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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Forage for wild plants we can eat in the local area. |
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Growing food |
Caring for soil |
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Help collecting home-made compost and placing it around plants to feed them. |
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Growing food |
Caring for soil |
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Sing a song about compost, such as the one on the CiP website. |
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Growing food |
Caring for soil |
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Listen to stories about the soil and the communities of minibeasts that live in it. |
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Growing food |
Caring for soil |
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Find out that compost is good for plants and helps them grow. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Build raised beds if/where appropriate, using recycled materials. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Recognise when a plant is not doing well (e.g. wilting from lack of water, infested with greenfly, eaten by slugs), and take some action to help it. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Collect vegetable/fruit seeds and store them for the winter and/or share with your family or friends. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Make a new baby plant from a parent plant (taking cuttings). |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Grow food in polycultures. |