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?

The Nature Conservation Council of NSW is bringing the Climate Challenge program to the Illawarra – and it’s free!

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…

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!

A guest post from Monique Dare-Ward, giving a roundup of some of her favourite herbs that we can all grow in the backyard.

A simple flying fox strung between a couple of trees gives the kids hours of fun and exercise.

I kept the belly of one side of our pork, and had a go at making a home-cured bacon. It turned out delicious!

A cheap and simple home-made chicken processing station. It also doubles as a very handy outdoor sink for washing vegetables, plant pots and tools.