In 2019, I discovered the art of eco-printing while on a week-long camping trip to the coast of Algarve in Portugal. Despite writing an article about my experience at the time, I never got around to publishing it until now, four years later! During our trip, we came across a small village called Alté. It was so charming that we decided to make a stop and explore the village. As we were strolling through the narrow lanes of this charming…
What’s happening in my Dye Garden?-Part VII
10th November 2022This is the final post in my natural dye garden series, as the gardening season has come to an end with the arrival of autumn. My natural dye garden served as both a teaching space and a very tranquil and reinvigorating environment for me. It is time to reflect on the previous season’s accomplishments, put the garden to bed, and prepare it for the next season. I learned several things while tending to my first natural dye garden, including how…
What’s happening in my Dye Garden?!-VI
7th August 2022Before departing on a three-week summer vacation, I visited my natural dye garden to tend to my plants, gather the blooms, and take care of the damage caused by the severe thundershowers two days before. When I arrived, the garden was in full bloom, and the pollinators were busily performing their jobs, but the thunderstorms had seriously damaged quite a few coreopsis plants. I began by collecting the bright and zingy orange cosmos flowers, then plucked the coreopsis blooms from…
What’s happening in my Dye garden?!-Part V
25th June 2022Gardening is a contemplative, humble activity that allows you to communicate with nature. It is a practice where you can’t force anything but patiently wait. I was delighted to see the flowers blooming after months of hard labour in my dye garden. It is gratifying to see your efforts bear fruit. In this blog post, I don’t have much to report but share the beauties of my dye garden. At the moment, the flowers are blooming both on my balcony…
What’s happening in my dye garden?!-Part-IV
15th June 2022It’s been fascinating to see the progress of my natural dye garden. The daily practice of tending my plants gives me immense satisfaction and joy. It’s the perfect antidote to the impersonal aspects of our computer-based lifestyles, which we’ve all experienced to some extent. In this blog article, I will share the most recent developments from my natural dye garden on the allotted plot and from my balcony. Natural Dye Garden Patch Two weeks ago, I visited my garden patch…