{"id":16946,"date":"2016-06-18T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/me-and-my-garden-i-hope-my-son-will-appreciate-the-wisdom-nature-has-to-offer\/"},"modified":"2016-06-18T17:16:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T10:16:21","slug":"me-and-my-garden-i-hope-my-son-will-appreciate-the-wisdom-nature-has-to-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/me-and-my-garden-i-hope-my-son-will-appreciate-the-wisdom-nature-has-to-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Me and my garden: \u2018I hope my son will appreciate the wisdom nature has to offer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRandy Mayers on his garden near Totnes in DevonI was born on the volcanic island of St Vincent, just west of Barbados. I I was always roaming free: hiking mountains and climbing coconut and mango trees. My mum worked with the United Nations and was offered a position in West Africa, so we moved there when I was 12. I spent a lot of time fishing and hunting with the indigenous community, and they introduced me to agricultural-style food-growing. I enjoyed playing cricket and was recruited to play for the national team in the Gambia. I spent three years playing professional cricket, and although it was fun, my heart was drawn to living on and from the land.When I moved to the UK for my university studies, my passion for food-growing intensified. I\u2019ll never forget my first year in London: I had massive failures. The climate was really different: the tastes of my childhood, such as okra, just couldn\u2019t cope with the cold. I was intrigued by the concept of taking a more natural approach to growing food, so I studied permaculture. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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