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Processing Meat Rabbits 26 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
I haven’t posted much about my meat rabbits yet, but last weekend was “graduation day” for the latest litter of 9. My friends in America euphemistically call it “sending them off to freezer camp”. He...
Two Illawarra Permaculture Courses 10 Aug 2013 | 05:48 pm
A friend of mine from Berry, David Power (of the Permaculture Power blog), is running a couple of 2-day “Introduction to Permaculture Design” courses in September and November. David is very knowledg...
Backyard Chook Keeping Workshop – Kiama 22 Jun 2013 | 05:02 pm
A friend of mine, Deb, is running a backyard chook keeping workshop in Kiama on Sunday 30 June 2013. If you’re interested in getting started keeping chooks, or you already have some but want to learn...
Small Critters Butchery Workshop 28 May 2013 | 05:32 pm
I was fortunate to get to Slow Food Saddleback’s “Small Critters Butchery Workshop” in Gerringong on Friday night. Harrison, the Butcher from Berry (sounds like a Victorian-era villain!) showed us ho...
Eureka! Hillbilly Hot Tub 7 Mar 2013 | 06:09 am
They say Archimedes had his breakthrough “Eureka” moment while sitting in a bathtub. Seeing the water level rise as he got in, he realised he could measure the volume of irregular objects by measuring...
Joel Salatin Workshops In Kiama! 14 Feb 2013 | 04:06 pm
I’m super excited – I’ll be going to Joel Salatin’s “You Can Farm” workshop in Kiama on Sunday (Feb 17). Only three sleeps to go! (photo from Joel’s Polyface Farms web site) I attended Joel’s worksh...
The Ideal Homestead Trailer 11 Feb 2013 | 04:06 pm
(This is a repost of a previously-published article, rescued after my web host screwed up my site.) A trailer is an invaluable addition to a homestead. It turns the family car into a ute (pickup truc...
Record Temperatures And Bushfires Everywhere 9 Jan 2013 | 03:48 am
Whew, yesterday was pretty warm. In fact, it was so hot across Australia that our Bureau of Meteorology had to add new colours to their standard temperature map! The scale previously only went up to ...
Rubbery Egg 17 Oct 2012 | 02:46 am
When I fed the chickens and ducks and collected the eggs this morning, I found this rubbery duck egg: If you look at my thumb in the photo, you can see the egg squishing in. Is this where rubber duc...
Fox Caught On Game Camera 12 Sep 2012 | 05:51 pm
Not long ago I got a new game camera, and I’ve been playing around with it a bit since. Mostly I’ve just ended up with daytime photos of birds and night-time photos of rats. At least it showed me whe...
