One of the first things I did when I first moved to Singapore was sign up for woodworking class with the Sustainable Living Lab. I loved it and would travel to then Bottle Tree Park, Sembawang for classes until I broke one of my fingers and had to ta...
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What have we been up to at The Good Garden? It's been three months since Cultivate Central launched The Good Garden! So I'm taking a moment to take stock and share our upcoming plans. We've been busy. We've cooked six compost heaps, we are slowly g...
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Recycling and upcycling, words we are hearing more and more. We wanted to encourage others to recycle and get creative while growing food. Use what we have at home, such as used food cans, as containers. Save us from buying new plastic pots!So we g...
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Finding good soil from garden centres can be a challenge. If you are living in Singapore you'll find both extremes, expensive, high carbon footprint peat based soil flown in from Europe and America as well as cheaper local or regional sourced potting...
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Since digging into permaculture design in 2013, I noticed mundane neglected voids, nooks and corners in my urban setting with a keen eye. You know, empty spaces next to pathways, sidewalks, by culverts, back alleys, roof terraces, behind bus stops, i...
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I first met Puan Aini at the January Permaculture Design Course (PDC) at Hulu Langat. Given her relaxed, approachable and easygoing nature, I was amazed to learn that she was actually a retired MARDI microbiologist! She has successfully put together ...
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A few days ago, my husband and I harvested our sunflowers. Once they started to droop, I cut them off and left them to dry on our porch. It's taken roughly a month and half since then for me to harvest them. I tried picking the seeds one by one wi...
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My husband and I are growing petola in our garden. This plant is an enthusiastic creeper, and has taken over the trellis my husband made. Why petola? Also known as sponge gourd or luffa, this fantastic local vegetable has wonderful healing prope...
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