tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13915545413702849032024-02-20T14:03:10.270-08:00Living the Good life with RushkaLove Trees, protect our earth, anti GMO and the corrupt corporations trying to patent and own life, Seed Freedom, The Organic Revolution, Love permaculture principles and in the midst of creating a food forrest and sustainable future for kids, Will fight if I need to but love most of the time (even when it hurts).
Bartering is Back, Bitcoin rocks, Homeschool mom, Respect and love children and fellow creatures.
Grow Food. Dance fitness instructor.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-68204587086243310612020-07-07T03:57:00.001-07:002020-07-07T03:57:18.904-07:00Best compost plant booster and its free<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9ylPflaxNwE" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-36852709048261676512018-07-10T03:46:00.001-07:002018-07-10T03:46:21.828-07:00The birth of GMO Free Zones in South Africa<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is the start of our GMO free Zone Campaign in South Africa.<br />
Featuring fellow Organic farmers, seed guardians, environmental activists.<br />
We are not waiting to be saved<br />
We are not asking permission<br />
We are making positive change from the ground up<br />
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To be a part of this campaign please email nogmosa@gmail.com<br />
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Artists, farmers, musicians, animal lovers, earth lovers, media, seed savers, press, bloggers, moms dads kids, EVERYONE needed and wanted to change up the dark into light and freedom</span><br /><br />
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Sometimes we have a plan that isn't natures plan. Im learning to STOP and look and go with it.<br /><br />
Nature knows best.<br /><br />
Here my latest revelation.<br /><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6C6SXOACGy0" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-21736571818325508762017-11-15T20:51:00.003-08:002017-11-15T20:51:51.780-08:00A Seed In Time | Rushka Johnson | TEDxPortElizabethSalon<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q9F43wwaAfE" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whoop!! my TEDx talk. please share the love for seed and earth..</span><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Rushka Johnson - Environmental Activist<br />
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Times and conditions are changing so rapidly <br />
that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.<br />
The onus is on each of us to cultivate the change we need, if we are to see ourselves, our<br />
communities and our environment not only survive, but thrive.<br />
Communities are confronted with challenges from all spheres and we need leadership with solutions<br />
by us, for us.<br />
Laws which affect the survival of our environment are being passed and enforced for corporate monopoly, forgetting that we are borrowing this environment from future generations.</span><br /><br />
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The future is taking place with or without us… Will we shape the future or turn a blind eye? an Environmental Activist, Seed Freedom guardian, permaculture enthusiast and organic vegetable farmer. </span><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Head convener for the March Against Monsanto Port Elizabeth for 3 years from 2014, is part of the No GMO South Africa community, Resistance is fertile South Africa, started the Roundup Out campaign in 2016 and organizer for Over Grow the system South Africa 2017. </span><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Currently working on eliminating toxic herbicide from public areas in Port Elizabeth as well as creating awareness on the Seed Laws that are in the process of being passed.</span><br /><br />
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This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=86HoYP36Ui9lkOY6L06spBUeP7l8MTUxMDg5MzgxN0AxNTEwODA3NDE3&event=video_description&v=q9F43wwaAfE&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftedx" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.ted.com/tedx</a><br /><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-49576494714853441772017-11-15T20:51:00.001-08:002017-11-15T20:51:50.655-08:00A Seed In Time | Rushka Johnson | TEDxPortElizabethSalon<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q9F43wwaAfE" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whoop!! my TEDx talk. please share the love for seed and earth..</span><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Rushka Johnson - Environmental Activist<br />
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Times and conditions are changing so rapidly <br />
that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.<br />
The onus is on each of us to cultivate the change we need, if we are to see ourselves, our<br />
communities and our environment not only survive, but thrive.<br />
Communities are confronted with challenges from all spheres and we need leadership with solutions<br />
by us, for us.<br />
Laws which affect the survival of our environment are being passed and enforced for corporate monopoly, forgetting that we are borrowing this environment from future generations.</span><br /><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
