A week ago aptly just before allotments week 2020 I was granted an allotment plot. I have been thinking about one for months. I put my name down back at the beginning of March Before lockdown hit. This is The Good Life – Allotment Adventures | Starting Out
I was inspired by the Lovely Emma – Emmas Allotment Diaries . She has been entertaining us all the way through lockdown. Emma confess she is an amateur allotmenteer and wings her way through the growing process. However she has grown a whole host things in her plot. She has really inspired me to get growing.
The Good Life – Allotment Adventures | Starting Out – Diary
So here starts my “Good Life Diaries”. I have no idea how my plot is going to turn out. If anything will grow but this is the start of the journey and so far I am enjoying the ride.
The Good Life – Allotment Adventures | Starting Out
Viewing the plot |Wednesday 5th August
I arrived on the plot on day one to find after over a year of neglect weeds had grown everywhere but thankfully the neighbouring plot had strimmed it down so it actually looked more manageable. So I said I would take on the challenge.
Its Mine! This is It The Good Life – Allotment Adventures | Starting Out| Thursday 6th August
After accepting to take over Plot Number 8 I was given the keycode and off I trundled with my dad to survey the plot. I’m not sure who is most excited him or me. I have to keep reminding him It is actually my plot!
The ground is so hard underneath all over the overgrown weeds. It is going to take a-lot of digging over.!
Early Starts are now a thing. |Saturday 8th August
On Saturday morning I was that excited to get out to the plot to make a start I was out of the house by 5.30am! I went to digging out the weeds in a little area at the front of the plot. It really is going to take forever and a day to get this plot ready to plant. But at least we have the winter to get it ready.
Save The Bees!
While I was digging over a little area at the front I came across a bees nest under the ground. I didn’t even know they lived underground. But as I scraped some of the weeds a bee came flying around my head and i just wafted it away then around 15 more came shooting out of the ground. So I ended up leaving them to it and starting somewhere else.
Help Required |Sunday 9th
On Sunday I managed to persuade a friend to come and help me put up some fencing across the front of the patch. I need to get my plot secured really so that i can bring the little twins down to help. It was harder than I thought to dig out a hole for our makeshift fence posts to go in. But we managed it to put up all apart from one. It’s looking better already.
I put up a little fence for the bees while we were putting up the fencing. In the hopes that they stick around to help pollinate my plants.
The Bees are Gone
I managed a little allotment date with Chris after dinner. The bees had gone by the time we went back on Sunday evening. However Chis has now taken a chimney topper down and hopefully they will come back and nest in there.
Getting the kids to help! | Monday 10th
I took the kids down to the plot today however it was quite warm but I went to take a few bits down to like a lockable box for my tools and couple of pallets for fencing down one side. The kids however made fiends with next door and more importantly the chickens. When we left they came home with a handful of beans, a couple of sticks of rhubarb and a small tomato plant.
Up Late | Tuesday 11th
I was up late on Tuesday so I missed out on an or two of digging over. I did manage to get there to measure a couple of things up for a future project though.
An Addition For The Plot | Wednesday 12th August
I got up and out again for an early morning digging over and managed to clear a space ready to move the greenhouse that was left. The greenhouse has no glass in it but there are a few sections left I think we are going to use some Poly sheeting to replace the panels. Anyway space now cleared so once I have a couple of willing helpers to move it It can then go into place.
In the afternoon me and my dad collected an addition for the plot
Details of which I will leave you guessing for now as I need to get permission form the council first and i dont want to jinx it!
Rescuing Strawberries | Thursday 13th & Friday 14th
My in-laws called on Thursday to tell me that their gardeners are coming to move some bits around in their garden next week so If I want to rescue some strawberry plants from going to the tip Im welcome.
So On Thursday Morning I set too and cleared an area on the plot ready to put down the Strawberry plants. Then in the afternoon I dug them out with the intention of going to put them in the ground later that night unfortunately The boy are feeling a little off it so Ive decided to take a few days off so first thing this morning I grabbed a few pots and the compost that was due to go down to the plot just to cover their roots over and give them a good drink some of them are a little worse for wear however I’m crossing my fingers that they make it.
Friday afternoon was spent looking at allotment plots and catching up with Emmas allotment vlogs once again.
The Good Life – Allotment Adventures | Starting Out
And that is it for this first Allotment post. I hope you enjoy watching my plot grow and change through the seasons as much as I hope i like planting and digging!
I can already feel the benefits to this allotment life. The purpose to get up in a morning and head straight out. The fresh air and exercise. I feel so much in a better place. I dont think its from the allotment alone however a few things that have put me in a better head space.
I’m so excited to follow along on your allotment journey, as you know we’ve just got ours too and I’m a total amateur as well so we can hold each others hands through it all 🙂
Re, the weed digging have you read about no dig. I’m doing this with our plot so we don’t have the hard graft of digging over the whole plot. I bought a huge roll of black plastic sheet on eBay for £50 and have managed to cover all the bed space I need. the plan is to leave it until the end of February by which time hopefully everything underneath will have died off and I can just cover with compost and plant straight into it. Might be worth looking into as it seems less effort and time consuming than digging it all.
PS you’re way better at vlogging than me you should totally do some allotment vlogs 🙂
Hi Yeh Ive looked at no dig! Im just de weeding a bit at a time. Its hard work but I’m eager to get planting. I think once the kids go back I may think about picking up the camera again but just now Im struggling to know my own name somedays! lol
Good luck with your plot we are all learning together! xx
We looked after an allotment for a couple of months and really enjoyed it, although it was hard graft. Now my husband works as a school caretaker and has a polytunnel that he takes care of. It is very rewarding and we have loads of corgettes, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Oh fab! it really is rewarding! and your not wrong I have lots of work to do! x
We’ve been thinking of getting an allotment for a very long time now. Your post just makes it look at too easy. Sharing with my hubby now ????
I have no idea what im doing but its about learning as we go! I hope you get one xx
I’ve got a friend doing this and she absolutely loves it!
Its great to be out with nature x
Beautiful sunset view from your allotment!
Thanks it really is! x
I always wonder what it would be like to have an allotment, as we only have a back yard. Thanks for sharing. Something tells me you’re going to love it!
Oh you should see if there is one near you its great for the wellbeing!
I had an allotment when my children were young but I had to give it up when I went back to nursing. I hope you enjoy yours.
Thankyou. Im loving it so far! x


