Vermiculite. A miniral that improves the water holding capacity of the soil and is responsible for storing nutrients and releasing them slowly to plants. It is an important ingredient for our Square Foot Gardening soil mix and takes a bit of trouble to get hold of it. But I've found a supplier and ordered it. Waiting for delivery... today? tomorrow? Great news for our future Square Foot Gardening projects in Sri Lanka as I just read that peat moss can be replaced by the dust that holds coconut fibres together. And there certainly is enough of that in the country! (Geekgardener) ...

Yesterday I set out to collect the materials required for the Square Foot gardening project. These included: wood (I should have tried harder to find left over wood, but I couldn't find any so I bought it) compost peat moss small shovel hammer nails seeds (radish, tomato and pumpkin) I couldn't find the vermiculite which is an important ingredient for the mixed soil and I didn't want to buy a drill for just this project. Hence I wont be starting the Square Foot Garden today. In fact I'll visit my parents next weekend and will borrow my father's drill and by that time I should be able to find the vermiculite too. So, count on an update by next Sunday evening (GMT) and when all is set to go ...

I was recently informed by a friend of mine about a concept called 'Square Foot Gardening'. This is a method to grow flowers, fruit and / or vegetables in small square foot gardens using: very little space; 80% less than conventional gardening. much less water; only about 10 to 20% compared to conventional gardening no fertilizers or pesticides - it's all natural very few seeds Can be started at any time of the year And produces 5 times the harvest of a conventional garden Before starting this method as a project in Sri Lanka I will try it out in the backyard right here. I'm not a very good gardener so if this works for me it should work for just about anyone. I can see this as ...

Director, John Keells Holdings PLC Sumithra Gunesekera, said: 'It is widely accepted that English and IT knowledge provide a vital competitive advantage in today’s digital age, helping individuals become better communicators to expand their knowledge and outlook.' ...

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday admitted defeat in their 37-year battle for an independent ethnic homeland, with their few remaining fighters encircled in the jungle by soldiers. Read more on Yahoo News. Althoug the war has never caused a safety issue for our responsible holiday makers, it is of great relief to us that it is finally over. It will hopefully be the beginning of major change throughout the country, enabling it to become the paradise it once was and we are happy to contribute to that. And you can help improve the situation in Sri Lanka. Come over for a responsible holiday or a fund raising challange. Till soon! ...

We added some easy links in the footer on the site to join the LEO Groups on Facebook and MSN and to follow us on Twitter. Help us spread the word, volunteer, or get involved any way you can. ...

So, I installed a new twitter plugin on the LEO Project website, but does it work? The tweetbacks don't seem to work for starters.... does the tweet posting work? ...

We're spreading fast throughout the social networking sites. We're now on Hyves.nl! Help us spread the word, help the LEO Project Foundation today. ...

Just connected the LEO Project Foundation website to our Twitter profile. Keep up-to-date with LEO Project on twitter. Follow us on twitter.com/LEO_Project_JR ...

Since the elephant project is very new we still haven't got a lot of images. But we did get a small number of new images straight from the orphanage. Check them out on Working with elephants as a volunteer in Sri Lanka. You'll find them under 'Project Images' in the left menu bar. Remember to click on an image to enlarge it. ...