Second Skin Urban Ecology
Learn to read nature
15/08/2023
OMG Urban Farm | Seven Sharp The OMG farm began as an empty lot in 2018. For The Love of Bees turned this land into a high yield urban farm by using no-till, regenerative organic growing...
05/07/2023
Let's talk w**ds ....
Another reason to NOT spray. The w**ds in your garden can inform you of the state of health of your soil. Others are medicine. Nature attracts what it needs to heal. And by learning to 'listen' to your own land ( no matter how big or small) you start to understand what the soil is attracting to heal itself ....and you. As the soil heals so too do you heal. If we interrupt nature while it works to restore vitality to your eco system then we interrupt our own healing. Your garden is an extension of you.
What w**ds do you see in your garden?
This is Cleavers a sticky nutritious w**d that is appearing this time of year ...Cleavers is just one of many essential medicines that are showing up for us. I will continue to post on reasons why and introduce you to many more wee medicinal allies over our time together here at Second Skin.
Look out for Cleavers on your journey, can you see in your garden? In a neighbours? While our walking?
26/06/2022
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544804/
Plant growth regulators: a sustainable approach to combat pesticide toxicity Pesticides are chemical substances intended for preventing or controlling pests. These are toxic substances which contaminate soil, water bodies and vegetative crops. Excessive use of pesticides may cause destruction of biodiversity. In plants, pesticides ...
30/10/2021
https://www.ediblebackyard.co.nz/how-to-grow-kumara-shoots/
How to grow kumara shoots ⋆ Edible Backyard The journey to a boomer crop of kumara begins with shoots or tipu. Start them growing now, in early spring. The shoots are grown on a kumara, and this
29/10/2021
Self sustainable zero waste productive home in Melbourne demonstrates future | Gardening Australia Costa is visiting a temporary installation on the banks of the Yarra River, the latest iteration of Joost Baker’s experimental constructions; “Greenhouse”. S...