From: Shelly Cobb <cobb.shelly@gmail.com>

Date: March 17, 2009 6:47:39 AM PDT

To: sbperm2006@googlegroups.com, sbfoodfuture@googlegroups.com,  transition-sb@googlegroups.com, sbogc@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [transition-sb] Vaseli's Garden

Reply-To: transition-sb@googlegroups.com

Vaseli's Garden is a public TV show in Australia. The "star" is an authenic greek-australian guy who takes you into the backyards of the greek migrants in Melbourne who just as well could be your next door neighbor. He goes into their backyard gardens to find out how they grow their food, he shares their recipes and shows how they make their food (including his charming greek mother who he lives with). Sometimes he shows special how-to's, such as how they made an outdoor oven, or how they irrigate their orchards using harvested water, etc. The show is not only *very* informative, but also hilarious and entertaining. The Greek's are natural organic gardeners and permaculturists! I learn so much.

Please do check it out a few episodes on the internet when you have a chance! Just click on the link, and then click on the web page where it says "View Video":

Paul & Zuzana's Garden: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=998

Bill & Jean's Garden: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=831 

Zena's Garden (a 72 year old grandmother!): http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=1038 

Angelo & Ariadne's Garden: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=1020 

Johnny the Singing Italian Gardener: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=959 

Peter & Lina's Garden: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=867 

Ted's Garden (Bonsai): http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=901 

The Gordon Institute of TAFE: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=gardens&active_anchor=958 

There are also some great "how-to" clips on the website! See here: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=howto 

Some of my favorites are:

How to Cleft Graft Fruit Trees: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=howto&active_anchor=1032 

How to Build a Wood-fired Oven: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=howto&active_anchor=1045 

How to Prune Apple Trees: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=howto&active_anchor=100 1

Bottomless Pots: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=howto&active_anchor=1033 

There are some delicious greek recipes to try as well! Here: http://www21.sbs.com.au/vasilisgarden/index.php?pid=recipes 

Ah, can you tell how much I love this show!! There is nothing else like it!

Shelly