Homegrown

Home Grown is a journey back to the past where life was less complicated. Where we grew our own vegetables and herbs, had chickens in the backyard and our neighbours over the fence to have a yarn. Home Grown magazine's objective is to take the reader on a journey of healthy living and lifestyle, from the garden to the table. In every issue we try to nurture our readers’ knowledge of the fundamentals of creating, growing, making and providing greener and healthier options in all facets of their lives. Our aim is to do our bit to halt today’s throwaway mentality, and to encourage recycling and re-using, which ultimately reduces our wastage and lowers the cost of everyday living. Each issue we’ll bring you hints and tips for not only growing but also preserving your own produce and show you practical and easy ways to reduce your bills and move more towards a sustainable lifestyle. Regular articles include: profiling an organic grower or producer as well as a local community garden; power and water saving tips, seasonal fruit, vegies and herbs; preserving your produce; a local grower’s market; easy recipes from your seasonal produce; organic growing hints and tips; DIY from recycled articles.

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Letters to the Editor

Springtime In the Vegie Patch • Spring is a fantastic time to grow vegetables. As winter comes to a close, some good choices made now will reward you later in the summer. Even if the ground is still cold there are things to be done.

Growing Tomatoes

Growing Cucumbers

New Health Weapon Converting Children To The ‘Greener’ Side • The simple act of reading aloud and sharing positive stories about food and nutrition can boost fruit and vegetable intake in young children, according to research.

Popular Cross-Breeds for the Backyard • Crossbreed chickens have quiet temperaments, are great layers and are typically good with children.

Dig, Plant, Grow and Share!

Melons • Melons are very large, fast growing vines. You can grow them on a trellis or let them spread over the ground. One plant can spread metres in diameter, so you’ll need a bit of room.

Where Does Our Recycling Go? • This issue we take a look at what happens to our products as they head to be recycled, plus we give you a list of the common symbols used on plastics, and what they mean. We also look at three items most of us use every day – mobile phones, plastic bags and batteries, and how best we can recycle them.

Wicking Beds • A wicking bed has been described as “a self-watering pot on steroids”.

Setting up A Cottage Garden • Cottage gardens are a perfect blend of aesthetics and self-sufficiency. They may be small or large, and can be adapted to suit just about any climate. Once established, they can provide an abundance of fruits, vegetables and flowers, and they don’t have to be high maintenance.

Hand Care DIY creams and salves • Ruth Tott prepares a range of delightfully fragranced creams and salves to rejuvenate the tired hands of gardeners and crafters.

Cut Flowers From the garden to the table

In the Market Hints, tips and reviews

Growing A Guide to Potatoes

Hard Cheese for Beginners

Permaculture The new of wave of • What to expect from the next generation revolutionaries

Pests and Diseases of Stone Fruit, Apples and Pears

Eat Your Garden This Spring • Spring is the perfect time to get on board one of this season’s hottest trends in gardening – EatYour Garden.

Where the Wild Things Are • Feel your next holiday from your head to your toes on one of Australia’s magnificent walking tours.

Australian Geographic’s Top 10 Australian Walks

Colourful Herbs • Stimulate your sight as well as taste and smell. Discover the diversity and visual splendour that herb...