The chicken tractor is an ingenious invention and a classic example of the Permaculture concept of “stacking functions.” Permaculture is an ecological design philosophy that has been applied to farming. It was popularized by Australia’s own Bill Mollison and David...
Raising chickens can be a rewarding experience. Aside from the eggs and meat chickens produce, they can also have other uses in our yard and garden. Here’s Part 1 of our look into a valuable, beloved part of the abundant...
Peak Moment 157: Former truck driver Bill Wilson tells an insightful story about the energy packed in a gallon of gasoline. Now a permaculture educator, he sees permaculture as a viable, realistic way to use nature to provide the abundance...
These wicking beds have stood extremely well in the record November heat, with only a light watering every other day. See previous post on how they were built.
These are some photos from Wicking Beds made from a design at the Mornington Community Gardens, using old pallet crates. There are a couple of images missing for some steps in between, but we’ll add them as they are received,...
Apparently our well considered leaders are not very keen for us to go out making our own fuel; they’ve gone to great lengths to discourage growers from making their own fuel and using it on their land, introducing excises and...
A couple of customers from Bendigo dreamed up this fun night, by recreating Masterchef at home. They’ve shared the guidelines below. Sounds like a fun night. Here’s a description of the night in Harry’s words. ————————————————— We started at about...
