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Sustainability Books

November 25, 2013 by Darren

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.

Posted in: books, Growing Food, Household, Keeping Animals, Permaculture Tagged: Australia, books, cheese, ebook, hack, homestead, solar power, solar power system, sustainability

Processing Meat Rabbits

August 27, 2013 by Darren

Rabbits are one of the best ways to supply your family with home-grown meat. They’re easy to care for, economical, and quick to process.

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Preparing Food Tagged: Australia, butcher, butchering, DIY, freezer, Joel Salatin, meat, offal, rabbits, slaughtering

Record Temperatures And Bushfires Everywhere

January 9, 2013 by Darren

The highest average national temperature ever recorded for Australia!

Posted in: Illawarra Organisations, Science and Technology Tagged: Australia, Bureau of Meteorology, bushfires, chickens, dog, ducks, Kiama, rabbits

National Tree Day 2012 – $100 Giveaway!

July 25, 2012 by Darren

Get involved in Planet Ark’s Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day this week! Plus, leave a comment and go in the draw to win a $100 Bunnings voucher.

Posted in: Events, Illawarra Organisations, Nature Tagged: Australia, children, environment, health, illawarra, land, nature, Shellharbour, trees, wollongong

Taronga Zoo’s Fish4Life

June 18, 2012 by Darren

A wonderful day spent at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, learning about sustainable seafood and the Fish4Life programme.

Posted in: Nature Tagged: Australia, environment, Fish4Life, MSC, sustainability

Willie Wagtail Chicks

January 11, 2012 by Darren

A new generation of pest-eaters has arrived, with a nest of willie wagtails in one of our trees.

Posted in: Growing Food, Nature, Permaculture Tagged: Australia, birds, chicks, compost, composting, pests

Gourmet Farmer – Australia’s River Cottage?

September 1, 2011 by Darren

The first series of Gourmet Farmer aired on SBS last year, and it’s back this year for Series 2. Is this Australia’s answer to Britain’s River Cottage?

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals, Preparing Food, Video Tagged: Australia, heritage breed, pigs, River Cottage, sydney morning herald, TV shows

National Tree Day 2011 – Giveaway!

July 29, 2011 by Darren

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.

Posted in: Events, Nature Tagged: Australia, competition, trees

Schools Tree Day 2011

July 29, 2011 by Darren

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

Posted in: Events, Nature Tagged: Australia, children, nature, trees

Podcast Interview With Gavin From “The Greening of Gavin”

May 25, 2011 by Darren

I was interviewed by Gavin Webber from The Greening Of Gavin as part of a series of podcasts he’s done with sustainable bloggers from around Australia. Let me know what you think!

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals, Media Coverage, Super Challenge Tagged: Australia, chicken tractor, chooks, David Holmgren, fox, garden beds, illawarra, interview, jamberoo, Jamberoo Community Growers, Jamberoo FutureCare, Kiama, land, meat, pigs, podcast, pork, Shellharbour, sustainability, Sustainable Illawarra, wollongong
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