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Sunday saw a community gathering for a working bee at the old school, to launch the revival efforts to turn it into a community hub. Chris s...

Lay awake listening to a night of heavy rain and mulling over a big day ahead, and woke to a drizzly morning and an early start to the day. ...

Been busy looking into weeds as part of a Cert III competency 'Using Weedy Plants in a Permaculture System'. A bit disappointing to ...

Our block includes a few introduced gums, presumably planted as ornamentals. These have flowered through much of winter, and are a joy to h...

For a notoriously unhousewifely person, I’ll admit to one unmitigated housework pleasure – drying laundry on a good old-fashioned clothes h...

Despite best efforts to record and document garden developments this year, I’m rather glad some things have escaped me. Let's call them...

Mushrooms are growing all over the grove and lower area of the property. Why so heavy here, I’m not sure. But they’ve sprung up throughout, ...

Successfully dried and lightly toasted pumpkin seeds following the method discovered a couple of months ago. So simple, I'm kicking myse...

Does a beautiful tool do a better job? And is it completely irrational to invest emotion in the tools we use?

Pictured in its winter plumage is the most valuable animal in the permaculture system: the spouse. This particular spouse variety (Fryerstow...

Spent an afternoon at claudia's with permaculture class. Claudia is our sample 'client' for a site assessment activity. Beautifu...

Looking at my most recent plantings, and thinking of the things I've regretted not being able to grow, or secretly dreamed of growing, h...

Big day in the yard Sunday (July 11) as the long-awaited fruit trees were picked up from Katie of Mt Alexander Fruit Gardens at Wesley Hill ...

Slowly building up beds, planting holes and planting mounds to take fruit trees. First lot are due as bare-rooted trees shortly. Others to b...

With the husband determined to help out with yard work, he took the big decision to buy an angle grinder, with a view to turning some of the...