You Weed
Day 3, The Internet is fully working by now and you feel like changing the subject, fed up with the first person approach you imposing your readers. You like the idea of getting rid of the “I” as a cheap literally tool to draw in first person your reader. After all this is a writing […]
Weed Mysteries
Day 2, The bike raid to Riversdale was a killer, next time will get a lift. Starting collecting specimens, this morning on the Amphitheater Walk, found: Blackberry, Oxalis, PLantago, Clover, Scotch Thistle, Sheep Sorrel, Datura Stramonium, Fireweed, and an enormous amount of Lantana. I also found a number of other species which I still didn’t […]
Bach Flower Remedies
In the Weedyconnection Database a number of plants have in their Other Uses section a Bach entry. Here I explain what the Bach Flower Remedies are. Almost all of the 38 species used in Bach Remedies are listed in some sort of warning weed list, some are even enlisted in the Weeds of National Significance […]
Kylie Kwong and the pickled bamboo shoots
My partner Emma loves cooking programs and the other day we had a look at a DVD of Kylie Kwong famous program “Heart and Soul”. One of the episodes featured pickled Bamboo Shoots. Oh, I said, do ABC know they are promoting culinary usages of a NOXIOUS WEED? I still haven’t done the Bamboo page […]
Ribwort Plantago
Second installment of the Self-Guided Tour Panels: Ribwort Plantago And here is the PDF version of the panel: ribwort plantago
Sorrel Tortilla
Found this recipe on ‘Australian Weeds’ by Gay Stern. Sorrel Tortilla 2 large potatoes, sliced into 10mm rounds 2 tablespoons oil 1 onion, finely sliced 2 shallots or spring onions, finely chopped 250g Sorrel leaves, finely chopped 6 eggs sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 tablespoon freshly-grated Parmesan cheese Parboil the […]
Blakberry Panel
Here is the panel i made for the Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia now on at Wollombi. Over the next weeks i will slowly upload all of the 10 panels. The info-points are in PDF format, just download from this link. blackberry info-panel
Natural Sequence Farming
Peter Andrews, is a third generation farmer who has been involved in farming and horse breeding for 60 years. He grew up on a property near Broken Hill area and spent much time with his stockman father and members of the Aboriginal community learning to read the country. He believes that heavy grazing of streambed […]
Enviro Week talk
Hi all, I will be giving a talk about the Weedyconnection project as part of the Enviro Week, a week-long set of activities, workshops, parties, discussions and films:23-28 october, Sydney University, various venues. Please check website for the program. My presentation will be on tuesday 24 oct 3.30>4pm at Manning House, University of Sydney, Camperdown. […]
Tactical Sound Garden, cultivating sounds in public gardens
This guys from New York have yet another take on the relationship human/landscape. Please read on. Tactical Sound Garden [ TSG ] Toolkit Given the ubiquity of mobile devices and wireless networks, and their proliferation throughout increasingly diverse and sometimes unexpected urban sites, what opportunities – and dilemmas – emerge for the design of public […]