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I am also not an expert on PCIs so that my
opinion would be significant. My vote would be to introduce it. I have some PCIs
and would like to propose a seed exchange. I would like your seedling x Echuca
(and vise versa). I can send you a list of what I have and I will
attempt to get seed from any requested crosses.
I figure seed is a better mechanism of exchanging
between the two hemispheres.
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Subject: [iris-photos] PCN:seedling
Here are a couple of shots of a PCN seedling from
Echuca (Blyth), one photo is from the newly opened and the other from the
It's more robust and vigorous than it's parent
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Micropropagation of Caralluma stalagmifera var. longipetala: A rare succulent medicinal plant from Karnataka, India
AbstractAn efficient in vitro protocol has been developed for the multiplication of shoots and conservation of a rare succulent medicinal plant Caralluma stalagmifera var. longipetala growing wildly in Karnataka State. Proliferation of multiple shoots was achieved on Murashige and Skoog’s (MS) medium supplemented with various concentrations of 6-benzyladenine (BA), Kinetin (Kn), indole acetic acid (IAA), α- naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) alone or with various combinations from the nodal explants. The nodal explants cultured on medium containing BAP (2.0 mg/L) along with 0.5 mg/L Kn and 0.3 mg/L IAA produced the highest number of shoot sprouting (2.60±0.16) and maximum shoot length (3.96±0.20). The considerable frequency of callus induction and embryogenesis was noticed both in 1.0 mg/L NAA and 0.5-2 mg/L, 2, 4-D. The calli transferred to shoot induction medium containing the combination of hormones BAP (1.0 mg/L) plus IAA (0.2 mg/L) and NAA (0.1 mg/L) successfully regenerated in vitro shootlets. The in vitro rooting was achieved from both direct shoots regenerated from nodal explants and callus derived shootlets with NAA (0.2 mg/L). The in vitro rooted plantlets were successfully acclimatized (75%) in the greenhouse and gradually transferred to open field conditions.
Keyword: Micro propagation, medicinal plant, Caralluma stalagmifera var. longipetala.
African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol 13(31) 3553-3559


Well, here we are, another week has passed, and another Prodcast has come to life. Although, this time, it's a little bit different. Typically, we chat with chefs, restaurateurs and those alike. But, this time around, we're taking an inside look at the Brisbane Markets with Hamish Montague, General Manager and Co-Owner of Montague.
Montague is one of the largest farming businesses in Australia that predominately grow apples, pears and stone fruit. The third-generation family business began 73 years ago when Hamish's grandfather Bill started the company at just 22 years of age! In the beginning, they had just a few apple trees, and now they collectively grow over 4.6 million! Throughout the Prodcast, it became evident that Montague set the standard for the entire industry with brilliant innovations like Controlled Atmosphere Storage.
There is so much that goes into growing fruit, and we are so damn fortunate to have such amazing farmers scattered across Aus. It's genuinely empowering to learn about the food that ends up in our homes and how it gets there. Tune into the Prodcast to learn more about how the business went from one success to the next, their challenges, goals, future outlook, and so much more. Enjoy!


Vintage 2000 - the millennium vintage…could have been the header of this report this year. The fact of our news is that the vintage was indeed good but far from millennium stardom…. If there would have been a halftime record, 2000 would have indeed beaten all of it's illustrious predecessors in the chain of ripe to super ripe vintages which started in 1988. From an early outbreak of a very warm spring in March through heat waves in April and May and perfect growing conditions in June, the expectations were flying high. Higher in fact than in the preceding years and with a certain disbelief from our side in what incredible progress we were witnessing in the vineyards until the end of June.
Then came July and with it a drastic change in the weather patterns as if St.Peter had slammed the brakes and put everything in reverse: July 2000 was the coolest and wettest July we can remember and the press reports it as the coolest and wettest since accurate weather statistics exist in Germany. The growth advantage ( which was three weeks in late June ) had melted down to ten days by early August. Still the vineyards were ahead and lead everyone in Germany to expect a very early and potentially outstanding harvest. August though, as well as September, brought a mixed bag of good and bad weather and there was hardly a week without rain. To round out the picture, most of October and all of November weren't much different ( and it's still the same in December ).
What this meant for us spoiled producers who had been blessed with more or less good to excellent conditions for an unprecedented 12 vintages in a row, was a number of unpleasant surprises in the vineyards by means of various kinds of fungi from downy mildew ( peronospora ) to powdery mildew ( oidium ) to botrytis, some in it's noble and much in it's not-so-noble form.
After we had already trimmed fruit in late July, we went through some of our best vineyards in late August/early September for another round of green harvesting and for taking out grapes that were showing signs of early rot. By then, the grapes still looked very good and very promising. The roller coaster of cold & wet days interspersed with a few sunny days lasted through September and the first half of October. A stable ( and short ) Indian summer did not arrive until after the 14th of October. By then, the humidity had produced too good a breeding ground for any sort of fungus and much of the foliage and many grapes had been severely damaged by a combination peronospora /downy mildew and botrytis.
Given all the weather related resp. humidity related problems, our dry, rocky slate slopes made us the one-eyed amongst the blind, i.e. the damage was there but it would have been much worse in deep, heavy soils.
- Special thanks to Johannes Selbach of Selbach-Oster for this report.


