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20 July 2010

beautiful tools for a better job?

Does a beautiful tool do a better job?

And is it completely irrational to invest emotion in the tools we use?

THE PROPERTY AT A GLANCE

Size: 3.5 acres

Location: Fryerstown, Victoria
Local Gov't: Mt Alexander Shire
Region: Central Goldfields/Midlands
Catchment: North Central

Climate type: Mediterranean
Heat zone: 4
Cold zone: 9b/10
Aspect: north-facing slope, with gully along eastern boundary

Land use history: goldmining, sheep grazing, remnants of domestic-scale olive plantation

Indigenous vegetation: degraded box/ironbark
Plant succession: drooping cassinia, wirilda, gums

Soil type: heavy clay, acidic, negligible topsoil, quartz/slate

READING FOR INSPIRATION

SISSINGHURST: AN UNFINISHED HISTORY (Adam Nicolson) engrossing exploration of Vita Sackville-West's famous National Trust-owned home and its social and ecological history, and her grandson's efforts to return it to a functioning, economically viable farm.
DARWIN'S ISLAND: THE GALAPAGOS IN THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND (Steve Jones) clumsily titled and sometimes awkwardly 'contemporised' but nonetheless fascinating account of Darwin's role as, among other things, the first 'soil scientist'.
THE OLIVE GROVE: AN EXHILARATING ACCOUNT OF LEAVING THE CITY FOR LIFE ON THE LAND (Patrice Newell) better than expected reflections on a biodynamic beef and olive property in the Hunter Valley
GARDENS OF THE GOLDFIELDS (Mary Stroebel) fantastically (if a bit luridly!) illustrated investigation of diverse gardens and gardening in our region, today and in the past.
BUSH FOOD: ABORIGINAL FOOD AND HERBAL MEDICINE (Jennifer Isaacs) detailed and beautifully illustrated to help with identification and preparation

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20 July 2010

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THE PROPERTY AT A GLANCE

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READING FOR INSPIRATION

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