Why You Should Grow & How To Do It

Hills Bloke talks about the philosophy behind growing your own produce, often called Permaculture, homesteading or being "self sufficient" it has seen massive growth in the last 5 - 10 years and he discusses how you can lessen your food foot print at the supermarket and how to eat as humanly and as cheaply as possible.Humans have moved away from what we are meant to be, we are in a mental health epidemic, inflation rising costs, nutrition on commercial crops is down 50% since the war and so Hills Bloke explains how he avoids this and how you can avoid all this as well and add 7 years to your life expectancy!This talk is a general talk Hills Bloke gives each Spring at the Kalamunda Farmers Markets on how to start a self sufficient garden where he has runs an Heirloom Seedling stall the last six years and he shares tips from over twenty years experience and covers garden planning and setup, bed construction, soil, PH, creation and care, compost, seed saving, germination, seedlings, food, watering and pest control.