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MARIPOSA – Ingrid Angelini has been named Mariposa Master Gardener of the Year for her many contributions to the University of California-affiliated volunteer organization.
She created the wall-size display for the Mariposa County Fair, which showed the history of the Cooperative Extension program, the parent of Master Gardeners.
Among her other projects were a presentation on the extensive water cachement system at her home, which allows the family to depend on rain water rather than pumping for much of the year; her dedication to the Master Gardener demonstration garden along Mariposa Creek; workshop presentations; assisting at the annual garden tour, and serving on the bylaws committee, which created new directives for the group.
Other awards presented at the December meeting were for hours served. As a group, Master Gardeners have given 41,413 hours of volunteer service to the community since organizing in 1995.
Milestones noted: Rusty Avery and Jim Johnson, 2,500 hours; Elizabeth Gabriel and Helen Willoughby-Peck, 750 hours; Sally Punte and Holly Warner, 500 hours; Patti Sue Ogletree, 250 hours; Dan Horner, Linda O’Connor and Katee Owens, 150 hours.
To learn more about Master Gardeners or to learn how you can join their ranks, visit http://cemariposa.ucanr.edu/Master_Gardener


We live in zone 6a and I have been gardening and cooking for years. This blog is an opportunity for me to share with you my success and those failures that come about on occasion. Plus, I want to hear from all the gardeners and bakers and cooks out there and learn from you. Feel free to share your ideas.
Monday, October 8, 2012
A First- Basil
I have had a couple of cuttings of basil sitting in water for about 3 weeks in the kitchen. This evening it dawned on me that it has been staying green and so I pulled it out of the water. To my surprise, it has roots. This is a first and let's see how long this keeps up. Amazing.


Fabris RZ is an adaptable red capsicum variety known for its high quality fruit. Fruit ripen from a deep green to a bright red, have an average fruit weight around 190g, and are shiny with good strength against crazing. The plant is strong and able to cope with extreme summer conditions, and it has an excellent resistance package. With a crop habit that is open and labour friendly without being too tall, Fabris fits into both high tech and medium tech situations equally well.
- Large capsicum for green or red harvest, afw 190g
- Open and powerful plant
- Best suited to heated crops


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LIMA, Peru – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Peruvian Exporters’ Association (ADEX) organized a master conference for ensuring better opportunities abroad for Peru’s cocoa industry.
The event entitled “Global Market Trends in Cocoa” featured as keynote speaker to Nicko Debenham, Director of the Cocoa Division at Armajaro Trading and World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) President.
Ricardo Huancaruna, President of ADEX’s Committee on Coffee and Cocoa; José Iturríos, Director of PCA; Augusto Aponte Martínez, Director of the Promotion of Agricultural Productivity in the Ministry of Agriculture; José San Martín, General Manager of Romex; and Antonio López, Economic Development Manager of the Regional Government of Ucayali attended the event.
Debenham’s speech addressed the sustainability challenges for the Peruvian cocoa industry in the areas of productivity improvement, yield increase, biodiversity protection and overall improvement of farmer’s livelihoods.
Armajaro Trading is a world’s leading supply chain manager in the agri-commodities sector for cocoa, coffee and sugar. The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA), Carmen Masías, closed the event, lauding the efforts of all entities, including USAID and the PCA, in the transition from illicit coca to vibrant economics based on fine-flavored cacao.
The conference, held at ADEX’s headquarters in Lima’s San Borja district, was also sponsored by the public-private partnership Alianza Cacao Peru (Peru Cocoa Alliance) together with the country’s National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (Devida).
Photo credits: USAID


Our Events Calendar for 2022
CKiB - Annual Talk
Due to Covid restrictions there is no Annual Talk this Spring, 2022
Our annual talk by an invited guest takes place Stanton Room (adjacent to the library). We expect to hold our next talk in the Spring of 2023.
CKiB - Annual Plant Fair
Our Annual Plant Fair is held during May each year in the Kings Hall
Online ordering will be available to enable you to see what is available and have time to make your choice. All online orders will be available for collection at the Plant Fair. We will also have additional vegetables, perennials, and bagged compost for sale on the day. All proceeds will of course go toward further planting in our village.
Trip in Support of: Andoversford and District Horticultural Society
We support our friends in Andoversford on their annual trip. Details will be shown here when available. For more information contact their secretary: Mr C Stratford on 01242 820952


2022 NZ Finalist
Katie grew up on a sheep and beef farm north of Kaikoura and her mission is to support and accelerate change in NZ’s food and fibre sector. When applying for the award, Katie was the Head of Sustainability and Land Use for Farmlands.
In her current role, Katie provides Farmlands with technical and strategic leadership in on-farm sustainability.
Katie believes it's an exciting time for the food and fibre sector, and she wants to challenge our thinking about how we tackle the changes that are facing our industry.


