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An Australian family trying to go a little greener

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Mount Terry Public School Permaculture Garden Opening

July 13, 2012 by Darren

A very photo-heavy tour of the permaculture garden that was recently opened at Mt Terry Public School in Albion Park.

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Illawarra Organisations, Keeping Animals, Permaculture, Water Tagged: broccoli, chicken tractor, chickens, children, comfrey, compost, composting, dam, fencing, flowers, fruit trees, herbs, jamberoo, Kiama, mulch, orange tree, Permaculture, permaculture design, ponds, school gardens, Shellharbour, tomato, vegetable garden, weeds

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

Kiama Primary School Permaculture Garden Tour

November 17, 2011 by Darren

A tour around the Kiama Primary School permaculture garden, with lots of photos.

Posted in: Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Permaculture Tagged: comfrey, compost, composting, construction, fruit trees, kale, Kiama, Kiama Council, mulch, Permaculture, permaculture design, seedlings, swales

DIY Tumbling Compost Bin

May 5, 2009 by Darren

Don’t spend hundreds of dollars on a store-bought tumbling compost bin – you can make one yourself for !

Posted in: Growing Food, Waste Tagged: compost, composting, DIY, food gardens, gardening, organic gardening, tumbling compost bin

Glengarry Cottage Gala Day

November 12, 2008 by Darren

On Saturday, I took our two youngest girls to the Glengarry Cottage Gala Day. They had talks and tours running throughout the day on stuff like permaculture gardening, composting, worm farming, etc. There were also some stalls, selling/displaying things like compost bins, worm farms, bags of compost, seedlings, etc. Sustainable Illawarra had a stall there … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events Tagged: compost, composting, Glengarry Cottage, Permaculture, Sustainable Illawarra, worm farms

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](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/Whats-On.html) 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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