5:00 am today

Self-Sustaining Gardens

From Thrift, 5:00 am today
A man leans over a compost bin, holding up a handful of his compost and displaying it to the camera. In the foreground we catch a slightly blurred glimpse of a bird, possibly a piwakawaka, in motion flying away from the bin.

Photo: Katy Gosset/RNZ

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You may have heard of permaculture, how about hugelkultur ? What actually are they and can they help you grow your own food without spending any money? Katy Gosset gets the answers at a community garden and hears how making the perfect compost can become a lifetime addiction.

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