The waves of zucchinis just keep coming from our garden! This year, we’re dehydrating them to preserve them for use throughout the year.

I’ve now fortified the chicken run, so hopefully we won’t have any more trouble with foxes!

A new generation of pest-eaters has arrived, with a nest of willie wagtails in one of our trees.

Whenever we have potatoes sprout in the cupboard, we plant them out in a spare garden bed. It costs nothing, and you typically get back about 5-10 times as many potatoes as you plant!

Potatoes are also amazing for establishing new garden beds. They break up the ground, attract lots of worms, and leave a lovely [...]

A tour around the Kiama Primary School permaculture garden, with lots of photos.

Kiama Primary School had the official opening of their permaculture garden on Friday, and I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. What an awesome garden they’ve built!

Eight Indian Runner ducklings join the growing menagerie!

Unlike most whopper tales, this one comes with photos!

FreeCycle is a great way to give a new life to stuff you no longer want, and to divert still-useful waste from landfill tips. Here are some of the useful things I’ve picked up…

The notes from my recent presentation to Jamberoo Community Growers on swales.