An Australian family trying to live a little greener
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ANZAC Day 2012 – Granddad’s Garden
A visit to Granddad’s garden on ANZAC Day, and it’s still exactly as it was when I was a toddler.
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Head Cheese Recipe
It’s a boiled pig’s head, meat removed and diced, then set in a terrine mould with jelly made from the cooking broth. What’s not to like?!
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Devinely Fit Yoga & Lifestyle Earth Hour – Kiama
Devinely Fit Yoga & Lifestyle invites you to join us and over 1 billion people around the world to our very special Earth Hour 2012 celebration! Date: Saturday 31 March 2012 Time: 7:30-9:30 pm Venue: Devinely Fit Yoga & Lifestyle, 1/44 Manning Street, Kiama Bring along a plate to share, cushion to sit on, candles,…
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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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The Environment Is What We Eat
Here’s a great talk by a young girl from our primary school, Grace Mahon: httpv://youtu.be/Xzqci6hEteI Grace entered the prestigious LandLearn NSW public speaking competition at the end of last year and she has been selected as a finalist to compete at the Dubbo Beef Spectacular on March 15. You can read more about the competition…
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Corn Eaten By Pests!
I had a beautiful crop of corn growing. Now I have bare cobs. Not happy!
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Pig Trotters In Sweet Vinegar
We’re getting towards the end of the pigs we raised for meat – literally! I’ve never cooked trotters before, so this was an interesting meal.
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Dehydrating Zucchini
The waves of zucchinis just keep coming from our garden! This year, we’re dehydrating them to preserve them for use throughout the year.
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A More Secure Chicken Pen
I’ve now fortified the chicken run, so hopefully we won’t have any more trouble with foxes!
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Willie Wagtail Chicks
A new generation of pest-eaters has arrived, with a nest of willie wagtails in one of our trees.