Monthly Archives: November 2013

Saturday links

Posted on November 30, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Every Saturday’s post on AgriTapestry is a collection of agriculture, agritecture, urban farming and gardening related links, often stories that have come up during the week. Here’s this week’s: DNA tests take the guesswork out of breeding easycare sheep (Sheep … Continue reading →

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Friday photo – Rainclouds over stubble and an old fence, Arthur River

Posted on November 29, 2013 by tikiwanderer

 

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How we forget where ideas came from

Posted on November 28, 2013 by tikiwanderer

One of the jobs I helped Mum with last weekend was raking in the cherimoya orchard. It’s a yearly ritual around this time of year. The November grasses and weeds dry out and get slashed down in the aisles. We … Continue reading →

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Floral calendar, November (photo post)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Time for a floral calendar-of-the-trees update. We’ve passed the time for all the cool weather flowers, the delicate pink and white blossom types. Now we’re into the trees that loooove the sunshine. The Cape Lilac has come and gone – … Continue reading →

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Soaked pants, ant bites and grumpy slugs

Posted on November 25, 2013 by tikiwanderer

I visited Mum’s farm on the weekend, an avocado farm down near Albany. One of the first in the area, started back in the era when Aussies thought that “vegetables” meant cauliflower, cabbage, carrot and potato, a farm well overtaken … Continue reading →

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Saturday links

Posted on November 23, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Every Saturday’s post on AgriTapestry is a collection of agriculture, agritecture, urban farming and gardening related links, often stories that have come up during the week. Here’s this week’s: Fremantle Rooftop Community Garden starting on Myers rooftop Stunning research brings … Continue reading →

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Friday photo – Straw Berries

Posted on November 22, 2013 by tikiwanderer
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Native bees and my new “beehive”

Posted on November 21, 2013 by tikiwanderer

When I was in my late teens or early twenties, I noticed a bee on my dad’s foxglove that was rather unexpected. Instead of yellow stripes, it had light blue stripes. I thought I was seeing things. But no, it … Continue reading →

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Hypothetical / Crop profile: Kara (Burchardia)

Posted on November 19, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Kara is one of the crops I’m considering trying to start up, either at home garden level or at commercial level (the former will be a necessary trial step for the latter). It’s part of my vested interest in climate-suitable … Continue reading →

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Working dogs, industries and issues

Posted on November 18, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Two weeks ago the Working Dog Alliance held its inaugural conference. I really wish I could have gone – it sounded utterly fascinating, not to mention having a guest speaker from police work (cool!) and the Karen Pryor academy (her … Continue reading →

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