The future is taking place with or without us… Will we shape the future or turn a blind eye? an Environmental Activist, Seed Freedom guardian, permaculture enthusiast and organic vegetable farmer. </span><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Head convener for the March Against Monsanto Port Elizabeth for 3 years from 2014, is part of the No GMO South Africa community, Resistance is fertile South Africa, started the Roundup Out campaign in 2016 and organizer for Over Grow the system South Africa 2017. </span><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Currently working on eliminating toxic herbicide from public areas in Port Elizabeth as well as creating awareness on the Seed Laws that are in the process of being passed.</span><br /><br />
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This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=86HoYP36Ui9lkOY6L06spBUeP7l8MTUxMDg5MzgxN0AxNTEwODA3NDE3&event=video_description&v=q9F43wwaAfE&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftedx" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.ted.com/tedx</a><br /><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-6078516034632609452017-10-24T01:12:00.001-07:002017-10-24T01:17:07.568-07:00How to get organic food to the masses with Matt Purkis<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z0rAhKKuZeM" width="480"></iframe><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Matt Purkis from <a href="https://www.saoso.org/about-organic-standards">https://www.saoso.org/about-organic-standards</a></b></span></span></span><br />
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Why can only the elite afford organic food. Why do the majority live off GMOs and junk food . The stats of obesity, diabetes and cancer in South Africa are off the charts. </b></span></div>
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The monopoly of our food supply, seeds, farm lands, needs to stop. </b></span></div>
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How can our people feed themselves healthy wholesome food and make a good living from it. How can we stop this chemical form of agriculture that is destroying our people, diversity, environment and soil?<br />
Here we go. Grass roots. Let's make it happen.<br />
Solutions</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Some of My Issues with the plant improvement and plant breeders bills. Here at the public hearing for the plant breeders and plant improvement bills today. What I want changed and why they take our freedoms away. <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/seedfreedom?source=feed_text&story_id=10155528990346061" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #4267b2; font-family: inherit; unicode-bidi: isolate;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">seedfreedom</span></span></a><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/resistanceisfertile?source=feed_text&story_id=10155528990346061" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #4267b2; font-family: inherit; unicode-bidi: isolate;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">resistanceisfertile</span></span></a></b></span></div>
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The army has grown. So proud to be a part of changing the course of the future with the wonderful farmers, activists, moms, dads, youth who are taking up this campaign and seeing how much it matters, worthy people!</div>
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NB NOTE THAT EXTENSIONS for the Eastern Cape submissions have been given until 9 OCTOBER 2017.<br />
THIS is very important in helping them formulate what we want and don't want on those bills. DON't FORGET TO SEND THEM.<br />
Send to - smahobe@ecleg.gov.za mholohlo@ecleg.gov.za<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Finally we have water!! our pump is in. We have NEVER watered our trees properly in the two years since planting. We have rain tanks but not enough rain for a proper soaking. </b></span><br />
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CALL TO ACTION -<br /><br />
Start saving seeds!!!! Open pollinated, (OPV, heirloom) They are currently exempt from these laws to an extent. (Not hybrids, ) -<br /><br />
Gather your movements, ideas, skills, connections, Family, friends together. If you have ideas. Share. All hands on deck.<br /><br />
Please please support and share this video.<br /><br />
Here is a summary of whats up with our Seeds in South Africa, from my understanding and perspective. Youve seen videos of hearings and snippets of info. This is a summary in simple terms from my perspective, of what some of the issues with the changes in the Bills are about and why we are making such a fuss about them AND our last chance to do something. NOW YOU CAN WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THIS.<br /><br />
Note that some of the changes that they have made are little better then they were before. Ie excemptions for Open pollinated heirloom varities, thanks to places like Livingseeds.co.za who have been fighting the act. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY take the objections to the act, seriously and impliment them. Even so, HEeirloom, Open pollinated variety seeds need even more freedom then the act is willing to give. FOR ALL PEOPLE and farmers, not just seed companies. They should not only be exempt but be able to sell seed in bulk and exchange as they will with reasonable regulations or none for those who don't wont to be controlled.<br /><br />
