Stress can take up our focus and concentration in our daily lives. One of the best ways to destress is through gardening. I highly recommend it. If you have high blood pressure and other stress related illnesses, this is great therapy. Enjoy the fruits ...or rather buds and blossoms of my labour. ... ***** About … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #7: The Buds Of My Labour
Change what is on your horizon and grow something. I have found that having flowers surround me on every side, or the first thing I see when I open the door, relaxes me. I can play guess which colour bloom is out today and life is much simpler. Planting flowers is a great and simple … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #6: Change Your Horizon
Portulaca Repeated Morning Bloom I watched this little guy open up this morning. It is quite a treat to watch nature unfold and it has me thinking even. How does it know when to open and close its bloom? What intelligence does it have? It was a great idea to invest in this portulaca plant … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #4: The Portulaca Repeated Bloom
Finally, my garlics have made their presence known. Its been a few weeks but once they popped through the soil, they took no time to shot up. The garlics are in the containers and the scallions are transplanted in the ground. Growing Garlic in My Urban Organic Garden - Week 3 ***** About the writer: Poetess … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #3: Growing Garlic Video – Week 3
Bitten By The Organic Farming Bug I started a new hobby recently, urban organic farming. There was this urge to add flowering plants to my yard, along with the palms that I had planted over two years before. Now, I have not only added the usual garden plants, but some small crops as well. I … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #2: Small Crops
Recently I started a new hobby, gardening. I must say that I find fulfillment in watching my plants grow and blossom. The same can be said for when they do not make it, I feel sad. Today, I will share some pictures of my urban container gardening practices. Practice container gardening if you live … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #1: Container Gardening
Planting Potatoes in My Organic Garden - Day 1 In this video, I share my experience of planting my first set of potatoes in a container. I am really trying new things in my Jamaican Urban Organic Garden. ***** About the writer: Poetess Denise N. Fyffe is a published author of over 30 books, for more … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #25: Planting Potatoes in My Organic Garden – Day 1
We continue to celebrate the women of the world, Zainab Bangura, not only on one day, International Women’s Day, but for as long as we can. Enjoy the post, original posted on Huffington Post: 8. Zainab Bangura pushed countries to recognize that sexual violence in conflict has to stop. As the U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict, … Continue reading International Women’s Day: 8 Women who made the World a better place in 2014 – Part 8 – Zainab Bangura
We continue to celebrate the women of the world, Lena Klimova, not only on one day, International Women’s Day, but for as long as we can. Enjoy the post, original posted on Huffington Post: 7. Lena Klimova gave Russian gay teens a voice online. Just days before the Sochi Winter Olympics opened in February, young journalist Lena Klimova was charged under … Continue reading International Women’s Day: 8 Women who made the World a better place in 2014 – Part 7 – Lena Klimova
We continue to celebrate the women of the world, Mehrezia Labidi, not only on one day, International Women’s Day, but for as long as we can. Enjoy the post, original posted on Huffington Post: 6. Mehrezia Labidi helped enshrine gender equality in Tunisia’s post-Arab Spring constitution. As vice-president of Tunisia’s constituent assembly, Mehrezia Labidi led the tumultuous debates over … Continue reading International Women’s Day: 8 Women who made the World a better place in 2014 – Part 6 – Mehrezia Labidi
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