Kao Corp. announced the completion of its new eco-technology research center (ETRC) and eco-lab museum, which opened June 8, 2011. According to the company, the center will focus on the development of functional materials such as renewable ingredients and plant-derived biomass, non-edible oil plants, and fundamental technologies for water-saving products. Additionally, the company will strive to develop environmental technologies that will become the core of the Kao business in the fields of water, food and green chemicals. The ETRC combines research previously being conducted in separate labs into one facility, which will allow for integrated research.
The total investment in the ETRC facility and museum amounts to approximately 16 billion yen, and the facilities were designed to embody the company's vision for ecology-centered management during the process of developing and manufacturing products. The ETRC consists of three facilities for a total of approximately 23,000 square meters. It consists of the seven-story ETRC main building, the ground floor of which is the Kao Eco-Lab Museum; the pilot research building for research and scale-up; and the plant biomass research building for plant cultivation work.
Moreover, the ETRC main building incorporates functions for environmental technology management research. In the greenhouse within the plant biomass building, such plants as oil palms and coconut palms are cultivated, which are used in the company's products. Learning more about these plants’ life cycles will reportedly assist in the company's work toward next-generation raw materials. The greenhouse is expected to house more than 80 different species of oil plants and will utilize equipment such as photovoltaic power generators for supplying electricity, along with energy-saving draft regulating and air conditioning systems.


John Deere has launched the brand new A40 and V40 PrecisionCore pedestrian aerators for golf greens and other fine turf areas. Based on extensive customer feedback, and replacing the previous Aercore 800 model, these latest machines have been designed from the ground up to provide increased productivity and efficiency compared to traditional aerators on the market.
A patented articulating frame delivers more consistent hole depth on undulating terrain, and operators can now change hole spacing on the move. The aerators also feature a tighter turning circle, for sharper, quicker turns, and are available with an optional verticutter attachment for aerating and verticutting the turf in one pass. A redesigned operator station provides easier control of the machines, as well as reduced levels of handlebar vibration.
To match the performance standards of these new aerators, John Deere has also launched a range of top quality Precision Tines for use on greens, tees, fairways and roughs.
Available in a choice of Precision Standard, Precision Plus and Precision Ultra designs, these durable new tines have been engineered with fine detail and accuracy to allow greenkeepers and groundsmen to customise their aeration technique based on the needs of their individual course and different soil conditions.
All of the solid tines in the range start as a single raw solid alloy rod, which are then machined for precision, increased strength and durability. The hollow top and side eject tines start out as hollow alloy tubes and are specially formed to provide a smoother interior and exterior surface for easier ground penetration and less risk of blocking.


Bayer said this week it is launching Bayer Production Ornamentals, a new business under the Environmental Science business unit of the Crop Science division that will focus on professional growers.
"Bayer will bring to production ornamentals the things
that we pride ourselves on in the turf market – from dependable sales and
technical support to comprehensive pest management programs that help growers
expand their businesses," Bayer U.S. Ornamental Business Manager John
Wendorf said. "We look forward to working with a strong group of suppliers
and engaging daily with the growers that make this market so vibrant. Together,
we know we'll grow something beautiful."
The Production Ornamentals business will give greenhouse growers
and nurseries access to Bayer's portfolio of product and pest management solutions
and support from technical experts. Among the key offerings are Marengo, a
pre-emergent herbicide to control weeds, and Savate, a miticide used to control
mites and whiteflies at all stages of their life cycles, including eggs.
"The Bayer mission of Science For A Better Life means
that we are constantly innovating and developing new, science-backed solutions
that make our customers' lives easier," Wendorf said. "The Bayer
product portfolio is built from decades of research and first-hand experience
in the ornamentals industry, and we have some ground-breaking innovations
coming in 2017 that we can't wait to share with growers."
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The Government's intention to switch to public goods payments for farmers after Brexit may fall foul of the poor record of implementation of existing agri-environmental schemes. About 30 per cent of the farmers signed up to the various green programmes are still waiting for payments from 2017.
Payments often come up to a year late. By the government's own assessment, delivery of the country stewardship scheme has 'fallen short' and 'the situation is unacceptable' according to the latest annual report from Natural England.
The new schemes are likely to be even more complex and will have more money going through them, making even more delays likely.
Given the likely complexities of making applications, farmers could simply opt to farm their land more intensively, reversing previous environmental gains.


help with bottle brush plant
I have a long established bottle brush plant which has been great for several years until this year (May 2018) when it seems to have suffered a lot. Can you help please, I attach photos of the plant showing areas of brown leaves and some green leaves right in the centre of the plant
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This can happen during wetter years. It appears to be a fungal infection, which should be treated with dolomitic lime and wettable sulfur. You can apply this, along with your regular fertilizer once per year in spring, or as spot treatment for illnesses such as this in the future.
This article will give you more information on the care of these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm


