Meet The Designer Behind Chicken Print and Cowabella Splash Shoes Sarah Rosedahl is an artist and recovering software engineer. After working in the high tech industry for 30 years in California and New Orleans, Sarah now lives on a small farm in Vermont where she is inspired by the wildlife and agriculture of the Lake […]
Restoring Order | Veggie Patch Ramblings | October
If a garden path represented the year, October would be the last curve on the path. Once October passes, you are on that final home stretch. It was a month of tidying and appreciating the still coolish mornings. I will enjoy these mornings as it won’t be too long before the heat and humidity arrive. Order […]
What Made Me Happy This Month | October
It seemed like October came and went in the blink of an eye. I was lucky enough to get to visit New Zealand. A country I had never been to before but had always wanted to visit. It was a girl’s road trip without kids! The break was fun and we all enjoyed catching up with other […]
Christchurch Botanic Gardens | A City Treasure
Before I went to Christchurch I checked out where I would be staying on google maps. I noticed that it was in walking distance of the botanic gardens. On my first morning I took my morning walk there with a friend. The walk turned into more of a meander as we stopped often to check out […]
7 Ideas to Make Your Garden More Sustainable
What does a sustainable garden mean? A simple definition could be a garden where our needs are met today without jeopardising the future generations ability to look after their needs. Another definition could be a garden where the energy needed to maintain it is able to be consistently given without burning ourselves out. Who wants to […]
What Made Me Happy This Month | September
School holidays were on this September. The slower pace in the mornings made me happy. There wasn’t that mad rush to get out the door. I would make the kids French toast for breakfast and we would sit down together at the table – normally its quick, here’s some toast for you as they are walking […]
Spring Has Sprung! Veggie Patch Ramblings | September
September saw a beautiful start to Spring. The overnight rain made the veggie patch sparkle with dew in the morning light. It would all look so fresh. We had a run of overnight rain so much so that I would make sure that I didn’t leave the washing out on the line! Robust Rosemary Yep, rosemary is robust herb. […]
Planting a Flower Garden | Kids Gardening Activity
It is school holidays here. There is a space in my garden that needed to be tidied up. I’m living by that one garden job at a time philosophy again. So with the kids home, we decided to pretty up that space and plant a flower garden. I was inspired the day before when I picked up my little […]
Springtime Pollination
Watching my edibles go to flower and attract all sorts of buzzing insects always makes me smile. I know that pollinators are an important part of our ecosystem and that having them in my garden will help my veggies set fruit. Pumpkin and zucchini I’m thinking of you! I’m aware of the basics of pollination, […]
Keep Your Worms Happy | What Worms Need
Having two in-ground worm farms has seen my veggie patch improve in leaps and bounds. Because of this looking after my worms is a priority. They don’t ask for too much really – providing them with food is all the maintenance I need to do. When I first got my worm farms, my idea of how much […]
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