I've been pottering about in the garden. One of my goals for 2005 is to establish a good food producing garden, permaculture style (complete with worm farm). It will take a few seasons to get into full swing but I hope one day to be able to supply myself with all the food I need, right from home.
For a while now I've been preparing new ground around my place, (previously wild grass) using the 'no dig' method. That involves laying down cardboard (eg. the boxes computer screens come in, thrown out from work) across the vegetation thats already there, then spreading straw on top of that. You then leave it for several months, and when you're ready to plant you simply stab a spade through the old cardboard layer and pop in your seedlings. The worms (and a multitude of other life forms) love it, and it saves a heap of back breaking digging.
The good spin-offs... less lawns to control, and I love the smell of pea-straw...
8:35:15 PM 
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