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A New Year on The Good Earth

The celebrations of the continuing journey of the Earth around the Sun are over. The Solstices (Winter and Summer), and all the religious and non-religious festivals occurring at this time have come and gone. Our bodies protest at the weeks of overindulgence as the memories of the event slowly fade.

But then we remember…It’s the First Saturday of the First Month of the New Year! and that means…

It’s the Good Earth – YAY!

The madness continues for another year with Michael O’Connell (www.sixgorillas.com) and Kathy Smalley (www.smallspaces.com.au)

This year we bring you all the regular segments plus a few new ones.

In this podcast Mike and Kath talk about this month in the garden, what happening in their backyards, bees, self seeding plants and much much more in their unique rambling style

Sit back and relax as we pick the gems from the mad pile of stones that is…

A New Year on The Good Earth

Spring Madness and Green Smart Living

In this month’s exciting installment of “The Good Earth“, Michael and Kath interview Daniel Koch from Green Smart Living (www.greensmartliving.com.au) about their range of water saving products including a neat range of self watering pots.

Of course, it wouldn’t be “The Good Earth” with the usual madness and mayhem reproduced here in all it’s hideous glory.

Listen carefully and see if you can spot the mistake at the beginning of show!

A Bit of Pre-Recorded Gardening Madness

What do you do when you have a radio show due while you are away?

Why, you pre-record the madness that is, Mike and Kathy on “The Good Earth”!!

All our regular segments and gardening natter shifted in time, warts and all.

And what do Gardening and BARE BOTTOMS have in common?? Well! You’ll just have to listen to find out!

The First Day of Winter

It’s the first day of winter in Melbourne and it just so happens it’s also the first Saturday of the month!

So that means that Michael and Kathy are talking about winter in the garden, the rain the cold, the plants, the winter harvest, the winter planting and planning for the madness of spring.

There’s always something to do and something to talk about. So, grab that hot cuppa, it back and relax, as Michael and Kathy take you on another crazy tour of their gardening world on “The Good Earth”

And the Madness Continues

And the madness certainly does continue as Michael O’Connell and Kathy Smalley fly into the studio late and rip into another mad show about compost, planting, bees, chooks, open gardens, permaculture and even take a swipe at mothers day!

Join them for the madness that is…

“The Good Earth”

and don’t forget to check out the links from the show at www.sixgorillas.com

Gardening and Deep Purple

What have Gardening and Deep Purple got in common?

Well, for one thing, our intrepid host Michael O’Connell 🙂 who was still bouncing around after seeing them in concert the night before the show!

Join Michael and Kathy on a rambling and unedited podcast, as they talk Gardening (and Deep Purple)!

We thought the show was so crazy and fun that we couldn’t bring ourselves to edit out any of it!, So here it is, Warts and All, the madness that was, “The Good Earth” with Michael and Kathy in April

Horticulture in East Timor

One of the great things about working and volunteering in Timor Leste is the amazing people you meet as well as really inspiring places. One such person is Mr Simao Barreto, Director of CNEFP a modern and innovative vocational training centre in Tibar on the outskirts of Dili.

Michael O’Connell (shown above, holding some massive leaves) was fortunate enough to interview Simao during his last visit to Tibar about the school and the growth of the Horticulture courses being offered at Tibar.

For more pictures go to http://www.sixgorillas.com/2013/02/horticulture-in-timor-leste/

Gardening in Small Spaces

Well, after a long (long) wait, we proudly present the interview with

Kathy Smalley from “Small Spaces Garden Design“.

Join Michael O’Connell and Kathy as they travel down the (very) short garden path to the world of small spaces garden design.

Totally Greening of Gavin

We present, not just part 1, not just part 2, but both entertaining parts of our interivew with Gavin Webber whose blog “The Greening of Gavin” www.greeningofgavin.com won Alternative Technology Association’s sustainable blog competition.

Gavin is a self confessed “ordinary bloke” who had an epiphany while watching “An Inconvenient Truth”. This set him on the path to reduce his carbon footprint and make changes to his lifestyle to live in a more sustainable and planet friendly way. He and his family have acheived this without compromising their comfort and happiness. More than that, they have been documenting their transition on the very aptly named website,

So click on the podcasts and have a listen to this wonderful interview.

Indira Naidoo author of ‘The Edible Balcony’

Indira Naidoo, author of ‘The Edible Balcony’ speaks with Emily and Viarnne about her passion for growing food on her small, yet highly productive balcony in Potts Point, Sydney.

From Penguin: Join popular media personality and foodie Indira Naidoo as she embarks on a mission to transform her tiny thirteen-floor balcony into a bountiful kitchen garden. She soon establishes a productive urban oasis that takes just ten minutes a day to maintain, yet provides her with an ever-changing selection of fresh fruit, herbs and vegetables.

Featuring 60 delicious recipes showcasing her home-grown produce, plus plenty of practical advice, The Edible Balcony charts a year in the life of Indira’s balcony garden and gives a season-by-season account of the triumphs and challenges she faces. This warm and engaging book will inspire even the most reluctant green thumbs to channel their inner gardeners and reconnect with nature, while also saving money and reducing their carbon footprint.