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Published on Leave a comment on Farmers Are Wonderful People – We Enjoy Their Produce Each Day – Let’s Defend Their Interests and Give Them a Fair Go!

By Janet Vargas - People's Advocate on Ours Australia!

I'M WISHING TO PROTECT and DEFEND OUR FARMERS. WILL YOU COME and JOIN ME - WITH YOUR COMMENTS and SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THINGS YOU READ HERE? WE WHO LIVE IN THE CITIES AND SUBURBS SHOULD STOP THINKING OF THEM AS SEPERATE TO US (because we have a different say of life) MAYBE "Poor Farmers, they're on the News again" IS THE BEST THOUGHTS WE COME UP WITH Like it's their Plight WHEN THEY PROVIDE OUR FOOD EVERYDAY. WE SHOULD FIND IT IN OUR HEARTS TO CLOSE THIS "Separation" THING. HONESTLY FRIENDS, WE COULD NOT "Live Without Them" YES REALLY. THINK ABOUT IT and LET THEM KNOW We Care About Them - They're Not On Their Own Anymore IN THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE For Us and Their Families. WOULD YOU CARE TO JOIN ME?

Through the years, there has been such disregard for Farmers - we buy most our Groceries in Fancy Packets and Produce from Modern Supermarkets, forgetting Our FARMERS WHO FEED US - they somehow don't come to mind. I was brought up close to a Dairyman and barley Crops across the road from us and Eggs from the neighbours, in a small Country Beach Town for 14 years before living North-East of the City.…

Published on Leave a comment on Why Invasive Plants Can Harm Your Garden and What You Can Grow Instead

Invasive plants grown in many Australian homes are a threat to the country's environment and biodiversity. Dr Carol Booth from the Invasive Species Council says escaped garden plants threaten Australia's unique fauna and flora.

"Australia has a Massive Weed Problem, and it's been estimated
that three-quarters come from Escaped Garden Plants"

As Dr Booth explains, Escaped Garden Plants not only invade bushlands and riparian areas along Creeks and Rivers, but also outcompete Local Plants and destroy native wildlife habitat.

Gazanias are one of the Most Invasive Plants causing Havoc
to Agricultural Land and Native Vegetation in Australia.

YES! Gazanias Surprisingly The Worst Of Invasive Weeds In Australia -
Extremely Hard To Remove and The Farmers Nightmare!

I wish people would leave their Beloved Plants Overseas when they Come Here, because those Plants often Behave Differently Here than they do in their Countries. My Instincts have told me this strongly for some time, and part of this Article proves it True. Read on......

So how can you plant a sustainable, environmentally friendly garden
that won't cause you future headaches?

This is what horticulture experts recommend.

How to know what to plant

A major hurdle to limiting the spread of invasive plants in Australia is the lack of national regulation in the nursery sector, Dr Booth says.…