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Frugality, Household, Keeping Animals, Preparing Food »

[28 Feb 2011 | 10 Comments | ]
Home Made Bacon

I kept the belly of one side of our pork, and had a go at making a home-cured bacon. It turned out delicious!

Keeping Animals, Preparing Food »

[28 Feb 2011 | 2 Comments | ]

Yesterday I showed a friend how to kill, pluck and clean a chicken.

Growing Food, Permaculture, Water »

[22 Feb 2011 | 5 Comments | ]
Swale And Banana Circle

It took a long time, but I finally finished digging the swale across the back of my shed. With mango, banana, coffee, loquats, sweet potato, taro and more it should be a productive little area soon!

Keeping Animals »

[21 Feb 2011 | 7 Comments | ]
Missing Hen Returns With Chicks

Our missing hen returns with a pleasant surprise for us – four gorgeous little chicks!

Frugality, Growing Food, Household, Keeping Animals, Preparing Food »

[20 Feb 2011 | 4 Comments | ]
DIY Chicken Processing Station

A cheap and simple home-made chicken processing station. It also doubles as a very handy outdoor sink for washing vegetables, plant pots and tools.

Event Calendar »

[17 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]

[ March 20, 2011; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Shoalhaven Poulty Auction will be held on the 20th of March 2011 Venue: Berry Poultry Pavilion located at the Berry Showground Alexandra Street Berry NSW Date: Sunday 20 March 2011 Time: Poultry Shed will open from 9am to view the birds. The Auction will commence at 10.30am. All buyers must register prior to bidding and payments are [...]

Frugality, Gleaning, Illawarra Businesses, Keeping Animals »

[16 Feb 2011 | 13 Comments | ]
The Cost Of Raising Your Own Pigs For Meat

A complete summary of the costs for our first foray into raising our own pigs for meat, from piglet purchase right through to slaughter and butchering.

Keeping Animals, Preparing Food »

[12 Feb 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Home Grown Pork

The pigs finally came home from the butcher. We received back 74 kilograms of porky goodness per pig – that’s a lot of meat to have sitting in front of you!

Keeping Animals »

[9 Feb 2011 | 7 Comments | ]
Taking The Pigs To The Abattoir

The pigs have finally reached a good baconer size, and are ready to head off to the abattoir.

Growing Food, Keeping Animals »

[5 Feb 2011 | 9 Comments | ]
Pig Tractors For Clearing Land

If you want to clear a large area of land with little effort, you can’t beat a pig tractor!