Jah Blue and Loretta live on the North Coast of NSW Australia. Loretta has studied horticulture for twenty five years and has been working in an open-pollinated food seed bank for the past five years.
It was obvious to her from her studies that seed was the source of food security for the future. Jah Blue was a waterfront Rasta Man living in Jamaica until he was thirty years old and then migrating to Australia where his western journey led him back to the garden and food production. Struggle and hardship has forced them to grow food and save seed in their spare time and share it with as many people as possible to ensure local food security. From small things big things grow and they continue to spread their knowledge and experience as much as they can.
“It has been an idea of mine for a long time to set up a community around this topic. I have worked with plants in the subtropics for twenty five years and it has brought me a lot of joy. From my study over the years I’ve realised that plants communicate to us. When we eat food we grow it heals us. So having a productive edible garden can save the bank balance and visits to the doctor.
I take it for granted the ease with which I throw seed around and instinctively prepare the soil. I have learnt to feel the cycles and work within them. Letting tough genetic localised strains of vegetables, that have the magic clock inside them, do all the work for me.
I want to share this knowledge and network with other people so we can all reap this harvest that is the nature’s gift to us. I hope others will add what they know and we can all work together to feed to our famillies and friends and be happy and healthy in the process.”Loretta email: info@rastagearshop.com
This video is the trailer for a film some renowned friends of mine are creating right now on this very topic. It will give you a tantalising taste of the magic and wonder that awaits you when you start to become a part of this quite revolution in the resurrection of local food production that is occurring across the world.
