2020
Video: Kastom Gaden AssociationA taro farmer in Malaita showing us his varieties of taro.My sister-in-law brought over from fiji. I got a few suckers from her home nurse. So this ones here are still under nursery to find the best variety.These are our local variety, where people usually plant beside their home. But it tastes …
2014
Video: Patrick PikachaDr Shane Tutua talks about why he promotes organic farming.Shane is the owner of Zai na Tina Organic Farm.https://youtu.be/i1zbl-jn5BU?feature=shared
2014
Story by Russ Grayson, July 2014. Photos: Kastom Gaden Association and Russ GraysonA festival of bananas in the Solomon IslandsIn the Solomon Islands, traditional farming plus innovation ensures the security of the food supply…LYING SOUTH-EAST OF GUADALCANAL at 10°36’S and 161°45’E between the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and north-east across the Coral Sea from Queensland, Australia, …
2013
Video: Seed Savers NetworkOur one hour documentary that we filmed in 11 countries in 2008 for the people of the Pacific. Entertaining as well as informative on global seed issues.We included peasants and gardeners as dancers and musicians. to those watching our doco: we have paid all our rights to music we use in film. …
2011
Three TerraCircle consultants will feature in a new book documenting people responsible for developing the permaculture design system.
2008
Tropical forests, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” play a crucial role in maintaining our planet’s health.
2008
The ozone layer, a crucial component of Earth’s atmosphere, plays a vital role in protecting life on our planet.
2008
An outbreak of the exotic pest, the giant African snail, threatens village and commercial agriculture in the Solomon Islands. The snail carries an organism, infection by which can cause severe illness in people.The snail has been detected in the village of Feraladoa in the hills behind the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara. Growing up to 15cm …
2007
Author: Russ Grayson, November 2007The following article is a report on a paper by Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop that first appeared in the APACE newsletter.There is a need to develop alternatives to the formal economy in Pacific island states so that women can earn cash for their families, a development consultant has recommended.Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop says that there …
2007
Author: Russ Grayson, November 2007 Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inocarpus_fagiferA version of the following article first appeared in the APACE newsletter.The idea of commercialising Melanesia’s indigenous nut production is one of those things that comes up every so often among aid workers and agricultural economists.There already exists a limited regional market for the nuts – they can be …
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