We did an interview and some photos with Paul from Wollongong Council for Sustainable Illawarra today.

Paul is going around and gathering stories from about 25 different households, putting together some case studies and other materials for the Sustainable Illawarra project. Maybe we’ll end up on their web site, or possibly in a booklet or something [...]

[ February 10, 2009 1:49 am to February 17, 2009 8:39 am. ] The Full Moon lunar phase for February 2009 runs from 10 Feb – 17 Feb. The full moon on February 10 is known traditionally as the “Wolf Moon”. The Full Moon phase is the time of strong root growth. This is the best phase for sowing or planting out root crops and all fruiting or decorative [...]

[ January 11, 2009 2:27 pm to January 18, 2009 1:48 pm. ] The Full Moon lunar phase for January 2009 runs from 11 Jan – 18 Jan. The full moon on January 11 is known traditionally as the “Old Moon”. The Full Moon phase is the time of strong root growth. This is the best phase for sowing or planting out root crops and all fruiting or decorative [...]

If you need some hardware supplies for your green projects and you live in the Illawarra, you might be able to pick up some good bargains at Magnet Mart’s Albion Park Rail store from tomorrow.

They’re closing down, and ALL STOCK MUST GO! (Sorry, that has to be in all-capitals because that’s how it’s always said!) [...]

When we did our house extensions about 5 years ago, we didn’t really do much with the front yard. We always meant to come back to it someday, but never quite got around to it. We never bothered to plant much in the way of trees and shrubs either, since we didn’t want them to [...]

Help! Does anyone know how to ‘cure’ a broody chicken?

Molly (our cuckoo leghorn) has gone broody, and given her way would spend all day up in the roost area of our chicken tractor. The photo shows the roost with the access door open – she gets cranky and pecks me if I try to move [...]

[ February 3, 2009 to February 10, 2009. ] The First Quarter lunar phase for February 2009 runs from 3 Feb – 10 Feb. The full moon on February 10 is known traditionally as the “Wolf Moon”. The First Quarter is the time for planting above-ground annual fruiting crops, green manures and flowering annuals in the traditional [lunar planting calendar](http://green-change.com/2008/12/11/what-is-lunar-planting/). For information on what to do [...]

I just came across some really cool downloadable permaculture resources over at Permaculture Principles.

There’s a printable PDF book on the Essence Of Permaculture, a desktop background image on the 12 principles of permaculture, and two printable posters on the ethics and principles of permaculture, and the permaculture flower.

On that site are also a number of [...]

I previously posted a list of online resources I found useful (for both plans and inspiration) when designing our chicken tractor.

I’ve had a few emails from people who lack either the time or the inclination to build their own, and would like to purchase a ready-made chicken tractor. So here are some of the Australian [...]

[ January 4, 2009 to January 11, 2009. ] The First Quarter lunar phase for January 2009 runs from 4 Jan – 11 Jan. The full moon on January 11 is known traditionally as the “Old Moon”. The First Quarter is the time for planting above-ground annual fruiting crops, green manures and flowering annuals in the traditional [lunar planting calendar](http://green-change.com/2008/12/11/what-is-lunar-planting/). For information on what to do [...]