Please watch, read the summary info below and decide what in the bills you want changed. Send an email to addresses below before August to make sure that they hear us.<br /><br />
THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE to make sure that we don't get into a system where we will be ARRESTED for GIVING away our own seeds and under total control of the corporations like Monsanto. (The wording of the act leaves the possibility of corporate control wide open)<br /><br />
Find a summery with videos and pics of the hearings attended and people who spoke - http://seedfreedom.info/…/opposing-the-new-plant-breeders-…/<br /><br />
African Centre for Biodiversity wrote: The Plant Breeders’ Rights and Plant Improvement Bills restrict the saving, trading, exchanging, and sale of seed. This can have massive ramifications on seed and food sovereignty, agricultural biodiversity, access to diverse seed, and increasing the disparities and inequalities in South African agriculture, food and nutrition.<br /><br />
We urgently need to protect and preserve our food and seed sovereignty. It is in our best interests that we make our voices heard and retain what really is ours, which is the right to our food, the quality and control of our seed.<br /><br />
Short read: https://acbio.org.za/easy-to-read-mat...<br /><br />
Long read: https://acbio.org.za/standing-farmer-...<br /><br />
http://acbio.org.za/wp-content/…/2017...<br /><br />
http://acbio.org.za/wp-content/…/2017...<br /><br />
SEND EMAILS BY AUGUST TO the following and NB bery important that you cc seedhavens@gmail.com<br /><br />
sibusiso@acbio.org.<br /><br />
Seed@saoso.org<br /><br />
-- Eastern Cape<br /><br />
Mr Makabongwe Tyiwani<br /><br />
079 496 6490<br /><br />
mtyiwani@ecleg.gov.za<br /><br />
Free State<br /><br />
Mr Kgathatso Nkeane<br /><br />
(082) 555 9987<br /><br />
kgathatson@fsl.gov.za<br /><br />
Gauteng<br /><br />
Ms L Mampe<br /><br />
011 – 498 5996<br /><br />
071 483 0221<br /><br />
KZN<br /><br />
Mr Derrick Dimba<br /><br />
0730014026<br /><br />
Dimbad@kznleg.gov.za<br /><br />
Limpopo<br /><br />
Mr Phanuel Mabija<br /><br />
015 -633 8150<br /><br />
082 413 1007<br /><br />
mabijar@limpopoleg.gov.za<br /><br />
mabijarp@gmail.com<br /><br />
Mpumalanga<br /><br />
Ms Pretty Mahlangu<br /><br />
Provincial Committee Co-ordinator<br /><br />
Tel: 013 – 766 1441<br /><br />
Cell: 073 196 2274<br /><br />
prettyma@mpuleg.gov.za<br /><br />
Northern Cape<br /><br />
Mrs N Borchard<br /><br />
Tel: 053 839 8024\33<br /><br />
Cell: 083 632 3330<br /><br />
Email: nborchard@ncpg.gov.za<br /><br />
North West<br /><br />
Ms K Magagane<br /><br />
Tel: 018 392 7150<br /><br />
karabo@nwpl.org.za<br /><br />
Karabom1@gmail.com<br /><br />
Western Cape<br /><br />
Ncediswa Mayambela<br /><br />
(Provincial Liaison officer)<br /><br />
Tel: 021- 487 1826<br /><br />
Cell: 086 577 4534<br /><br />
NMayambela@wcpp.gov.za<br /><br />
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This is a perfect job for kids to do when they are tired of digging or just feel like sitting in the sun and chatting while working. When friends visit we rope them in to help too, so if you are coming for tea get ready to make some newspaper cups. hehe. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Most of the thorny stuff taking over this beautiful space is out. We left a high canopy of beautiful existing trees (pics of before in previous post).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here we have cut up the branches of the trees that were suffocating our other trees and used them to make a fence to hold the leveled out a piece of the land for sweet potatoes soon soon. this is as you enter this space.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">YES I KNOW - the bare soil freaks me out too don't worry - IT WILL NEVER BE BARE AGAIN that I can promise you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To think that all of this that precious water was just going no where!! NEVER AGAIN.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The climate is so perfect in that secret garden space.. high canopy, just enough shade and sun.. Just going to get some herbs and medium sized layer going..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">PLEASE notice the rich black soil! this is from being in a natural forest system with the leaves falling and sticks and mulch over years. We won't use and abuse what nature has given us here by not filling the soil with more leaves and Gods Blanket. Worm tea, mulch and more.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Drought, water restricitons, empty rain tanks all trees still babies - there goes the shade.Mulch packed high so which made everything last longer than it should have but SCORCHED veggies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">AGAIN !! Weve been here for almost 3 years and for both of the summer seasons the same thing has happened.. I feel like a bit of a poopal for having to go through it TWICE before waking up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ok we planted a zillion trees which are growing nicely but still hardly past the height of me. No shade or relief from there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember the secret garden? jungly area close to the house with passages and canopies, so overgrown only the big fat pig and small children could get through the little pathways.. Really cute and exciting but not used as much as you would think..