Welcome to the jungle of delicious
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Cool crops
JUNE 2020
7 THINGS THAT MAKE WINTER ON A BLOCK EASIER PAGE 8
AND a simple way to beat mud
PLUS 6 simple recipes to use up a winter glut PAGE 42
The little family vegetable business that won big
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Contents JUNE 2020
PROJECT
DIY
12
22
Fe a t u r e s 12
The little block vegetable business that could This South Auckland block was more than ready when Covid-19 shut down the country
22
Welcome to the jungle of delicious Visit a 30 year old food forest full of nutritious, delicious edibles
28
DIY: the wooden planter project An easy-to-make, bespoke planter box
28
40
Growing
Fa r m i n g
Ever y issue
40 Garden Calendar - jobs for June
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8
42
6 yummy ways to use up a winter vegetable glut Really easy recipes for using up bulk vegetables
Farm Diary - what you need to know about surgical procedures on livestock - pasture jobs for June
50 Weedbusters Not the good kind of jaffa 51 Pasture Watch Watch out for alligators
Notebook
60 Village Green 65 Grassroots 66 Last Words Check out the world’s longest predator-proof fence 67 Subscribe & Save
Po u l t r y 52 Your Poultry Four things you need for a top-producing hen
32 The cool crops Nourishing plants that will feed you through winter
On the cover
Cool winter crops, PLUS a little block business with big growing success
Cool crops to grow
See pages 12 & 32
See page 32
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