Author: Darren
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Weekly Roundup – Mulch Paths, Tinyhouses, and More Pigs
Items of note I read this week: mulched garden paths, sub-acre agriculture, tiny houses, a DIY first aid kit, and lots of backyard pig-raising.
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Swill Feeding Pigs In Las Vegas
A must-see video of BBC’s Ethical Man visiting a pig farm in Las Vegas, where the pigs are raised on restaurant leftovers and then fed back to the restaurant patrons.
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Suburban Permaculture Garden Open Day – Port Kembla
The Australian Open Garden Scheme Spring Open Garden Day Dan, Sue, Byron and Kelli’s suburban permaculture gardens will be open to the public. Where: 28 & 30 Third Avenue, Port Kembla When: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 27th & 28th November 2010 Guided tours & talks by some of the Illawarra’s leading…
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Plants For The Chicken Run
Some ideas for food, medicinal and other useful plants you can place in and around your chicken run for healthy, happy chickens.
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Illawarra Seedsavers Meeting – Dapto
Illawarra Seedsavers Network will be having its next meeting at Dapto Community Farm, 29 Darkes Road, Dapto. Please bring seeds, cuttings or anything else you wish to share, and a cup and a few nibbles as this is the last meeting for the year. For more information contact Juta Stepanovs, phone 02 4261 1980 or…
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Weekly Roundup – Worming Pigs and Solar Nests
What I’ve been reading about this week – worming pigs naturally, butchering pigs, sustainable display homes, KiamaSphere, Book Depository, modern homesteading, how to freeze eggs, and the solar nest.
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car Thoughts
My thoughts on Australia’s first mass-produced all-electric car. Is this the start of something big?
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How To Weigh A Pig
You can get a very good estimate of a pig’s weight by running a few simple measurements through a mathematical formula. Here’s how to do it.
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Novella Carpenter – Urban Farming
Here’s an awesome YouTube video about Novella Carpenter’s urban farm in West Oakland (California, USA). It’s got a lot of great info applicable to growing food and raising animals (for eggs, meat and dairy) in suburban and urban areas.
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Kiama Community Garden Open Day
The newly-formed Kiama Community Garden is holding an open day to show the public what they’re planning for the site. The location is adjacent to Stage 5 of the Blue Haven Retirement Village – park your car in the Leisure Centre Carpark, and walk up to the garden through the sporting grounds. This is a…