Why grow your own food? Part Two

8 years ago by Rod Bailey

The health and nutrition benefits of home grown produce are plain. Eating food as grown in season has special health benefits. Picking food ripe and ready to eat makes a real difference to both taste and nutrition. Picking it as you need it guarantees a freshness that cannot come when it is picked green, refrigerated and transported hundreds or usually thousands of km's. Taking the time to carefully balance your soil and promote biological activity will improve nutrient and phytonu...

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Protection

8 years ago by Rod Bailey

Cabbage moths are still buzzing our brassica's looking for a pantry to lay their eggs in, knowing their caterpillar children will be well fed (and grow pudgy) on our brocolli or kale. Last month we began to protect against this travesty by using a certified natural insecticide called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This bacteria naturally is found in soil, on plant surfaces and in insects, and produces a toxic protein that paralyses the caterpillar's gut. Once th...

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Autumn

8 years ago by Rod Bailey

Autumn is my favourite time of year. In my surfing days gone by, it was because autumn was the season of good swell and consistent off-shore breezes, and cooler water and weather meant a thinning of the maddening crowd. Today in the garden it means gentle relief from a challenging summer, fresh misty mornings, and the start of a new autumn harvest. At the moment I am thoroughly enjoying the exquisite taste and texture of persimmons! Not all of my family join me in this enjoyment, bu...

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Lasting Lessons

8 years ago by Shanna Duke

Since the recent Summer Canvassing Program in Western Australia, the leaders and participants have returned home to study or work. Many of us have been able to carry the effects and impacts of the lessons we learnt into our daily lives. Three of the participants have written down a few of the many blessings they have taken away from the program. We praise God for what He has done in the lives of each one of us, and we pray as you read these individual accounts ...

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Change

8 years ago by Rod Bailey

Have you felt a change in the last week or so? After that stinking hot weather we have all enjoyed a little coolness and moisture, and here in Rollands Plains we have had some cooler nights and misty mornings. March 1 is the official start of Autumn, and I think we might be seeing the turn of the season! It surprises me every year! In the photo above, the largest bean plants are just starting to flower. They were severely affected by those very hot days, and we are not expectin...

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Out & About with the Film Crew

8 years ago

Sunday morning, February 19th, found Liesl, Emmanuel, special guest Pr. Geoff Youlden and I on the road and hard at work. In preperation for a new DVD soon to be released, we visited a number of locations in the beautiful areas where we have filmed Music Videos before. The DVD will feature six recent music-video productions, with Pr. Youlden speaking in-between each song, sharing on God’s great love. The first location we visited was Diamond Head Beach and headland. The weather was...

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International 'Field Trip'

8 years ago

As D’Sozo NSW was finishing in the early hours of January 22nd, Eastward’s Agriculture Director, Rod Bailey, was winging his way the almost 15,000 kilometres from Sydney to High Springs (Florida, USA) for the 2017 Adventist Agricultural Conference.    This conference, facilitated by the Adventist Agricultural Association (AdAgrA), is the yearly culmination of efforts to encourage and support everyone desiring to follow God’s counsel of an agrarian lifestyle. R...

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D'Sozo NSW 2017

8 years ago by Liesl Higgins

The 49 youth at the 2017 D'Sozo NSW Camp rejoiced in the goodness of God displayed in so many ways during camp. Some of the youth attend camp for the first time and had a life-changing experience with God. Over 20 young people chose to make a surrender of their lives to Christ. The Deep Bible Study time each morning fired up many through the study of the prophecies of Revelation and establishing confidence in the Bible.  The community results also inspiring. On...

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Place of safety

8 years ago by Rod Bailey

Our word "garden" comes from the old english "geard", meaning a fence or enclosure, and from "garth" meaning a yard or piece of enclosed ground. Anciently, and today, our special plots need protection from elements that may negatively affect it's residents. While the gardener must work with the local environmental conditions, pragmatism and the basic desire for a harvest dictates that we also make responsible efforts to tip the balance in our favo...

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Satellite Week! (Canvassing Program News)

8 years ago by Shanna Duke

The later part of last week, after our short road trip and mountain adventures over the Christmas public holidays, found our team split in two. One team headed to Bussleton to work with the church down there and another to the Rockingham area. We all missed being as one big team, but the busyness continued :) The Rockingham team had several local church members come along with them, which was a blessing. They were also very grateful for the hospitality shown by the Fish family in accommoda...

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