A suburban backyard adventure to grow fresh organic produce for our little family
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Summer 2015/16 A year in review – Part 4 of 4
The last post of the four part series covering a year in the patch. Summer in our garden is always…
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Spring 2015 A year in review – Part 3 of 4
As things slowly begin to warm up from a relatively short but cold winter, we make the most of what’s…
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Winter 2015 A year in review – Part 2 of 4
Winter has to be one of my favourite season’s in the patch, I can easily pass an entire day toiling…
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Autumn 2015 A year in review – Part 1 of 4
Video: Céline & Zoé out in the patch last Autumn 2015. I realised the other day it has been almost…
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Up and running
Now well into Autumn the patch is definitely open for business. We have been fortunate to have a constant flow…
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Setting up the new patch
After some careful planning and observation which involved tracking the movements of the sun throughout the various stages of the…
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Les Barbapapas
Zoé has a love affair with the Barbapapas. Until I moved to Switzerland back in 2005 I had no idea…
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New beginnings
I’m so excited to be once again writing about our growing adventures. After leaving our old garden behind and taking…
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Swiss Gardening Part 1
This post is a longtime overdue, but for the gardening nerds out there I hope the wait is worth it….
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Swiss Gardening Part 2
A continuation from the previous post Swiss Gardening Part 1 Click here to read the orginal post and the story…
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Swiss Edition – The Veggie Patch Diaries
Vers 1950, Les Tuileries-de-Grandson, Suisse. We have now arrived safely back home in Switzerland and I am happy to now…
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The big move brings a new space
Creating our garden over the past year and a bit has been a real adventure, between the early morning rises…
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In and around the patch
April passed us not that long ago which also signaled a full four seasons in the patch. It has been…
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2013 – A Year In The Patch
As we head now into yet another new year, 2013 will remain forever a special one for us. Not only…
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DIY Spud Towers
Who doesn’t love a good hearty spud? With the majority of our patch already booked out for the next couple…
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The Winter Wrap Up
We are now officially into spring and the warmer weather is bringing about much change to our now well established…
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My Dwarf Citrus
Back in April the day I first planted out the patch was my birthday. As a special gift from my…
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Roadhouse + Harvest
On a recent trip to Byron Bay we came across a couple of unique garden setups fuelling and inspiring the…
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Winter Harvesting
We’ve definitely been taking advantage of the cooler months yield of fresh veggies. Our cauliflowers and broccolis are on the…
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Visitors
These two super cute humans dropped by the patch the other day to say g’day and pick some veggies! Ella…
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The First Harvest
We are now past the two month mark into the patch, and so far we’ve been fortunate enough to have…
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Seedling Plant In
With the raised bed in place and ready comes the fun part transplanting our seedlings to the garden. The design…
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Building The Raised Garden Bed
In my last post I touched on composting and the methods we implemented in preparation of our garden and reduction…
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Composting – DIY Worm Farm
Did you know the contents from the average aussie wheelie bin contains nearly 50% food waste? That food waste could…
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Welcome to ‘The Veggie Patch Diaries’
As a small child I have fond memories of visiting my grandfather’s home where he farmed from his own backyard…
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The Veggie Patch Diaries
A few months ago now I began a personal project with my wife to live a little more sustainably and…
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