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> After being inspired by some of the garden walkabouts that I'd been on - using this space for crops that needed a bit of shade made such perfect sense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could kick myself for not thinking of it sooner - AND it's closer to the house so zone 1 - yes please.. Keeping the piggy out of the b veggies might prove to be a bit of a challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> They are climbing and and over the other beautiful trees and suffocating them.. One branch even wrapped so tightly around anothere tree that it fused into it and even when roots were cut, continued to survive as part of the nice tree !!! quite amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TO THINK all of these years weve been TRYING to grow my own food canopy instead of using what we have.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Down in the field - Big crops - mielies, popcorn, sweet potato, orchard etc (once we catch that dreaeded porcupine and spinache etc when it cools down - up here - other veg. Pet piggy will be allowed into that area to eat fallen fruit and leave his treasures bhOrchard already on its way and the baby moringas we are protecting from the dreaded porcupine the a makeshift cage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">so - we are giving ourselves 18 days to get it cleared and ready (keeping all the gorgeous trees, cutting low branches, ripping out thorns and scary stuff and digging out roots etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Video here - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdae2N34Sv4">how to make a raised bed on the contour</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am learning so much I cant tell you how excited it makes me. Growing food, discovering and learning, being in nature and watching how it all comes together is the most rewarding experience. </span><br />
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1. Dig a trench about 70cm - 1m wide and 30cm deep- on the contour of the land (try and keep it an even depth as you would a swale) - I am using these as I would a swale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. On the grass next to the trench put some cardboard (make sure the tape and plastic is all off) - no need to weed, the cardboard will smother the existing grass and it will eventually turn into organic matter and nourish the soil.</span><br />
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3. Throw the soil from the trench on top of the cardboard (you can use dry grass instead of cardboard if you prefer) - on the downhill side of the trench - (The trench/mini swale, will capture water and it will seep into the ground on the downhill side)</span><br />
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4. Add a layer of newspaper on top of the soil (flatten the top a bit) - approximately 1m wide - wide enough to be able to pick food from either side of the trench </span><br />
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5. Add compost layer - Make your own 18 day compost (video up soon) or dry horse manure or find a friend who makes and buy</span><br />
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6. Add a thick layer of mulch (we use dry grass, its free, easy to get and works brilliantly) - As neighbours to dump their grass clippings at your spot instead of taking them away MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T USE ROUNDUP or any other poisonous Pesticides or herbicides before taking. - It must dry out before using - OR WOOD CHIPS - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't tell how much the plants love love love the mulch - keeps the moisture in and the weeds out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learnt a really great way of doing seedlings at my first hands on permaculture course with the wonderful Andrew Mugford. </span></span></div>
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Pack closely together and fill with delicious soil mix.<br />
This is a perfect job for kids to do when they are tired of digging or just feel like sitting in the sun and chatting while working. When friends visit we rope them in to help too, so if you are coming for tea get ready to make some newspaper cups. hehe. </div>
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We mixed - volcanic rock dust (some people use bone meal) , soil from the garden , Vermicompost, (beautiful stuff that red worms make, we have a worm farm made form old tyres) and some ground up horse or donkey manure. If you don't have all of the above, get what you can and play around.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>There comes a time in every farmer or persons life when they have to admit that they need help.</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Well that has happened to me.. on numerous occasions.. but in particular this one.</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Over December the heat waves and lack of rain blasted holes into my farm, veggies and ego.</b><b>It looked as though a blow torch or fiery dragon had traipsed through there.</b><b>Coupled with the wind problem that blasts through - everything died and dried up.</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>My babies trees are too small for shade or wind and my cloth windbreakers break and don't work.</b><b>Thanks to a clever inspiring friend who gave me this idea..