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Marlborough wine company Seresin Estate has hit a milestone - 20 years of organics. Wine reporter Chloe Winter catches up with  manager Colin Ross to see how far they have come. From cow dung to egg shells, vegetable gardens to olive trees, it's fair to say Seresin Estate likes to do things a little differently. While pigs dig up the ground in the vine rows, horses and cows graze the land and just metres away garlic is being hung from olive trees and lettuce is harvested from an estate vege patch. "Organics, biodynamics and beyond," Seresin Estate manager Colin Ross said repeatedly as he explained life as an organic vineyard farmer. It all began in 1992 when its founder, celebrated Kiwi cinematographer Michael Seresin, decided to plant vines in the largest grape-growing region in the country - Marlborough. But it wasn't til four years later in 1996, after the company's first vintage, that Seresin turned to organics. "It came from Michael Seresin, through his … [Read more...] about Seresin finds the life in the land

PHUKET: Recently, we considered propagation using cuttings taken from the parent plant (story here ). A great method if it works. But some shrubs resolutely refuse to take root from pieces of stem immersed in potting mix. What then is the alternative? Seeds are the obvious answer: in fact, most gardeners would opt for seeds as their first choice. Simplicity itself… Especially with annuals, biennials and perennials. Zinnias, poppies, nasturtiums and members of the asteraceae family come immediately to mind. Pod bearing shrubs such as jatrophas and trees such as cassias , flame trees, indeed any of the leguminous brigade will also grow from seed as will the yellow oleander ( peruviana ) and most of the commonly eaten fruit with seeds or stones – papayas, mangos, sapodillas , mangosteens , avocados, langsarts and the rest. In all these latter cases, the seeds are readily available if you are a fruit eater, right there on your plate. But there are many plants that do … [Read more...] about Getting them going: From a seed to a plant

PHUKET: Many of you will know that the narrowest bit of the Kingdom – within touching distance of both the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand – has among the heaviest rainfall in the country. This week I drove to Ranong and the windscreen wipers had no respite for the entire journey. Once there, the heavens stayed open for a further 36 hours. But nobody seemed to care. Umbrellas were de rigueur , but life went on as though 20 inches of precipitation in two days was par for the course. The local vegetation seemed to be of a similar mindset. You might think that few plants could survive such a deluge, but in fact, many species were doing better than their relatives in Phuket. Once off the island, we passed lush roadside banks and canopies with layer upon layer of greenery: small trees and clumps of bamboo covered from head to toe in vines, lianas and creepers, the largest philodendrons I have ever seen, and emerald traceries of native Boston ferns. Mercifully, most of the route … [Read more...] about Gardening: Hydrophilic herbage along the isthmus of Thailand

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FOLSOM (CBS13) — A big outdoor weekend event in Folsom is aiming to support small businesses hurting during the pandemic. Typically, on a Friday night you would see cars driving down Sutter Street in the city’s historic district. Now, drivers are being met with barricades meant to stop traffic to open new possibilities for businesses. READ MORE: Boy, 8, Hailed A Hero After Discovering Baby Sister Unresponsive In Pool “It’s good to get that interaction with people and support local businesses,” said Folsom resident Jeff Hatfield. Orange barricades and road closure signs are taking over three blocks of the street to make room for increased outdoor dining and shopping in the streets. “We are glad to see it open, we couldn’t be happier to see people and having a good time,” said Folsom resident, Jamie Orl. It’s a move restaurants like Citizen Vine have been hoping for months. “Our sales are probably going to double than what they were 30 days ago, we were just waiting for … [Read more...] about Folsom Shuts Sutter Street Down To Open Businesses