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One small step to stop the world turning to custard


At a social gathering someone was having a whinge about various conspiracy theory governmental issues turning the world to custard. It wore me down over about an hour or so and I finally asked "well what's the answer to this problem, you're clearly upset about it, what are you going to do about it?" The person most likely had no idea, and they turned the question on me. So I replied that I thought permaculture was the answer. And they agreed and that was the end of the conversation, and the whinge. Thank God almighty!

Natural and pure is definitely a big trend in food circles these days. Having run a food manufacturing business myself, I'm very aware of what the bigger companies get away with when it comes to food additives. It made me realise the only thing that's 100% trustworthy is food you've grown yourself.

Then I stumbled across "permaculture" and completed a certificate in permaculture design. Essentially this word refers to harnessing the natural flow of plants and the natural world to grow food and other useful things and let nature do all the "gardening" for you.

So, long story short, one reason I really hope we can stay in this property we're building is because we have a very exciting permaculture design for the gardens and I'm really looking forward to growing our own food. That would require a few years to establish and the plan was to make this our family home for a long time.

If you have something to upswap for a very cool Home Theatre system (what's this about?), (or if you want help designing a permaculture garden) please get in touch!
Call Amy on 0276 354 901 or message us on facebook.

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