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Book Review: Kiss the Ground by Josh Tickell

Reviewed by Nova Nelson, Founder, Cultivate Central ...

Part 1: Why Soil?

"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.“ - Henry David Thoreau If you’ve interacted with us you know that the team at Cultivate Central loves soil. But why? We garden and grow food without chemical fertilisers. We do this ...

Cook with Microgreens Recipe 1 : Quinoa, Daikon Radish Microgreens and Tapioca Salad.

I'm hooked. I love Daikon Radish Microgreens. Radish Microgreens come in a number of different varieties. I've tried three so far and hope to try more. The stems on these different radish microgreens look different. Radish Microgreens have white stem...

I am Growing Food – So What?

Giving Time for Abundance People don’t realize, including me previously, that gardening is a skill set and has a lot of science that goes into it. I am here, possibly like you, a novice urban gardener. There is a lot that happens underground in so...

Upcycled - Can of Food.

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...

DIY Composting On Your Balcony

Composting on your balcony can be a little tricky without ground soil surface and much space. My balcony composting experience has not always been easy. But I’ve kept at it and today gives me enough to keep my edible garden going. I use what is eas...

This used to be a car park!

I remember my first meeting with Mr N. V Subbarow the Education Officer from the Consumers Association Penang (CAP). He helms the Natural Farming Education programme at CAP and I wanted to ask him if he would help me on my first community garden pr...