Category: Nature

• 2026

  

  A little looking forward to a relaxingly busy 2026. I hope you stay along for the ride. Let me know if you read this in the fediverse. It’s new to me, so I’m exploring as I go!

  ligayagardener

  January 2, 2026

  Activism, Community, Family, Gardening, Nature, Projects, summer, Workshops

  2026, Activism, celebrations, DIY, Family, Gardening, growyourfood, health, life, new years, plans, study, suburban resilience, Sustainability, work, Writing

• You don’t have to ‘take’ herbs to stay healthy

  

  Herbalism isn’t just about ingesting plants, it’s about living in a mutually supportive relationship with them. The ‘medicinal’ part that we focus on is really just a bonus. Here’s an example from our garden.

  ligayagardener

  April 16, 2025

  chickens, Gardening, Nature, spiders

  air filtration, chickens, Gardening, health, Orb Weaver, permaculture homefarming frontyardfarming, pest control, spider plants mutual support, symbiosis

• Minty goodness

  Folks sometimes ask me about the different kinds of Mints, how to identify them and how to use them medicinally. Heres a little intro to all that. More to come later!

  ligayagardener

  October 28, 2024

  Foraging, Gardening, Herbs, Nature

  botany, Gawler Kitchen, health, herbal, herbalism, Herbalists, Herbs, Mentha, Mints, Nature, peppermint, River Mint, Spearmint, Water Mint

• Bee and Bellis

  Herbalism is about many things, none the least, love and respect for the natural world. Where have so many gone wrong?

  ligayagardener

  August 19, 2024

  Activism, Gardening, Herbs, Nature

  Activism, bees, english daisy, healing, Herbs, resilience

• Food Underfoot 2024

  

  It’s time for Food Underfoot 2024. It’s on Sept 14th, in the usual place, Henry Chenoweth Park, Gawler . Tickets available.

  ligayagardener

  August 15, 2024

  Events, Fund Raising, Gardening, Nature, Workshops

  edible weeds, findyourfood, Food Underfoot, Foraging, wild foods, wild medicines, Workshops