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Tianyi Steel Silo tells you that the storage grain steel silo can be divided into two categories according to the structure of the cone bottom: flat-bottom grain storage silo and cone bottom grain storage silo. The following is a brief introduction to the flat-bottomed grain storage silo.
The flat-bottom galvanized corrugated steel silo is an advanced grain storage facility. The foundation is mainly made of brick and cement (stone). Flat-bottom series metal grain steel silo single warehouse diameter φ6.1 ~ φ26.3 m, warehouse capacity from 80 ~ 12000 tons of various specifications, according to user needs, can be arbitrarily selected.
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The easy way, they all say, is two fruit and five veg a day. It fits the Witches Kitchen definition of good food. If you eat mostly fresh, local, in season produce, the rest isn’t going to make a whole lot of difference, to your health, the planet’s health, or your wallet’s health.
My 2 and 5 change every day, but I thought I might try to pick favourites for the week. The things that are really at the peak of their season.
The two fruit this week are strawberries and pawpaw. Neither of them travel too well, so I’m having them as a smoothie for breakfast, as fruit salad, in porridge, and as a slice and in baking. There’s still a few citrus around, but they’re on the way out, and there’s early stonefruit just starting – we ate the very first of the plums this week. We have lots of tamarillos pretty well year round, and bananas when I can stop the turkeys from getting them. But strawberries and pawpaws are the ones to take advantage of while they’re on.
The five veg this week are:
Broad beans – I picked the very last of them this week. It’s been a good season for them this year.
Asparagus – they only have a short season, and this is the peak of it.
Broccoli – I keep expecting the cabbage moths to arrive, but they haven’t yet, so I am still harvesting broccoli every day. It is always a good crop, bearing heavily for a long time. But not for much longer now, so I’m making the most of it.
Zucchini – I’m picking the first of the new season’s zucchini already. I know that within a few months I’ll be over them, but right now it’s very exciting.
Kale – It was a tussle for number 5. Kale won because, like all the brassicas, (cabbage, caulis, broccoli, kohl rabi) it will be all over once the cabbage moths arrive – not worth the effort to protect in the home garden, expensive to buy organic, and the supermarket stuff will all be heavily sprayed. I only have a few kale recipes up but that’s not a true picture. We eat some version of greens as themselves as a main or side dish several times a week. Kale is great simply braised with a little butter and garlic, or olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and I add it to every stir fry, soup or frittata. And it’s a super food, a fantastic source of antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, anti-cancer glucosinolates.
So that’s my 2 and 5 this week. I know it will be exactly opposite in the northern hemisphere, more like my May list, but I’d love to hear whether it’s very different in other parts of the southern hemisphere.


Melbourne-based agtech innovation hub SproutX has opened applications for its first full accelerator program, which will see 10 startups work to develop and commercialise their ideas in the agricultural sector.
The program is backed by the SproutX Venture Capital Fund, a $10 million fund managed by Artesian Venture Capital; a portion of the $85 million investment into Artesian from superannuation fund Hostplus is being put into the SproutX fund.
Teams will receive $40,000 in seed funding in exchange for eight percent of equity, as well as the opportunity to receive follow-on funding from the SproutX VC fund.
Participating startups will receive office space at the SproutX hub, however they may work from around Australia to ensure they are close to their target customers rather than inner-city Melbourne. Teams based elsewhere will be flown to Melbourne every six weeks for workshops with customers, corporates, and investors.
The launch of the accelerator follows the running of SproutX’s pre-accelerator last year, in which 100 startups and entrepreneurs around Australia took part online.
Andrew Lai, director of the accelerator, believes the program’s unique value proposition lies within its partnerships with Findex and Ruralco, which will give startups the opportunity to work directly with potential customers; four of SproutX’s pre-accelerator participants are currently undertaking in-store trials with Ruralco.
With the Australian agriculture sector estimated to develop into a $100 billion industry by 2030 with the support of agtech, Artesian’s chief operating officer Tim Heasley said the firm has seen strong interest from Australian and international investors in the SproutX fund.
“Australia has a competitive advantage in agriculture, including brand recognition, world-leading research, diverse climatic regions and a history of agricultural innovation,” he said.
“Australia is perfectly positioned to benefit from growing demand from Asian markets. Global food demand is forecast to increase 70 per cent by 2050, and the growing middle class of China and India will consume both a greater amount and greater variety of food.”
Also looking to uncover new ideas in the agricultural sector is the Agrihack Innovation Harvest, set to take place in Wagga Wagga on April 6-7.
In collaboration with Commonwealth Bank and Charles Sturt University, the event looks to focus on real challenges faced by people in agriculture and regional communities.
Founder Dianna Somerville said, “The Agrihack Innovation Harvest will involve participants working in teams to creatively solve a number of different challenges that people face on the land. The event provides an opportunity to further connect the entrepreneurial ecosystem of metro areas to rural developers and disruptors.”
Two challenges will be set, one looking at technology challenges and another examining social challenges affecting regional areas.
Image: Andrew Lai and Sam Trethewey. Source: Supplied.


EFSA will publish minority Opinion from Jean-Michel Wal
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will publish a minority Opinion on a stacked-trait GM maize from one of its GMO Panel members, who does not agree that the maize has been proven safe to eat.
This news was announced in an article in EU Food Policy.
This is the second time that Jean-Michel Wal has disagreed with the majority of the panel on the safety of a GMO. His latest disagreement concerns the Syngenta stacked-trait GM maize Bt11 x MIR 162 x 1507 x GA21 and its sub-combinations for food and feed purposes. The maize is tolerant to glufosinate and glyphosate herbicides and expresses Bt toxin insecticides.
His objections are similar to the ones he had two years ago over the Syngenta stacked-trait maize Bt11 x 59122 x MIR604 x 1507 x GA21. This maize also expressed insecticidal and herbicide-tolerant traits. In his minority Opinion published by EFSA, Dr Wal, who works for the French research organisation INRA, said it is not possible to assess the safety of sub-combinations of traits for which no specific data are presented.
In assessing stacked-trait GM crops, EFSA uses a "weight-of-evidence" approach, based on what is known about the individual GM traits that make up the stack and other, different stacked-trait crops. Dr Wal commented in his Opinion two years ago, "No specific data regarding any of those 20 sub-combinations have been provided by the Applicant [Syngenta], who also did not give a satisfactory rationale explaining the reasons why those data are missing and/or why he would consider that they are not necessary for the risk assessment.”
In his latest minority Opinion, EU Food Policy reports, Dr Wal raises concerns over the safety of newly produced proteins in the sub-combinations, allergenicity, and other issues. EFSA's majority Opinion and Dr Wal's minority Opinion have not yet been published.
After 1 July this year, Dr Wal will no longer be on the GMO Panel, as he has served on four panels and under EFSA rules he cannot be considered again.
1. EU Food Policy (2018). EFSA to issue second GMO minority Opinion. 28 June. Subscription only, behind paywall. http://www.eufoodpolicy.com


