Author: Julisa Petersen

  • Composting simplified

    Composting simplified

    Composting simplified If you do not already have a composting method in place at home, ask yourself why. Write a list of all the things that prevent you from composting the organic waste generated in your home and kitchen. Where do your fruit and vegetable cuttings and peelings go? Egg shells, egg trays, cardboard? Are […]

  • Garden Guide 3rd Edition

    Garden Guide 3rd Edition

    Vision in Motion Pertinent to these precarious times, the theme of this edition is at the core of nature and the survival of humanity, ‘Seeds and Food Security’. Our instincts are currently on full alert, as we turn to each other to find solutions. By combining our resources and sharing our skills, we begin navigating […]

  • Invite your 2021 Sustainable companions home…

    Invite your 2021 Sustainable companions home…

    We are excited to launch the 2021 Sustainable Living Diary! Along with the 2021 Planting Calendar and Garden Guide, featuring the theme of “Seeds and Food Security” being the hot topic of our time and the first obvious step on our journey to sustainability within our South African communities… these are such exciting times. I always knew […]

  • Sustainable Living Diary and FREE Directory listing

    Sustainable Living Diary and FREE Directory listing

    Greetings fellow South Africans I’m honoured to be alive and here with you, in these interesting times. Since 2001, I have followed my hearts calling to create annual publications, sharing valuable information, adapting to what’s relevant as the years go on. The Planting Calendar began it’s journey in 2009, now matured to a useful tool […]

  • Welcome to the 2019 edition of the Garden Guide

    Welcome to the 2019 edition of the Garden Guide

    Right now, where you live, in your neighborhood and around your home, you can make a difference, by adapting your lifestyle one step at a time, to become more sustainable. Get the neighborhood involved if you can, inspire a sense of community, as you turn every patch of earth around your hood into an edible […]