The Earth Garden Path - Articles

Want to make French Brioche? Here you are...

The recipe for making brioche was given to me 25 years by a French cook. This is the true recipe for brioche. Enjoy.

Liquid Fertilizer - The Botox in gardening!!!

Hey guys, I came across this and it is like gold dust!!!
I thought I should share it with you. You use less water (eco-friendly) and your garden gets a face lift.

Cheers,

Eileen.

How to make gluten steak etc

Several recipes and tips

What are you sleeping on? By Abbie Heathcote

Do you know if it could be harmful to the environment and your health?

Until the fifties bedding was made from Kapok. This wonderful fibre was taken for granted and when the new synthetics came on the market we naively assumed that they were better because they were modern, and perhaps were cheaper, and everyone cheerfully threw out their old kapok bedding and embraced the new with delight. After all, it was advertised in those wonderful new glossy American Magazines and we all wanted to live like that in the fifties.

Homoeopathics for Animals, by Cathy Tighe

Homoeopathics has been around for 250 years and is used extensively in Europe, where they have homoeopathic hospitals and farms. It is fast acting, chemical free and an extremely cost effective way of healing.
In Australia and New Zealand homoeopathics has newly been discovered by the public. Those who do use homoeopathics on themselves, are surprised to find that they can use the same remedies on their pets.

Education

Why home schooling?

Extract from �Backyard. Nature and Culture in Suburban Australia� by Lesley Head and Pat Muir

On a hill in an Australian suburb, a remnant stand of Eucalyptus maculata (spotted gum) affords a great view of Australia�s largest steelworks. Here live Lennie and Connie, their backyard dominated by an extensive and productive vegetable garden and chook shed that maintain traditions they brought from Italy more than forty years ago. On the other side of the hill lives Kris, who bought her house for the spotted gums in the backyard. She has been restoring the native vegetation since she moved in, removing the lawn, azaleas and geraniums that she refers to as �pests�. Kris is in varying levels of conflict with the neighbours on her three boundaries, each of whom has a different attitude to trees in general and natives in particular. Further down the hill, Mira describes her tidy backyard as being like a �small house�, which it is necessary to look after, clean and decorate. When Mira mows her lawn or feeds her roses she sees herself as loving and nurturing a backyard which is �everything in my heart�.

Muntries

A new release Australian Native to the Pick N' Eat range.

New Plant releases

New Australian Native Blueberry release. This article contains information on the Blueberry.

Succulents and Cacti

A whole article dedicated to SUCCULENTS AND CACTI

Banana tart with coconut filling

Very easy to make, very yummy, loved by kids and adults.

Dalai Lama's Open Letter to Chinese "Brothers and Sisters"

The Dalai Lama has appealed to China to enter into �meaningful dialogue� over the crisis in Tibet, and asserted he did not want to undermine the Beijing Olympics and was not seeking independence.

An Appeal to the Chinese People from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Today, I extend heartfelt greetings to my Chinese brothers and sisters round the world, particularly to those in the People�s Republic of China. In the light of the recent developments in Tibet, I would like to share with you my thoughts concerning relations between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples, and to make a personal appeal to you all.

Composting toilets..

Why don't we all have these?? (other than council regulations)

CHOOK CHAT - In Praise of a Spring Chicken.

...there is a rhyme and a reason to observe the rhythm of the seasons.

Food Derived from Cloned Animals

In January 2008, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released it's final risk assessment report regarding food derived from cloned animals. Considering that it's only just over a decade ago that the first mammal (Dolly the Sheep) was cloned - I'd say they've got a hide saying there's no side effects from consuming clone-derived products. Read on and decide for yourself.

How to make bread with topping and calzoni

Very simple and practical, and delicious!

Coolers - Fresh drinks for everyone

I bet you are thirsty right now?! Here are some nice, natural and easy to make COOLERS

Pumpkin tart and gratin

Gratin is best and quick to make

Deposits on cans

WHY VICTORIA NEEDS DEPOSITS ON DRINK CONTAINERS LIKE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Kitchouri (Indian flavoured rice dish)

Can be done with all vegetables and is really nice.