Here, you will be taken on a tour to see over 20 types of local fruit trees. And if you are lucky, your guide will also stop by a testing station to taste some organic fruits (if you happen to come during the fruiting season).
If you are keen to look at exotic trees that you have probably never seen in your life — like the rambutan or the dragon fruit trees, here is your chance to see them all in one place.
The Best Time To Visit
Come here during the fruiting season ( Mei – July)


Container gardening is one of the most popular and cost effective ways to plant a garden. With container gardening, you can save money on expensive starter plants, and if you don’t like the one you’re planting you can simply remove it, making extra money in the process. If you have a large area that you want to cover with plants, you can choose from a variety of pots and planters that will suit your needs. There are many ways that you can reduce your costs by using container gardening.
One of the best ways to save on gardening equipment is to buy cheap nursery pots. Plants don’t always grow in the size that you may have expected. If you’re not going to plant all of the plants that you’ve purchased individually in your cheap nursery pots you can do better. You can buy several small pots instead of a large one and spread out the different types of plants you want to grow. This also helps conserve your money.
You can also save money by getting cheap nursery pots that don’t take up much room. Plastic pots take up very little space and are very lightweight. This makes them good for covering ground space that you may not want covered. They are also good for use with smaller children who are afraid of heights. When you are putting your young children you can’t be too careful.
There are many types of cheap nursery pots that are made from well-drained clay or ceramic materials that are durable. Clay material pots are good because they are very lightweight and inexpensive as well. This makes them ideal for people who have limited space. The material they are made out of doesn’t absorb water well so watering is required less often. These types of pots can also handle drought because of the porous surface.
Another good material for gardening pots is the plastic variety. It is resistant to chlorine and most insects as well. It is not very heavy and you will find that most varieties of plastic planters fit nicely into any corner or size of a room. This makes plastic planters perfect for growing inside your home where the weather is sometimes unpredictable. You can buy plastic pots that are made out of polyethylene, high grade plastic, PVC, polypropylene, and more.
Plastic pots are a great choice for potting plants that require a lot of water and nutrients because it is resistant to water, stains, and mildew. It is also a very good choice for people who want to save money on potting materials but still make sure their plants get the proper care. Most of these pots are washable if you use a dishwasher on them. Some varieties are well-drained, so they need only water to stay clean.
If you don’t want plastic planters, consider one of the good kinds of clay pot that are well-drained, affordable, lightweight, and reusable. They have round holes in the bottom, which allows for the roots to spread out. Clay planters are often lined with a drainage material that prevents standing water from collecting on the surface. These pots are also available in various sizes, so they are suitable for dwarf plants as well as plants that don’t grow too well in containers.
If you are looking for container gardening, you should really consider buying one of the durable plastic or glass pots. Most planters are sold by weight. A 10-inch pot is generally the minimum size for most container gardens. Keep in mind though that there is a difference between weight and volume, so if you are not going to fill the container all the way up, you may opt for a smaller container, such as a half-pint plastic pot.


Why pay good money renting or buying a yard aerator, make your own as shown in this video. Ask any lawn care expert and they will all tell you that the key to great lawn throughout the summer months is to ensure that the water and nutrients you put down can penetrate into the soil. One way to make sure this happens is to aerate the lawn. This project introduces the reader to a device that makes aerating the lawn easy.
This video is from Conley0662 on You Tube. All the stuff that is needed to get started and to complete it are really easy to get a hold of from almost any local supply or hardware store. The video describes the project and it really does not require a whole lot of DIY skills in order to get it done. It should not take too long to make it and you should be ready to use it in an afternoon.
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The video was presented in a way that was really easy follow and to understand.


