Meet Jessie, our new family pet and future livestock fox defence system.

Wow, what a day! I attended an all-day workshop, right here in Jamberoo, with Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm.

Finally, we got a chance to sample Gavin’s home made parmesan cheese on Tuscan meatballs with spaghetti. Yum!

The winner of the National Tree Day Giveaway has been randomly selected…

To celebrate National Tree Day, Planet Ark has given me a $50 gift card to give away to a random reader. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post telling me what your favourite type of tree is, and why.

Today (July 29th) is Schools Tree Day in Australia, coordinated by Planet Ark.

Various resources for keeping foxes and poultry separated, chook pen designs, fencing, a chicken feeder, and the Australian FeralScan web site.

Foxes broke into our chicken pen and killed everything in sight. Don’t read this post if you’re sensitive!

I applied for, and was awarded, a Council scholarship to do a Permaculture Design Course. I can’t wait to get started!

With proper storage and a little care, many varieties of pumpkins can be kept for 6-12 months without refrigeration. In fact, they get sweeter and tastier the longer you store them!