</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> I think that we will make it through to the other side.</b><b>It wasn't only the idea that she gave me.. she was a breathe of fresh air AND lectured me on my priorities which had gone askew (I hadn't been spending time in the garden but preoccupied with various other wild projects that should have come second to growing food)</b><b>Here is a video on what we are up to ....</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Hopefully it will inspire..</b><b>I love it to bits and don't see why it wouldn't work... holding thumbs anyway... and visualizing success.</b><b>Will update you WHEN it works</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Here are some pics as well . </b><b>Black Wattle is not indigenous to South Africa - So we made a climbing frame about 20 metres long Just at the point where the wind blasts in ...</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Plenty of granadilla creepers and guavadilla creepers ready to climb (they grow very fast and go wild) and some rosemary which makes a nice low windbreaker..</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA_GVfdjH9ghzzSKVFEPaRCDFEsQIiw6ZjqWPIItSJ8Dxb10lKQFd-GFFZZFUf1jX7EKnR_UGkUPrRAVph8TxQuGfERKuTS7YMQht8iuJBcJyn55GOT6GqMVDW7TzGHW9F-gSCN9roJ7e/s1600/w1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA_GVfdjH9ghzzSKVFEPaRCDFEsQIiw6ZjqWPIItSJ8Dxb10lKQFd-GFFZZFUf1jX7EKnR_UGkUPrRAVph8TxQuGfERKuTS7YMQht8iuJBcJyn55GOT6GqMVDW7TzGHW9F-gSCN9roJ7e/s1600/w1.JPG" /></a></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the center of the garden is a walk way which will also act as a wind breaker and Create shade for shade loving plants like our darling lettuce that always gets singed first.</span></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Granadilla creepers planted and read to climb, grapes and kiwi creeper..</span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are going to do the same with the top for a roof and at the end of the walkway is a central area that we will cover with creepers too.. A nice shady place to sit or little nursery for baby seedlings..</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Will update you..</span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HaHHAHHA.. I love it.... Sure Sure Sure that it will work... Let's see.</span></b></h3>
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<b>Videos on my activism, anarchy planting food not lawns, Cool people, Living the Good Life With Rushka</b><b>Sometimes its easier to see things when they are live...</b><b>Here is my you tube and google plus page..</b><b>Videos on whats happening in the garden ,,, environmental activism, cool people that I meet along the way... </b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eeekkkk...</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A beautiful patch planted, growing ready to munch - Next day - CHAOS... It looks as though an earthquake hit the place... mountains of soil and remnants of sweet potatoes all over the place.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whoever would have thought that such small cute creatures could create so much havoc..</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I just KNOW that once they are done with those, they'll be heading for the carrots...</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I do love having small creatures share my space with me BUT - something has to be done..</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>either catch the criters and release in a reserve -</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Make a hardcore fence... (don't like fences much)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>OR , my mom suggested putting pepper or chilli powder all over the place and letting them snuffle it up their noses for a fright..</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ill let you know which one works.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>OFF to catch me a porcupine.. heheh</b></span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-86597034104034334182015-04-03T11:40:00.000-07:002015-07-03T00:27:29.737-07:00I have started a you tube channel<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I have started a youtube channel.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Well Why not... Sometimes its easier to see things happening to grasp how it's done.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The people that are put in my path are amazing, the things that I am learning, even more so.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I need to share it.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>So.. Its about, my life, how we are working this beautiful space.. Growing healthy, happy delicious food and strong, healthy, happy, delicious children.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From ... Why I don't like Monsanto's GM seed that goes hand in hand with Monsanto's carcinogenic herbicide Roundup..... to chickens and snails..... how to make chilli sauce.... weeds,... people... standing up for our food security and whatever else takes my fancy along the way...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Subscribe to my channel and share so that we can all be inspired and share the organic love...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>(Speaking about subscribing.. I haven't really grasped why it's important to have people subscribe to channels... My take is ,, either they want updates or not. and if not.. who cares... There must be something that I'm missing...) AHA !! another thing to learn about..