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I am the author of 'The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A to Z'. Check out my gardening blog, more gardening articles and the AKG podcast on my website: http://coopette.com

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Cool Recycling and Salvage Crafts Cool Recycling and Salvage Crafts
Today's focus on the environment means that more people are getting into recycling. But with a bit of imagination you can make beautiful and unique products...
Updated 8 days ago | cool recyclingcool
Funky knits and cool crochet Funky knits and cool crochet
Knitting and crocheting are becoming more and more popular, as an eco friendly hobby that you can take anywhere. The nice thing about knitting is that you c...
Updated 211 days ago | funky knitscraft
Planting grocery store pips & seeds Planting grocery store pips & seeds
Planting pips and seeds from bought fruit and vegetables is fun, and an easy way to grow your own house and garden plants for free! Many pips will grow into...
Updated 211 days ago | planting pipsgarden
Growing Oriental Vegetables Growing Oriental Vegetables
Oriental vegetables are easy to grow and quick to crop. Most like to grow in spring or autumn, or even through the winter, when other harvests are thin on t...
Updated 30 days ago | oriental vegetablesasian
Comfrey, the wonder plant Comfrey, the wonder plant
Comfrey is a plant that is much loved by organic gardeners and permaculturalists because of its ability to provide fertility. Comfrey is a dynamic accumulator...
Updated 211 days ago | Comfrey plantcomfrey
Keeping hens in your garden Keeping hens in your garden
Keeping hens in your back garden is easy. They don't need as much space as you might think, and you don't need to keep a rooster. Just provide them with she...
Updated 211 days ago | Chickenscoop
Free Knitting & Crochet Patterns Free Knitting & Crochet Patterns
Knitting and crocheting are great, creative hobbies and there are lots of free patterns available on the internet. Whether you want sweaters, scarves, hats...
Updated 115 days ago | knitting patternscrochet
Growing Unusual Edibles Growing Unusual Edibles
There are lots of things that you can grow in a kitchen garden. Growing common and easy to find vegetable varieties will keep you busy all year, but there a...
Updated 211 days ago | unusual ediblescontainer
The Animals Save the Planet The Animals Save the Planet
A series of humorous animations, each bringing home one thing we can do to help the environment. You can see the whole series at the Animals Save the Planet...
Updated 129 days ago | animals planetanimals
Grow Your Own Achocha Grow Your Own Achocha
Achocha was one of the food crops grown by the Incas that never became popular in modern times. But achocha is an easy and attractive plant to grow, providi...
Updated 211 days ago | grow achochaachocha
Permaculture basics - sustainability in action
Permaculture is a design system that tries to mimic nature to create societies that are sustainable. Permaculture is often thought of as a gardening technique,...
Updated 211 days ago | permaculture basicsdesign
Grow Your Own Peppers
Peppers are surprisingly easy to grow in most climates. A sheltered spot and a hot summer will give you a crop outside - but they also make great houseplants...
Updated 211 days ago | grow pepperscapsicum
Dig for Victory
During World War II, the British public were encouraged to 'Dig for Victory' and produce as much of their own food as possible - because the German U-boat b...
Updated 211 days ago | dig for victorydig
Heritage seed suppliers
When you grow plants from heritage (also known as heirloom) seeds, you're growing a piece of the past. Generations of gardeners will have carefully collecte...
Updated 211 days ago | seed suppliersheirloom
Green manures - use plants to feed plants
Green manures are plants that are grown to improve the soil in organic gardens. They can suppress weeds, improve the soil structure, prevent evaporation and...
Updated 211 days ago | green manuresfertiliser
Scary Plants
The current crop of monster movies and tv shows focus on things that go bump in the night - vampires and zombies are the monsters under our beds and coming...
Updated 211 days ago | Scary Plantshalloween
The Good Life
The Good Life (called Good Neighbors in the US) was a 70s sit-com starring Felicity Kendal as Barbara Good, Richard Briers as Tom Good, Penelope Keith as Ma...
Updated 211 days ago | Good Lifecomedy
British podcasts
Love the English accent? Want to know more about life in the UK? Or are you a Brit, looking for interesting British podcasts? This lens lists some of the w...
Updated 82 days ago | podcastbrit
Green knitting and crafts
Knitting has the potential to be a wonderfully eco-friendly hobby. It's also relaxing, and can be fitted into any lifestyle. This lens is all about green k...
Updated 211 days ago | green knittingcrafts
Really Rubbish Ideas
This lens is inspired by the wonderful 'Book of Rubbish Ideas' - a no nonsense, friendly and entertaining read on reducing your waste. With a few simple ch...
Updated 211 days ago | rubbish ideasbook
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