In Praise and Honour of Chooks: Rooster and Hen paintings by Jennifer Kremmer

I love these chook paintings by Jennifer Kremmer...

In a world of battery hen farming, these finely wrought tributes to individual chooks are really special.


Jennie is selling the paintings thru her website at http://www.jenniferkremmer.com/chickenart/


I hope lots of people buy them to honour the birds who give up their lives by the millions each day to feed us. (Hanging them in among the family portraits perhaps.) I'd buy one, if I had a wall to hang one on.


She also does commissioned paintings of pets (any kind).


If you live in the central coast, she might even be able to supply you with free range eggs. 


....Or if you're thinking of writing, or mired down in the midst of a book or story and think it might be time to get some professional help and coaching... check out her manuscript services at http://www.jenniferkremmer.com/whitecow/

Favourite salad greens to grow 1 : Perennial or 'wild' rocket

When I sold my house and garden last year I made sure I gave lots of cuttings and seeds of my favourite greens to friends, so I can enjoy fresh salad when I visit and in case I ever get a garden again.

Ate yummy lettuce and rocket tonight at Anita's.

This is a rare 'Seven Year Rocket', which grows from cuttings and turns into a sprawling bush.




If you ever come across it, grab some. If you grow no other vegie, I recommend this one for all year round abundant tasty and healthy salad and sandwich greens.

It doesn't bolt as soon as the weather gets warm, like common rocket. And can even survive with little water.

The more water and shade, the more tender it is. Less water more sun, and it gets a hotter flavour. So why not grow several bushes in different spots in among your flowers.

Who says permaculture has to be messy?

Ian Wansbrough's gorgeous garden in Fremantle, WA.





Permaculture meets Home Beautiful.



Formal garden beds, impeccably neat...



... With tomatoes, herbs, zuchinnis, silverbeet, salad greens, snowpeas, corn picked and straight into the pot or onto the barbie, and fresh eggs from the chooks for brekky.