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[28 Jan 2011 | One Comment | ]
Weekly Roundup – Amazing Chicken Coop, Backyard Aquaponics

How to build an automatic chicken coop door opener, the world’s fanciest chicken coop, Kiama Community Garden’s new blog, backyard aquaponics, and Fresh the movie.

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[28 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

[ February 6, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Our first Jamberoo Community Growers meeting for 2011 will be on Sunday 6th February, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, in the Jamberoo Anglican Church hall (next door to Jamberoo Primary School). The speaker at this meeting will be John Burgess from Fresh By Nature, a Gerringong-based business providing aquaponics systems, supplies, fish stock & feed, and advice. Aquaponics [...]

Growing Food, Permaculture »

[17 Jan 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Chop and Drop

By “chopping and dropping” your weeds you not only mulch and return nutrients to the soil, but you avoid disturbing the soil surface and prevent more weed seeds germinating.

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[16 Jan 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Weekly Roundup – Wood Pallets and Swales

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How to dismantle wooden shipping pallets and use them to build sheds, chicken coops, animal shelters and other useful structures. Also how to dig swales, and an indoor farm in Tokyo.

Keeping Animals »

[12 Jan 2011 | 6 Comments | ]
An Assortment of Duck and Chicken Eggs

You get a lot of variations in the size, shape and colour of eggs between different breeds of chickens and ducks. There’s a fair bit of natural variation within a breed, and even with eggs from the same bird. Here’s a lineup of some recent eggs we’ve collected.

Keeping Animals, Permaculture »

[5 Jan 2011 | 5 Comments | ]
Geese In The Garden

A little more unusual than chickens and ducks, geese can provide several useful functions in the garden if you have the space.

Keeping Animals, Permaculture, Water »

[3 Jan 2011 | One Comment | ]
Permaculture Chicken Mansion

Photos and a description of a very cleverly designed chicken coop.

Event Calendar »

[2 Dec 2010 | No Comment | ]

[ January 29, 2011; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] See first hand the difference a community can make to the environment and discover the history of the dunes. This guided walk is part of the Conservation Volunteers Summer Discovery Program. Bookings are essential through the Conservation Volunteers Australia Office on (02) 4228 9246. For information on this walk and a program of other walks, check out the CVA [...]

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[2 Dec 2010 | No Comment | ]

[ January 27, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Take in the views as the sun goes down behind Lake Illawarra. This guided walk is part of the Conservation Volunteers Summer Discovery Program. Bookings are essential through the Conservation Volunteers Australia Office on (02) 4228 9246. For information on this walk and a program of other walks, check out the CVA Illawarra coastal walks flyer and calendar (617 [...]

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[2 Dec 2010 | No Comment | ]

[ January 20, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Discover the difference local volunteers have made at Nyrang Park and be surrounded by birdlife. This guided walk is part of the Conservation Volunteers Summer Discovery Program. Bookings are essential through the Conservation Volunteers Australia Office on (02) 4228 9246. For information on this walk and a program of other walks, check out the CVA Illawarra coastal walks flyer [...]