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Dapto Markets

July 13, 2010 by Darren

We went to the Dapto Markets on Sunday morning to try to buy a few things we need around the yard. What an awesome place! The markets are a great place to buy second hand clothes, toys, tools, etc for very good prices. Or if you’ve accumulated a whole bunch of that sort of stuff … [Read more…]

Posted in: Frugality, Illawarra Businesses Tagged: dapto, markets, meat chickens, second hand, seedlings, vegies

My First Seedsavers Meeting

December 6, 2008 by Darren

Sometimes it takes me a while to get around to writing up these entries – last weekend I attended my first [Illawarra Seedsavers meeting](http://green-change.com/2008/11/10/upcoming-illawarra-seedsavers-meeting/), and it was great. There were about 10 people at the meeting. Being my first, I didn’t know what to expect, but the other people were all very friendly and welcoming. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: chicken ark, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, community farm, dapto, fruit trees, pigeon peas, seeds, seedsavers, tamarind

Chicken Sellers In The Illawarra

December 5, 2008 by Darren

It can be hard to find chickens for sale locally, especially if you’re after a particular breed. Here is a big list of all the places I found when I was looking: – [Illawarra Mercury Classifieds](http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/content/classifieds/) (look under pets, horses and livestock, and for sale categories) – Other local newspaper classifieds (Kiama Independent, Lake Times, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Illawarra Businesses, Illawarra Organisations, Keeping Animals Tagged: albion park rail, australorp, backyard poultry, chicken breeders, chicken sellers, chickens, chickens for sale, chooks, dapto, illawarra, jamberoo, kembla grange, Kiama, pet shops, poultry clubs, pullets, shoalhaven, tahmoor, trading post, wollongong

SeedSavers Meeting This Afternoon

November 30, 2008 by Darren

If you’re into home gardening, don’t forget the [SeedSavers meeting](http://green-change.com/2008/11/10/upcoming-illawarra-seedsavers-meeting/) this afternoon at Dapto, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. I’ll be there!

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: community farm, dapto, home gardening, illawarra, seeds, seedsavers, vegetable garden

Our New Chicken – A Cuckoo Leghorn

November 27, 2008 by Darren

Since [Molly the rooster moved out to the farm](http://green-change.com/2008/11/13/chicken-quest/), we’ve been wanting to get another chook or two for the chicken tractor. Our three black silkies are just about to come into lay (I’ve been saying that for 3 weeks now!), but we thought it would be nice to get a ‘proper’ layer as well. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: australorp, backyard chickens, chicken ark, chicken breeds, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, dapto, heritage breed, leghorn, poultry clubs, silkies

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