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Wollongong PCYC Permaculture Community Garden Tour

October 11, 2014 by Darren

A tour of the Wollongong PCYC permaculture community garden – very heavy on photos and detailed explanations.

Posted in: Featured, Growing Food, Keeping Animals, Permaculture Tagged: chickens, comfrey, compost, food forest, fruit trees, garden beds, herbs, mulch, Permaculture, permaculture principles, seedlings, sustainability, vegetable garden, wollongong

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

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

Meet Jessie, The Red Kelpie Pup

August 22, 2011 by Darren

Meet Jessie, our new family pet and future livestock fox defence system.

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: birds, chooks, dog, fox, fruit trees

Swale And Banana Circle

February 22, 2011 by Darren

It took a long time, but I finally finished digging the swale across the back of my shed. With mango, banana, coffee, loquats, sweet potato, taro and more it should be a productive little area soon!

Posted in: Growing Food, Permaculture, Water Tagged: chicken manure, chickens, comfrey, compost, fruit trees, mulch, pigs, swales, weeds

The Cost Of Raising Your Own Pigs For Meat

February 16, 2011 by Darren

A complete summary of the costs for our first foray into raising our own pigs for meat, from piglet purchase right through to slaughter and butchering.

Posted in: Frugality, Gleaning, Illawarra Businesses, Keeping Animals Tagged: abattoir, butcher, butchering, electric fence, feral fruit, freezer, fruit trees, meat, pigs, pork, vegetable garden, Waste, weeds

Plants For The Chicken Run

November 20, 2010 by Darren

Some ideas for food, medicinal and other useful plants you can place in and around your chicken run for healthy, happy chickens.

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals, Permaculture Tagged: chickens, chooks, comfrey, corn, egg yolk, farmyard animals, flowers, fruit fly, fruit trees, lucerne, Permaculture, radish

Jamberoo Community Growers – Small Gardens and Chooks

October 28, 2009 by Darren

Earlier this year, Megan and I worked with some other local families to start a gardening club called the Jamberoo Family Growers. Unlike traditional garden clubs, this group will have a focus on helping people to grow fruit and vegetables at home, using healthy natural methods and tapping into local knowledge and experience. It will … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: backyard chickens, chickens, fruit trees, jamberoo, Jamberoo Community Growers, organic gardening, sustainability, vegetable garden

Our House Is For Sale!

September 15, 2009 by Darren

We’ll be putting our house here in Kiama on the market very soon Our house is now on the market! If you know someone looking for a house in Kiama, please let them know! We’ll be listing with [Dougmal Kiama](http://www.dougmal.com.au/search/profileagent.aspx?agtid=4183). Our house has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas, double garage, rear entertaining area … [Read more…]

Posted in: Permaculture Tagged: fruit trees, Kiama, Kiama real estate, sale, solar hot water system, sustainability

Feral Fruit Filo Pastry

March 9, 2009 by Darren

A while ago I noticed some fruit trees growing on the side of various roads around Jamberoo. They looked like peach or nectarine trees, but I couldn’t be sure without seeing the fruit. I kept checking on them every month or so, and early this year saw young fruit that showed they were peach trees. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Gleaning, Preparing Food Tagged: blanching process, feral fruit, filo, fruit trees, Gleaning, jamberoo, pastry, peaches, stewed peaches
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