I met Søren who lives in Denmark via the Garden Web seed exchange, and he is the person I got the seeds for the Slivery Fir Tree tomato (the carrot topped one) from. He has started a new blog, In the Toad’s Garden. The current post has a picture of the Golden Snow Pea, grown with seeds I sent him. He is also a fellow garlic grower!
Interesting Blog — Junkfood Science
I recently came across an interesting blog called Junkfood Science.
This blog written by Sandy Szwarc is not a ‘normal’ blog in that you can’t leave comments and it’s clearly not run by an amateur. Sandy appears to be a well established journalist. This blog is also very North American (mostly United States) in flavor, and may not be of great interest to people not living there or who otherwise don’t have roots in the area. This blog also has very little to do with gardening.
What I find interesting about this blog is that while written mostly from the perspective of a health professional and nutritional specialist, it has a very similar tone and point of view as this blog has to biodiversity, gardening, agriculture and processed food. Most of the topics she addresses on her blog have a direct counter part with something discussed over here.
I think it’s a very interesting blog to read along side this one!
Also, if you are interested in learning more about the US health care system, I recommend Michael Moore’s latest film Sicko.
Second Podcast
The second podcast segment I recorded for the Alternative Kitchen Garden on heirloom gardening is available for download.
This week’s podcast also included a segment done by Rebsie of Daughter of the Soil about historical beetroot varieties. A really facinating segment, and very well done! For me this is also my first time hearing the voice behind the blog I’ve been reading for years now.
Also featured was Madeleine who talked about preserving herbs, also a really interesting segment!
Search and Destroy
I came across this recent Danish invention (via Riverrim). A weed killing robot that recognizes weeds and is used together with:
“High-tech tools for weeding that at a later stage can be implemented are tools like laser, micro spraying and mechanical devices.”
Are robots that travel through our gardens using a laser to kill weeds what the future holds?
Podcast
Here’s is your chance to hear the voice behind this blog!
Emma of Fluffius Muppetus has invited me to record some segments for her show The Alternative Kitchen Garden.
The first one is to be aired on Sunday 8 July (that’s today!), with 2 more segments to follow in future weeks. This first segment is on the history of heirloom gardening before WWII. The next segments are on changes that took place during and after WWII, and where to find heirloom varieties to grow in your garden today.
It’s my first attempt at podcasting, so please don’t expect too much. When I have more time, I’ll record some more.
I’m really grateful that Emma has let me to join her show in this way. While I would like to do some podcasting like this, I don’t have enough time to run my own show.
Update: There were some initial corruption problems with the file that are now fixed. If you are having problems with a copy of the file you downloaded within a few hours of it’s release, please get a fresh copy!
