Working with Nature: Chop & Drop
Working with Nature: Chop & Drop This week at the farm we will be busy with ‘chop and drop’ around the farm! This is the action of heavily chopping back [...]
New Additions to the Farm
New Additions to the Farm Last week we welcomed two new additions to the Green Connect Farm, our alpaca Carlos and Pedro! Alpaca are often mistaken for llama; they are [...]
Goats as farm workers
Goats as farm workers We have a small herd of miniature goats at the Green Connect farm, all working very hard for us. What’s wonderful is that from the goat’s [...]
Innovation in Sustainability
Innovation in Sustainability Last week Green Connect won an international award – the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Award for Innovation in Sustainable Development. It’s a pretty big deal. It means we are [...]
Florence Fennel
Florence Fennel When we started growing fennel and including it in our boxes, customers where a bit unsure of this weird looking, liquorish smelling, white bulb. But once they had [...]
Basil-mania
Basil-mania Growing food without chemical means that we have to get a bit creative with how we manage weeds, fungal diseases, soil fertility, and pests. One of the ways we [...]
The Apiacia family
A Family affair The modern food system is designed in a way that relies on the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. So, when trying to grow things [...]