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More than a half-century ago, residents of rural Early County erected a stone monument topped by an oversized peanut on the courthouse square here as a tribute to the region's signature product.
In this self-proclaimed "Peanut Capital of the World," people credit peanuts with the area's growth and prosperity, and now they fear the fallout from the salmonella outbreak -- which has sickened more than 500 people and prompted nationwide recalls of more than 1,000 products -- will have a devastating impact on their livelihood.
"Peanuts have been the cornerstone of our rural community," said Hilary Halford, president of the Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce. "We grew up here with the nostalgic smell of peanuts. When they are being harvested, it smells like peanuts everywhere.
"It's a way of life here," she said, "and it would be devastating if there is a long-term impact from this."
Farmers, already hit hard by high fuel costs that affected production, said contracts for next season's crop have been slow coming in from processing companies and manufacturers, leaving them unable to determine how many, if any, peanut crops to plant in May.
Most of the approximately 50 employees at Peanut Corp. of America, which the Food and Drug Administration has pinpointed as the source of the salmonella outbreak, have been laid off, exacerbating unemployment in an area already hit hard by the recession.
"We're in hot water," Blakely Mayor Ric Hall said of the county, where the median household income is about $26,000. "We're already struggling with high poverty and a struggling agricultural economy, and this will impact not just our community, but this entire region of the state."
Though Hall said Peanut Corp. was a "small niche" player in the peanut industry, the controversy has cast a shadow over the town that has long taken pride in its peanut production. The shutdown, he said, has come at a time when Georgia-Pacific, the county's largest employer, is laying off at least 100 workers from its paper production plant.
"That's a total of about 150 to 170 people who have lost their jobs," said Hall. "Being the small agricultural community that we are, the prospect of finding new employment is virtually impossible. People here don't have much, and the layoffs make it even more devastating."
As national attention has focused on Blakely, the county seat with about 5,700 people, leaders have tried to paint a positive picture of the region. Three other peanut plants in the county, they point out, have had no problems.
Still, the massive food recall worries many south Georgia communities such as Blakely, where the peanut industry is central to the economy. Georgia produces 45 percent of the nation's peanuts, a $2 billion a year industry, according to the Georgia Peanut Commission.
"Everybody is looking at us thinking that we are unsanitary people and we're not," said John Freeman, a 19-year-old college student who earns money during the summer shelling and loading peanuts. "One company shouldn't put a label on the whole town."
Others have expressed anger at Peanut Corp. for tainting an industry they said is committed to producing safe products. The company is accused of knowingly shipping bulk quantities of salmonella-contaminated peanut products.
"We've got an industry that has a good track record and now we have a small processor that did something wrong and caused chaos for everyone," said Don Koehler, executive director state peanut commission. "Because of this, farmers are having a difficult time obtaining peanut contracts for 2009, consumers are confused and the ripple effect is being felt throughout the peanut industry. This is unconscionable."
Farmers in the region, whose crops are about half peanuts and half cotton, said this is a signal that the peanut industry as a whole has to be more diligent in self-regulating.
"The Peanut Corp. of America did things wrong, but by and large, the majority of the industry -- from the farmers that plant the seed and harvest, to the shellers, the buyers and the manufacturers -- are doing things right," said Allen Whitehead, who has a 1,600-acre farm in south Georgia. "We need to police ourselves as an industry and make sure the products are handled correctly before they are put on the market."
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Calcutta: Luxmi Tea has picked up four gardens - located in the Moran area of Assam's Dibrugarh - from McLeod Russel for a consideration of Rs 141 crore.
The gardens have a combined crop of 4 million kg per annum, valuing the deal at Rs 350 per kg, tad ahead of the industry benchmark.
Explaining the company's strategy, Rudra Chatterjee, director of Luxmi Group, which also owns the marquee Makaibari tea estate in Darjeeling, said, "Luxmi Group is not a general buyer of tea gardens. We are selective."
"We have bought into only the best tea growing geographies and Moran certainly is among one of the best tea growing regions of Assam. They are good gardens. And they do not come to the market often," Chatterjee said.
The tea estates offloaded by the Khaitan's of McLeod are Moran, Lepetkatta, Attabarie and Sepon, spread over 2,000 hectares of land, employing 5,000 workers. The transaction will be subject to receiving necessary approvals and completion of due diligence.
On the completion of the deal, Luxmi Tea will have a portfolio of 20 million kg of tea. The last acquisition it made was in Rwanda, Africa. Production from the overseas asset will start from 2020, adding 1 million kg of crop every year.
The newly bought gardens contributed Rs 88 crore turnover to McLeod, accounting for 5.6 per cent of the 2017-18 topline.
The back-to-back deals - McLeod sold 8 gardens to M.K. Shah Exports for Rs 331 crore on Tuesday - has raised Rs 472 crore for the Khaitans who are keen to bring down the debt of the company. The company is still looking for buyers for the Dooars gardens in Bengal.
Chatterjee, who comes from a family of planters of three generations, said the transactions could not wish away the fact that north Indian tea gardens were facing structural problems.
"The tea industry is hit by climate changes and employee benefit costs. The balance sheets of all organised Indian tea producers look vulnerable to any small changes either on the cost or price side. Though we are buying these gardens, we are only cautiously optimistic," he said.


