Grassroots Magazine, Oct-Nov 1993 A BOTANICAL GARDEN? Every Town Should Have One ALAN WHITEHEAD – Mullumbinby, NSW “An enterprise with absolutely no losers,” says Alan Whitehead with regard to the development of community botanical gardens, such as the one he describes in Mullumbinby. That this small area beside the Brunswick River has been transformed from […]
BLOCK: G3 Farming
Sacred Flora: Seven Planetary Influences on Plants
THE WORLD GARDEN Seven Planet Influences on Plant Life “Good evening listeners, on tonight’s program of The World Garden, we have a direct link with the seven planets of the Ptolemaen System. Yes, from the closest to the furthest we’ll speak to Moon; Occults Mercury and Venus; Sun (even Old Sol; though really a star […]
Child Awake: Beekeeping in Primary School
A HIVE OF ACTIVITY Beekeeping in Primary School There is an old legend which tells of a swarm of bees making their hive in the abandoned helmet of a Roman soldier; the Spirit of Love redeeming the forces of conflict! Perhaps that is why, in this Age of Violence, I introduce beekeeping to the small […]
Child Awake: Stories of Agriculture in 3rd Grade
VOICE OF FIRE Stories of Agriculture – Class 3 – Main Lesson The kelpie rushed out and barked wildly as the teacher, one Persephone, parked her silver hatchback under the scarlet embrace of a spreading Poinciana tree. “Go orn – git out!!” growled the farmer as he strode out to meet her, his size 12 […]