sleepy goodness Our ‘year of firsts’ continues at Ligaya with our first Hops harvest! Last year, our friends at @haphazard-hstead posted on their Hops harvest with some great advice on when to pick them. So I’ve been waiting until the signs were right and decided that today is the day. I’ve been waiting for the flowers (or cones)…

Ngarrindjeri Basketweaving Classes

Aunty Ellen Trevorrow, Ngarrindjerri Elder and Master Weaver is holding a Residential Class on weaving and how it applies to Indigenous Culture. The 3 day residential class will be held from Fri Mar 16 to Sun Mar 18 at Camp Coorong 7 Mile Road, Meningie, SA. If you’d like to book, here’s the LINK Is…