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Network NewsAugust 2025

Edible Weeds, Dark Skies & Connecting People to Five Continents

By Liz Bassett

Notice: The Network News is taking a break for a few months. You can stay in touch with what is going on in the village by visiting the Narara Ecovillage website — in particular the Events Calendar and the NEV News Blog.

This edition celebrates edible weeds and the people who connect our community to gardening traditions across five continents. From the humble dandelion to wild brassicas, these resilient plants remind us that food can grow almost anywhere when we learn to look.

We also reflect on the value of rest — for the land, for the gardener, and for the newsletter team. We will return refreshed and ready to share the next season of stories from the village.

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