Tah Dah! Today I planted my first lettuce....now let's see if it grows...

They grow lettuces hydroponically (without soil and only running water pumped with nutrients) and you buy them with the roots at the supermarket or local farmers shop. So because we have a food garden in the front garden of the office, I thought I'd bring mine in and see if it grows... watch this space...

Last night, San Ting dragged me along to film fundraiser of 'Earth Whisperers', organised by the West Auckland Green Party. I like it because it tells the stories of various political evo-movements in the last 40 odd years of New Zealand history and explores a variety of aspects of human interaction with the natural environment and how it holds the power to nourish us. However, sometimes we give up that power by forgetting it's there; we give up our rights to the land and it's nourishment to companies when we stop growing our own food in our gardens; and we exploit the environment for profit, and in extreme cases, destroy it completely.

Check out the trailer.