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  1. Posted

    Spoke with my gf, she said vegans almost always need to take a B12 supplement- there are no non animal sources.

    Actually there are. Angelica keiskei (Ashitaba)

    "Most plants are devoid of vitamin B12, which is normally only obtainable through meat, fish and eggs. However, Ashitaba is a good source of this nutrient, making it an ideal supplement for strict vegetarians and vegans, who omit these foods from their diets and are at risk of suffering from a deficiency."

    http://ashitaba.webs.com/toptensuperfood.htm

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  4. Posted

    omnivore.

    only self grown or certified organic or trusted source fruit, veg & meat & eggs. Very little beef & pig, nil lamb, mostly hogget/mutton. some poultry.

    occasional wild harvest fish preferably by me, but usually not. No tuna product, purely for sustainability (non) reasons.

    no wholegrain products- so no breads, pasta & other processed gluten-bearing crap.

    no vegetable oils, instead self prepared lard, coconut oil.

    Butter, small amount of cheese, but nil milk

    around 1kg raw honey per week (between 2 of us)

    beer :)

    an average meal of ours consists of roughly 20-30% meat 70-80% plant (as much raw as possible)

    We made a serious conscious choice a few years ago to treat what we consume as our most important priority in financial & time allocation

    planning, as opposed to the preceding life-long conditioning of the exact opposite. I still have reactions triggered by that 'cheapest is best'

    thing when I'm buying $6/kg tomatoes etc.

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    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/190712061907?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

    i just brought this green house for all my seedlings, Just a quick question, should i invest in some shade cloth? or will the clear pvc cover be fine?

    kinda knew to the hole greenhouse aspect of things..

    Cheers

    hey bromo, you should definately use some shadecloth, unless you've set it up under a shady tree. Especially up where you are,

    the full sun will cook anything in there pretty quickly without some protection.

    I use 50% top and north facing side all year round on a comparable size GH, only diff is it is glass.

  16. Posted

    hows your plants going?

    you'd have a little rainforest of viridis and carth by now :), was actually just looking at the picture of the seedlings youd posted.

    yeah, lost a few viridis over our big dry summer, but the rest are happy and recovering in heated high humid.

    the carth came out running and never looked back, takin over like little triffids :lol: . much more suited to Perths climate.

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    @scarecrow, that level of resignation & cynicism is just a pretty handy justification to cop out & do nothing.

    Actually, its form of apathy thats common in affluent 1st world countries like ours

    @distracted, i couldnt agree more with your take on voting in independents. Xenophon is a shining example!

  21. Posted

    However, I do have some ulterior motives in starting this thread. At the moment I seem to have some scarid flies moving in to the plants I have inside during winter...

    i think you most probabably mean sciarid flies (fungus gnats). The bane of all indoor plant & fungi growers lives !

    Its very hard to eradicate them fully. Research their life cycle, and then act accordingly.

    Inside, home, small scale, i use these.

    dont hang em, position them down as close to the soil surface of your pots as you can.

    If you've got a large infestation (20+ flying adults) you will also need to do a soil soak to kill the existing larvae which will be

    feasting on your plants roots. I find a mix of pyrethrum & neem works well.

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