So Long, Farewell!
February8
Thank you for your support over the year long journey that was I’m no Jamie Oliver, your encouragement has been overwhelming and I’m proud to say I exceeded my own expectations in completing my culinary challenge and have much to thank Jamie and you for, but I’m ready to step out into my own shoes.
This website will remain active as a resource to Jamie’s iPhone apps, but I’ll no longer be blogging from it.
Cheers
Matt Allison
Wonderful ideas. I plant various herbs ,sometimes tomatoes in my small garden. I have an avocado tree that bears ,that I planted from a avo pip about 20 years ago.
How do I get rid of the insects/snails that eat the tomatoes ? People say beer neutralizes snails . I have never tried that remedy. Does one get peat and river sand at any nursery?
You are probably much too busy to answer. Is there anyone I could phone , with my questions?
Good luck in your ventures . You sound so energetic and full of ideas. It must go well!
Hi Zmira,
Thanks for the kind words and support.
RE the insects a great organic way of dealing with them is a chilli and garlic mix. Take 2 crushed cloves of garlic, a red chilli, 1 tbsp of cooking oil, 1 tsp of dish washing liquid and mix them to 1 liter of water and spray onto the veggies and fruit, it’s a great deterrent as garlic is a natural anti-fungal and the chilli burns the bellies of soft bodied insects.
Beer traps work well for snails, details and how-to’s can be found here: http://www.ehow.com/how_2331216_make-beer-trap-snails.html
RE peat and river sand, yes, both are available from most garden nurseries, my choice is palm peat as it’s a ‘greener’ alternative to bog peat.
Matt
exciting stuff! change is good. :)
As good as a holiday my friend :) Seriously though, curate this space is a much wider audience and allows me to share more of a creative side outside of the kitchen, it just feels right.
Congrats on all your wonderful urban agriculture achievements and good luck with all your new ventures and blog.
Matt, how exciting all this is. Congratulations for coming this far already in a short space of time…but then I knew you would. Your passion, zeal and energy inspires me. Thank YOU for all that YOU have come to mean to me and I wish you every joy and happiness and great success in your endeavors. Proud to know and be associated with you. Well done! xx
From one Jamie Oliver blogger to another, congratulations on all your accomplishments!
Thanks Lisa,
It was a fun time, having completed all of them in 70 odd days was quite something and I still cook several of them from time to time.
Cheers
Matt
Hi Matt
I love what you’re doing. I want to do it too.
I live in the heart of Sandton and want to grow veggies and keep 3 hens. I have checked the bylaws and they say we can keep up to 10 chickens without a permit. I have high walls and plan to keep my chickens in the far corner of the yard.
I am thinking of uprooting some of the garden to turn into a veggie area. I am worried about neighbours complaining about 3 hens. Do you have any advise?
The neighbours houses are situated at least20 meters away each.
Please give me some advice?
I have watched every urban farmer and backyard chicken video I could find on YouTube.
Regards
Grant