I have a keen interest in gardens and gardening in general. Each year I work on growing as much of my own fruit and veg as possible. I am doing this to improve the health of my family as so many pesticides and herbicides are used to grow food. I am also looking to save money at the supermarket as well as getting some exercise. In addition to this I enjoy sharing the food I grow with friends. I am of the mind that we can all make a huge difference to our own health and that of our planet by doing even a small amount of gardening. The ozgardener website is a way of sharing information with people with the hope of encouraging others to get involved in gardening. It took me many months of work as I work from home and fit this in around other commitments. The site is specific to the Canberra region but much of the information would be relevant to gardeners wherever they live. I have worked as a teacher, librarian, database administrator and administrator. Creating and managing my own website was something I had wanted to do for a while. Joomla allows me the ability to have complete control over my site and all at minimal cost. I have not found it easy and have pretty much fumbled my way around the system. I really enjoy the challenge of it all and the continual learning that is involved. I have learned the hard way about website security, the importance of backing up work and using a reputable hosting company. I am currently aiming to develop a home based business based on my craft work and am building another Joomla website using Joomla 1.6 to support this endeavour. Wish me luck!
Liz Kennedy
Canberra Joomla User Group
