Dog Containment Fence Repair
How to repair a break in a dog containment system’s boundary wire.
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?!
Corn Eaten By Pests!
I had a beautiful crop of corn growing. Now I have bare cobs. Not happy!
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.
Gourmet Farmer – Australia’s River Cottage?
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?
Puppies and Piglets Available – Illawarra
There are more puppies available from Jessie’s litter, and the family we bought pigs from last year have two litters available.
Podcast Interview With Gavin From “The Greening of Gavin”
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!
Home Made Bacon
I kept the belly of one side of our pork, and had a go at making a home-cured bacon. It turned out delicious!
Swale And Banana Circle
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!
The Cost Of Raising Your Own Pigs For Meat
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.