Category: Household
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Sustainability Books
Here’s a bunch of recent books and eBooks that might be of interest to people trying to live more sustainably and explore the simple life.
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Sourcing Project Materials On eBay
See some of my recent scores from eBay, along with tips on how to find the good stuff.
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Eureka! Hillbilly Hot Tub
They say Archimedes had his breakthrough “Eureka” moment while sitting in a bathtub. Mine took a little longer, since I didn’t have a bathtub.
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Illawarra Climate Challenge Wrap-Up
I won the major prize in the Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s Illawarra Climate Challenge!
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Free Firewood
You can save a lot of money by heating your home with wood, especially if you can get the wood for free. Here’s where I get mine – where do you get yours?
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Illawarra Climate Challenge Launch
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW is bringing the Climate Challenge program to the Illawarra – and it’s free!
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Illawarra Freecycle
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…
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I’m Back!
We’re back from our family holiday, the children are back at school, and I’m back at work, so things are getting back to normal around here!
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Herbs, Herbs, Wonderful Herbs
A guest post from Monique Dare-Ward, giving a roundup of some of her favourite herbs that we can all grow in the backyard.
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Backyard Flying Fox (Zip Line)
A simple flying fox strung between a couple of trees gives the kids hours of fun and exercise.