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Growing food where you live to save money, eat well, and become more self-reliant.

Keeping Cows In The City?

December 2, 2008 by Darren

The Sydney Morning Herald’s “Good Living” supplement today has an article about HerdShare and Rentachook, titled City folk find a milky way. HerdShare runs out of Byron Bay, and facilitates a scheme designed to get around Australian regulations that prohibit the sale of raw (unpasteurised) milk. Instead of buying your milk at retail, you instead … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, byron bay, chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, dairy cows, dairy farmers, farmers, point-of-lay hens, raw milk, sydney morning herald, unpasteurised milk

SeedSavers Meeting This Afternoon

November 30, 2008 by Darren

If you’re into home gardening, don’t forget the SeedSavers meeting this afternoon at Dapto, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. I’ll be there!

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: community farm, dapto, home gardening, illawarra, seeds, seedsavers, vegetable garden

Upcoming Illawarra Seedsavers Meeting

November 10, 2008 by Darren

I just found out about this on the weekend, and am hoping to get there. Seedsavers groups are a great way to get organic, locally-adapted vegetable plants, as well as to meet like-minded people. Illawarra Seedsavers Network: “Preserve The Future Of Our Food” swapping seeds and planting material sharing gardening and seed saving tips locally … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: community farm, food gardens, Illawarra Seedsavers, organic gardening, Permaculture, seeds, seedsavers, sustainability

Garden Planning

November 6, 2008 by Darren

I’ve always wanted to sit down and draw up a proper plan for our garden, but we never seem to find the time. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, like you’d expect from a professional landscaper. Just a quick sketch to help figure out what you can fit in, and where it’ll all go. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: garden plan, Super Challenge

Sydney Water “Love Your Garden” Review

November 1, 2008 by Darren

Yesterday we had our Sydney Water “Love Your Garden” session. For $33, a qualified horticulturalist comes and inspects your garden and gives you advice on its watering needs. Our horticulturalist (let’s call her Linda) arrived bang on time. She was very friendly and knowledgeable, and understood right away where we were coming from. I explained … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Illawarra Businesses, Water Tagged: bird's nest fern, chicken manure, citrus trees, clivia, compost, cow manure, fruit trees, garden watering, greywater, horticulturalist, Love Your Garden, lucerne, mulch, organic gardening, Permaculture, rain gauge, rainwater collection, soil test, square foot gardening, sugar cane mulch, Sydney Water, tap tags, tomato, vegetable garden, wicking boxes

Kiama Council Composting Workshop

October 25, 2008 by Darren

This afternoon I attended Kiama Council’s Composting Workshop, held at the Girl Guides’ Hall down in Hindmarsh Park. It was run by Josephine St John, council’s Waste Minimisation Officer. What a great event! I had really thought I wouldn’t learn much from this workshop, but I thought it was a good opportunity to meet some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Waste Tagged: bokashi, comfrey, composting, Effective Microorganisms, Kiama Council, rhubarb, seaweed, tumbling compost bin, Waste, workshops, worm farms

Opportunities

October 24, 2008 by Darren

I didn’t realise it until we signed up for the Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge, but our local councils and other organisations put on quite a lot of free and low-cost workshops, talks, demonstrations, tours and other events. Just have a look at Sustainable Illawarra’s What’s On page to get an idea. In the spirit of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Super Challenge, Water Tagged: composting, Kiama Council, saving water, Sustainable Illawarra, Sydney Water, workshops
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