SOIL FOR LIFE COURSE
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HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES

WWW.SOILFORLIFE.CO.ZA
PH: 021 7944982

I TOTALLY RECOMMEND THIS WEEKEND COURSE!
SO MUCH INFORMATION.. REALLY AMAZING.

PAT FEATHERSTONE - WHAT AN INSPIRING WOMAN!
DID YOU KNOW THAT 11000 LITRES OF WATER IS NEEDED
TO PRODUCE 500g OF STEAK? THAT'S THE SAME AS
TAKING A 7MIN SHOWER ONCE A DAY FOR A WHOLE YEAR!

AN AREA OF LAND WHICH IS USED FOR LIVESTOCK TO FEED
4 PEOPLE, CAN FEED 20 PEOPLE ON A
VEGETARIAN DIET!

IF CHEMICALS AND SOAP DAMAGE OUR SOIL,
GUESS WHAT IT DOES TO OUR SKIN?
OUR SKIN ABSORBS ALL THIS

GOOD NUTRITION COMES FROM GOOD VEG. GOOD VEG COMES
FROM GOOD SOIL. PAT COMPOSTS EVERYTHING THAT
WAS ONCE ALIVE - OLD COTTON T-SHIRTS, CANVAS, LEATHER,
WOOLLEN GOODS, FEATHERS, BONES, SEAWEED,
CARDBOARD, AND EVEN THOWS IN A FEW RUSTY TIN CANS
TO ADD IRON TO THE SOIL.

THE REASON WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH NUTRIENTS
IS BECAUSE OUR SOIL IS DEFICIENT. FARMERS THEN ADD
HEAPS OF NUTRIENTS AND SALTS TO THE PLANTS IN
ONE GO. PLANTS, LIKE US, THEN NEED TO TAKE IN WATER AFTER
SALT AND MINERALS, AND THEREFORE SUCK UP MORE WATER
THAN NECESSARY.. SO THE VEG WE GET ARE HUGE AS THEY
ARE MOSTLY WATER.

- WASTE -
REDUCE - RE-USE - COMPOST - RECYCLE - CREATE

HERE TYRES ARE USED FOR SAPLING BEDS, AND OLD ORANGE
BAGS ARE SOWN TOGETHER FOR SHADE CLOTH. ORANGE BAGS
CAN ALSO BE USED AS A BODY SCRUBBER IN THE SHOWER.

CAPE TOWN ALONE PRODUCES 6000 TONNES OF RUBBISH
EACH DAY, AND OUR LANDFILLS ARE ALMOST FULL. 50% OF ALL OUR
WASTE CAN BE USED TO FEED OUR SOIL.

YOU CAN GO PICK YOUR OWN VEG AT SOIL FOR LIFE
IN CONSTANTIA - IT'S BETWEEN PEDLARS AND THE WALDORF SCHOOL.
CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE FOR DIRECTIONS - HOW AMAZING IS THAT?


PERMACULTURE
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I ALSO DID A SHORT INTRO 2 DAY PERMACULTURE
COURSE WITH CHATELAINE TAYLOR. SHE'S ONE OF
SOUTH AFRICA'S PERMACULTURE GURU'S, AND SUCH
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

ALSO AN ARTIST.. THIS IS A PAINTING ON PERMACULTURE ZONING

AND HERE WE GOT TO PLAY CREATE OUR OWN ZONE LAYOUT
USING TOYS AND PLANTS TO REPRESENT OUR ZONED PROPERTY

CHATELAINE SHOWS US HOW TO BUILD A BABY COMPOST HEAP