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The October edition of the Eco Market will be however putting the spotlight on the thousands of local farmers who work hard every single day to produce wonderful, healthy, refreshing food for our plates. Expect to find therefore stalls with local fresh organic produce, natural food and snacks as well as food trucks with the most genuine and mouthwatering food. This two day event will also host Info Booths, awareness talks and educative workshops all linked to good food, sustainable living and positive agricultural practices.
There will be live music, entertainment, and fun activities for kids and adults. Everything is aimed towards raising awareness and safeguarding our precious environment.
On Sunday the event will be integrated with the Floriana’s annual event ‘Genna ta’ Gonna’ (Garden of Gardens). More details will be out in the coming days.
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- Amid Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports, critical supplies of grains, cooking oils and fertilisers face massive barriers to reaching the rest of the world
- The potential loss of affordable grain supplies that Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia rely on has raised the risk of global food shortages
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Context: Germany condemns Russian grain theft in Ukraine as ongoing conflict jeopardises global food security
Germany’s agriculture minister earlier this month accused Russia of grain theft in eastern Ukraine, as G7 countries met to discuss the war’s impact on global food supply.
“This is an especially repugnant form of war that Russia is leading,” Cem Ozdemir said at the start of a meeting in Stuttgart with colleagues from G7 countries, Ukraine, the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation.
Russia was “stealing, robbing, taking for itself grain from eastern Ukraine”, Ozdemir said.
Before the invasion, Ukraine was seen as the world’s breadbasket. At the time, it was exporting 4.5 million tonnes of agricultural produce per month through its ports – 12 per cent of the planet’s wheat, 15 per cent of its corn and half of its sunflower oil.
But now, Russian warships have cut off the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and others from the world. So the supply can only travel on congested land routes that are much less efficient.
“People across the world are paying the price for this war,” Ukrainian agriculture minister Mykola Solsky said with reference to how Russia’s invasion had disrupted global food supplies.
The Russian occupation in the fertile eastern regions of the country would also have an impact on this year’s crop.
“We cannot get away from the fact that the harvest will be smaller than last year,” Solsky said.
Discussions had already begun on how to transport more grain out of Ukraine to “rescue” the produce stuck in the country, Ozdemir said.
Separately, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has accused Russia of trying to sell some of the grain it had stolen on global markets. It cited official estimates indicating that Russia already may have stolen 400,000 to 500,000 metric tons of grain that cost over US$100 million (HK$7.85 million).
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Identify THREE reasons mentioned in Context for the global grain shortage.
What did Solsky mean when he said “people across the world are paying the price for this war”, and why?
Describe TWO features shown in the chart.
Which of these countries are MOST likely to be affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and why? Elaborate on your answer using News.
News: EU plan aims to help get wheat from Ukraine to the world
The European Commission has proposed helping Ukraine export its wheat and other grains to get around a Russian blockade of Black Sea ports, which is preventing those critical supplies from reaching parts of the world.
“Twenty million tons of grains have to leave Ukraine in less than three months ... so it is essential to coordinate and optimise the logistic chains, put in place new routes, and avoid, as much as possible, the bottlenecks,” said Adina Valean, EU commissioner for transport.
The potential loss of affordable grain supplies that Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia rely on has raised the risk of global food shortages and political instability in countries where many people were already not getting enough to eat. The disruptions from the war have further raised food prices, with the high cost of fertilisers – of which Russia is a top exporter – and cooking oils further squeezing the global food chain.
To get Ukraine’s food supplies to the world, Europe is looking to increase shipments by railways and trucks. Trains have started carrying loads of grain to Austria and Germany via other EU countries, but this amounts to only a fraction of the Black Sea port capacity.
A key challenge is the diverging rail gauge widths between Ukraine and EU countries. Since Ukrainian railroad cars do not fit with most of the EU network, goods need to be transferred to trucks or other railcars adapted to the system.
The EU says the average wait time for the thousands of railcars at Ukraine’s border with the 27-nation bloc is 16 days, reaching up to 30 days in some places.
To address this congestion, the commission said the most urgent priority is to ensure additional transport vehicles are available to get the grain to EU ports. It said grain-hopper trailers, cargo containers, and barges and vessels were “urgently needed”.
With non-military flights grounded in Ukraine, the commission said the new supply routes should be organised mainly via land and river transport, using, for instance, Ukraine’s ports on the Danube River.
The commission also urged member nations to accelerate procedures at border crossing points and increase capacity on EU soil for the temporary storage of Ukrainian exports.
What alternatives to the blockaded Black Sea ports are being explored by the EU to export food supplies from Ukraine? Identify and explain TWO difficulties of using these methods.
How is the Russian invasion of Ukraine affecting some of the world’s least developed countries? Explain your answer using the Chart and News.
Issue: Asia faces food shortages as Russia-Ukraine fighting hits shipments
Asian economies, already facing skyrocketing prices as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, are being hit with food shortages as shipments are cancelled and delivery routes upended, analysts say.
At least eight Black Sea corn cargoes set aside for Asian importers were cancelled a week after the conflict started, with some buyers rushing to find replacements from other countries, according to commodities analyst S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Those who can get hold of bulk supplies of corn – mainly imported for animal feed – were slugged with the highest prices since 2016, according to price assessments conducted by S&P. The price of corn rose 17 per cent a week since the start of the war.
“Asian buyers and sellers are in a scramble for corn and wheat supplies as supply has been cut off from the Black Sea,” S&P said.
China – a big buyer of these food commodities from Russia and Ukraine – as well as India, South Korea and smaller Southeast Asian nations are all Black Sea customers.
India, the world’s largest consumer of vegetable oil, had to look to palm oil after Ukrainian supplies of sunflower oil were cut off, S&P said.
Ukraine and Russia supply much of the region’s corn, sunflower oil, wheat, oat and other cereals. They are also key players in the global fertiliser supply chain. The surge in fertiliser costs threatens to further affect food supply.
Curtailed supplies of these bulk foods further upset the balance of food supply chains across Asia, potentially reducing subsequent production of other consumer foods and ramping up inflation in the region, economists said.
“This will push up overall consumer price inflation, and potentially hurt consumption,” global insurer Coface economists Bernard Aw and Eve Barre said.
“Commodity price pressures will likely lead to currency depreciation and heightened inflation, through imported inflation ... The rise in oil and food prices will limit household spending on other goods,” rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said in a note on March 4.
How are the food shortages mentioned in Issue affecting economies in countries across Asia?
Hong Kong receives 91 per cent of vegetables and 98 per cent of poultry from the mainland. How might shortages because of the Russian-Ukraine war affect the city’s food supply?
What do Context, News and Issue suggest about how the world’s food supply chain is interconnected? Explain your answer with regard to Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports.
Black Sea :
a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia and Russia. Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the former blocked hundreds of ships in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, mostly containing Ukrainian grain exports.
Consumer price inflation :
refers to a measurement of price increases in a particular period of time for goods and services
Currency depreciation :
the loss of value of a country’s currency
European Commission :
responsible for drawing up proposals for new European Union (EU) legislation and implementing decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU
Food supply chain :
comprises all the stages that food products go through, such as production, distribution, consumption and disposal
also known as the Group of Seven, an organisation of the world’s seven largest so-called advanced economies that dominate global trade and international finance systems. These include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and the United States.
Imported inflation :
when a country’s general price level rises because of the rise in prices of imported goods
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine :
on February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine, marking a steep escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014


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On the first bite of a New Mexico green chile burger, your taste buds start a happy dance that continues through the last swallow.
The long green chiles grown in southern New Mexico whose varieties range in heat from mild to scorching are known for their complex flavors that include tangy, vegetal and pungent tastes. Possibly the most famous are the chiles grown around Hatch and named for the town that bills itself the Chile Capital of the World.


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