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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

Huge Carrot!

October 22, 2011 by Darren

Unlike most whopper tales, this one comes with photos!

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: carrots, vegetable garden, weeds

Rosina Buckman Visits

June 14, 2011 by Darren

Rosina Buckman, a member of the Permaculture Noosa group and winner of the 2009 Sunshine Coast Council Living Smart – Edible Landscape award, visits.

Posted in: Growing Food, Permaculture Tagged: Bill Mollison, compost, Permaculture, pumpkin, weeds

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

Pig Tractors For Clearing Land

February 5, 2011 by Darren

If you want to clear a large area of land with little effort, you can’t beat a pig tractor!

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals Tagged: chicken tractor, chickens, garden beds, Permaculture, pig tractor, pigs, vegetable garden, weeds

Chop and Drop

January 17, 2011 by Darren

By “chopping and dropping” your weeds you not only mulch and return nutrients to the soil, but you avoid disturbing the soil surface and prevent more weed seeds germinating.

Posted in: Growing Food, Permaculture Tagged: mulch, Permaculture, vegetable garden, weeds

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