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Ligaya Garden Philippines

Jelina’s family live Ormoc, in the rural Philippines. We’ve worked with them to get the beginnings of a sustainable garden established there. Jenneth and Poloy are working to get it up and running and hopefully we can convince Jang Jang to have a hand in (she’s just finishing her agricultural degree). At the moment they’re…

Athena on her throne. She just loves to sprawl out on this little pile of gravel and watch the world go by.

ligayagarden athenadog gardening via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq0pTa4FA54/

Cool walking

The path to our front door…cool… via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BqyOZbelDUb/

Bare Earth… No way!

I’ve been sharing this pic around because it’s an unusual event in the garden. When we bought the block, the first thing we did was cover the whole front yard with layers of newspaper and about 10cm (that’s 4″ in the old measurement) of compost and mulch. After a frustrating wait of a few days,…

Lotsa babies!

With all the crazy weather of late, I decided to drop by the Gawler Community House, where I look after the garden that supplies the kitchen with fresh, seasonal vegetables for their community meals. Part of my job is to keep the worm farm running smoothly, so you can imagine how happy I was to see lots…