</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Here it is.. an intro to my Channel... Enjoy</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI5_Y8EP-u8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI5_Y8EP-u8</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-57354120759903599612015-03-29T23:42:00.000-07:002015-07-03T00:27:54.989-07:00My fruit trees are happy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My fruit trees are happy!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A few months ago I planted 30 sticks.... Today... LOOOK... How beautiful is this peach/plum tree..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Don't laugh... I think its peach but it could very well be plum... You see.. when I got the trees, they had been blown about on a truck and had no tags and NO LEAVES.... so I couldnt Identify them.... Now, Im truly not the expert on trees.... maybe a few, like citrus... (but I'm sure that everyone is, you cant mistake that beeautiful smell)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I wonderful tried and tested trick for making citrus trees (and most others) grow beautifully is to put Epsom salts around the bass every now and again... I bought a big bag from a gardening shop and use it with relish.... </b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619416421443152000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391554541370284903.post-57305017300044012912014-09-03T01:11:00.002-07:002014-09-03T01:34:08.520-07:00We have our first set of chickens<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Waiting... by now you must know how I hate WAITING !! aaarrrrgggg..</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Our friend had some chickens, healthy, beautiful and ready to make their home with us...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But... The coup wasnt ready and it looked as though it wasnt going to be for a while..</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I asked around for a chicken house which I have hopefully found, (recycle and reuse),, (holding thumbs for it).... </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>We have a doggy who finds fresh chickens very delicious so I cant just let them run around which would of course be ideal.. They DO however need a big enough space to be in so, some chicken wire is needed... LOTS of it, to make a fence... </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The darn stuff costs a fortune and I haven't been lucky enough to find some that wants a home.. YET.. SO, while we are waiting to build them their fancy pansy chicken home with gardens... We decided to use the bird avery..</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We found another home for the white doves which we inherited with the house.. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very sweet but none of us have a passion for doves so they were wasted on us.. (and we are vegetarian so we couldnt even make dove pie)..</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>(don't worry animal lovers, we found a good home for them and that ddoesn'tinclude being underneath a pie crust).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Good old Elvis and Jo transforming the dove avery into a chicken home..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>We have a lovely field filled with grass which we are mowing and using as mulch for the garden and bedding for the chickens.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The idea is to throw compost in for them to eat... and after a few weeks take out all of the chicken poo, grass and leftover compost and use it to feed the veggies...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Not sure if I mentioned yet that wonderful Elvis DID return and he is absolutely FANTASTIC..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>He lives on the farm and the plants literally flower when they see him.. He knows so much about veggies, plants, chickens, farming and is super strong.. definitely Joeys hero.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ta DAAAA.. we now have a home for them while they are waiting....</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>One of them escaped and is happily prancing around the secret garden.. Yes the chicken hungry dog is still around but so far she can't even come close... there are far too many thorny hidy holes.. We do prick our ears for a shout from her every now and then though, just in case...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>We have had an egg every day since.. (there are only 4 chickens so far, 2 of them a bit too young for laying).. This is wonderful news.. Being vegetarians, we need eggs.... 3 strapping growing veggy kids eat MANY eggs...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most chickens are fed mielies (which are sadly Genetically modified).. I am a GMO activist... (didnt I tell you that part !!).... completely and utterly against GMO food and will do anything to avoid feeding it to my family..... NOW do you see how important our own eggs are?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our chooks eat, sunflower seeds, plenty of compost and every now and then rice.... Looking forward to a few more to add to the family and to help it grow healthy and strong..</span></b><br />
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