Kids have a lot of things competing for their attention these days, and it can be hard steering them away from the tablets and television, toward an arguably more wholesome pursuit of being outside in nature. It can also be pretty difficult to get children into gardening because ultimately gardening is an exercise in patience, […]
The Top Plant-Based Kickstarters Now
I love crowdfunding. It is a great opportunity to get involved in a lot of exciting projects at a grassroots level. As Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites are continually adding projects, I am also going to continue to update my blog with things I think you should take a look at. And if you want your […]
A Guide To Office Growing
Recently I made the leap from pyjama wearing freelancer to suited and booted desk jockey. With career improvement in mind, I’ve taken a job in the corporate world, or to be precise a business school. The move to back-office academia aside, the thing that I’m finding immediately difficult is going from my home comforts of […]
Weekend Read – Eating Animals, By Jonathan Safran Foer
Here is the latest blog on my reading habits. Lately, I’ve been consuming a lot of books, and many of them don’t make sense to mention on a gardening/eating blog. But this week’s read definitely does… Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer. So why did I pick up this book? Actually, it has been languishing in my […]
Cold Weather Garden Tasks…
I’ll be honest, I can’t bring myself to go out on the balcony – it is bloody freezing out there. At the moment Geneva is enjoying one heck of a cold front. We’ve had overnight temperatures around about the -8°C mark, and the days haven’t breached 0°C. And then there is the windchill, which is making […]
Free Seeds, And Where To Find Them…
Okay, I’ll be honest, I lured you in with the title. You want free seeds and I’m promising to give you some. There is only one catch; they aren’t for you. Socially conscious businesses arguably got sexy when TOMS started selling shoes. They promised you a nice pair of plimsols, and in return someone who […]
How You Can Protect Your Balcony From Wind
At the moment I am listening to the Bise hit the side of my apartment. This wind is typical in Geneva and sends freezing weather in our direction. I’ve been listening to the blasts for it for the last 12hours or so, and during this time the 150km gusts have sent quite a lot of the plants […]
Planning My Dream Garden; What I Need To Know And When…
I’ve mentioned it a couple of times on the blog, but not that often because if I am honest it all seems a little unreal – we’re getting a garden. And that’s happening pretty soon. My wife and I have lived in the suburbs of Geneva for three years now. In that time we’ve occupied […]
The Top Plant-Based Kickstarters Now
Kickstarter is a great resource for taking an idea and growing it into a viable business. I love it as an organization, and I’ve got involved in a ton of projects as a result. I’ve chipped in on everything from board games to books, but increasingly I’ve seen a bunch of plant-based projects launching on the […]
Where To Buy Organic And Non-Gmo Seeds
January always feels like a fresh start to me. It’s like life just handed you a CTRL+ALT+DEL, you’ve got a chance to take a breather and then begin anew. In the gardening calendar, January is also a great month for taking some time out and thinking about your goals for the year. Where I am, […]
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