Organic Gardening and Farming in Fiji

Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises & Development (FRIEND)  The Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises & Development (FRIEND) is a homegrown community development Organisation headquartered in Lautoka on the west coast of Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu. The hallmark of FRIEND’s work is the integrated approach it brings into community development, working with communities in rural and under-served regions around Fiji. Through its integrated social, health and economic interventions, FRIEND empowers communities through knowledge, skills and resources to improve their lives and break out of poverty. With the support of donor partners and through its own funding, FRIEND engages Communities in Programs focussed on Good Governance, Sustainable Livelihoods, Disaster Preparedness and Healthy Living, targeting women, youths, marginalised and men in each community we work in for sustainable development. Food Systems and Health  Our GROW (Agriculture) program is about...

To celebrate the re-branding of Pacific Sun to Fiji Link, Fiji Airways is giving everyone the chance to win a fantastic prize: Win a return trip for two to Kadavu Island staying at Matava, Fiji’s Premier Eco Adventure Resort . Prize includes domestic flights, 2 nights Resort accommodation in an Oceanview Bure, all meals and return Kadavu Island Airport – Resort boat transfers. To Enter, simply visit the Fiji Airways  Promotion Page  

Food and Garden Organics Best Practice Collection Manual (PDF - 5.5MB)  |    (Word - 18MB) About the manual Organic waste represents a significant proportion of Australia's waste and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. One objective of the National Waste Policy: Less waste, more resources is to enhance biodegradable (organic) resource recovery and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills. To support this objective, the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities commissioned the Food and Garden Organics Best Practice Collection Manual. The Food and Garden Organics Best Practice Collection Manual addresses each step in the consideration, planning and implementation of an organics collection scheme, from investigating the right type of systems to adopt, through to scheme roll out and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of scheme performance. The manual highlights the importance of effective communication and public engage...

William Moss, Master Gardener, helps you understand how prepping your garden for vegetable planting will pay large dividends when it comes to harvesting.  Choose an area for your vegetable garden that receives about 8 hours of sunlight a day, and then clear the space of any debris.  William suggests using OMRI Listed products for your organic garden and turning your soil for the plant’s advantage. Get more suggestions from William by watching this video.  What vegetables and fruits are you growing this season? Prepping Your Vegetable Garden | My Organic Gardening Blog

These organic gardening books are those that have had the most profound effect on me, and I have read a lot of gardening books. Most of them just repeat what the last one said, much of which is not great advice in my opinion (and yet somehow they become the popular ones - funny how that is). But I'm not here to worry about that - the goal today is to give you my list of the best gardening books on my shelves. These organic gardening books are some of the best gardening books out there. Feel free to post down at the bottom if there are other books you would include on this list. I've now spent about 15 hours putting this together, finding pictures, getting the book summaries, writing my thoughts and so on, so I hope you really enjoy it. ' Organic Gardening Books Amazon.com Widgets