Ripe Near Me (ripenear.me), is a project that has just been successfully crowdfunded (for $25,300 by 346 supporters) and was initially launched in July 2013 by it's founders Alistair and Helena Martin in SA. In Helena's words, they started Ripe Near Me as they were "looking … [Read more...]

There's a great deal of interest in HerbShare at the moment - and for good reason - they are currently crowdfunding to jump start their project; one that encourages the mapping and sharing of herbs between neighbours, and a simple signage system to give you the go ahead to grab … [Read more...]

I first came across VEG (Very Edible Gardens) a few years back when I was researching chicken coops and someone recommended that I take a look at what VEG were creating. Their gardening systems and straight forward approach to building an edible garden was refreshingly simple! … [Read more...]

When I first introduced to the concept of 'raw food' and the benefits of introducing more of it to my diet, I thought that meant eating more celery and carrot sticks. And that didn't sound too exciting. Thankfully I stumbled across Kemi's Raw Kitchen and soon discovered the … [Read more...]

Frugavore is full of enthusiasm and it will fill you, like me, with the same. This book is about making the most of what you have. Whether it's ensuring you get the best value out of the produce you buy, starting a worm farm to recycle your food scraps and improve the soil, or … [Read more...]