tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18228412504575318852012-01-24T17:02:43.196+10:30Living on the Edge of the Outback................Harvesting our FoodScarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-85943611848473910082012-01-24T16:42:00.003+10:302012-01-24T17:02:43.212+10:30

Pots around the place or yet to be planted out (these are marked*)Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis*Bamboo Multiplex Bambusa multiplex* Bamboo Alphonse Karr Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr * Bamboo Fern leaf Bambusa multiplexBlue GingerAlpinia caeruleaChilli Yatsufusa, JalapenoCitronella grass Cymbopogon nardus*Correa White Correa alba *Dusky Coral Pea Kennedia rubicunda*Fig Pastelli Ficus carica*

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-57097352377108534652011-12-20T10:03:00.004+10:302011-12-20T10:13:28.373+10:30

Melbourne Permablitz Resource page HEREUseful Guides to download for hosts, facilitators, designers and reporters. HERETheir Health and Safety basic hints video!

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-14811819571843924822011-11-26T10:35:00.001+10:302011-11-26T10:35:00.066+10:30

Click Map to read- the numbered Beds are Wicking Beds- red numbers show Areas.Expanded Kitchen Garden(includes former Dog Pen Garden and Wicking Beds)Area 1: In Ground Garden Bed:Appleberry Sweet Billardera cymosaCarob Ceratonia siliqua - femaleEnglish Marigold Calendula officinalisFig Ficus caricaGarlic Chives Allium tuberosumGazanias Gazania linearis Mint Common Mentha spOregano Common Origanum

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-29134009702416184712011-11-25T10:45:00.001+10:302011-11-25T10:45:00.624+10:30

Overall map of block:Click Map to readKey guide to what's what! Click chart to readWicking Bed 16: Beetroot - Chioggia - Seeds sown 15/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 29/10/11;Celery - American Stringless purchased seedlings planted out 29/10/11;Cucumber - Suyo Long Seeds sown 4/08/11 - Seedlings Planted out on trellis 29/10/11;Cucumber - Bushy (extras) - Seeds sown 4/08/11 - Seedlings Planted

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-61514982733671418182011-11-24T11:54:00.002+10:302011-11-25T09:44:31.077+10:30

Click Diagram to readWicking Beds:Bed 1: Potatoes - Nicola and Brownell - Planted 19/07/11;Bed 2: Squash - Acorn Table Queen - Seeds sown 29/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 10/11/11 ;Companions: Dill, Borage, Nasturtiums, Calendula, MarigoldBed 3: Tomatoes - Big Rainbow and Pineapple - Seeds sown 10/07/11 - Seedlings planted out 3/10/11;Lettuce - Gloria - Seeds planted 2/07/11 - Seedlings planted

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-82136187321320894882011-11-23T10:08:00.002+10:302011-11-23T11:51:00.226+10:30

Overall map of block: Click Map to readKey guide to what's what!Click chart to read The Fruit Trees are:Apple Cox’s Orange Pippin Malus domestica Planted 1996Apple Golden Delicious Malus domestica Planted 1994Apple Jonathon Malus domestica Planted 1994Apple Pink Lady Malus domestica Planted 2009Apple Red Fuji Malus domestica Planted 1996Apricot Moorpark Prunus armeniaca Planted 1994Nectarine

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-89275246760421299412011-11-22T10:30:00.001+10:302011-11-22T10:30:42.010+10:30

Overall map of block: Click Map to read Key guide to what's what! Click chart to readWicking Bed 17: Pumpkin mixed - Seeds sown direct 30/10/11;Blue Ballet, Jap, Australian Butter, Golden Squash, Wrinkled ButternutCompanions: Marigolds, NasturtiumsWicking Bed 18: Pumpkin Whangaparaoa Crown - Seed sown 29/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 18/10/11;Pumpkin Triamble x1 - Seed sown 29/08/11 -

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-21694683203351966392011-10-27T10:11:00.003+10:302011-10-27T10:15:55.646+10:30

The answer is YES!This is a photo of the Berry Bed in the Kitchen Garden. The Loganberry is thriving in this bed as are the Strawberries below it.The Wicking Bed itself has quite a shallow growing area but these plants don't mind that at all. The frame of this bed is actually an old single Bunk bed base that the kids had.Each year as I tidy up the plants I add in more compost and feeding mulch...

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-47984247824743415842011-04-28T17:11:00.007+09:302011-04-28T17:33:32.143+09:30

Bed 6 Golden Sunrise TomatoesMany tomatoes are climbing or Indeterminate and as such prefer to be attached to either a single stake or trained up a string or trellis.One of the main essentials to the Wicking Bed System is the plastic or impervious layer that forms to "pool" that retains the water within the system. This means you are unable to drive in a stake to firmly anchor my tomato

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-61377457652631471132011-03-10T20:15:00.005+10:302011-07-25T16:48:10.428+09:30

Whole block layoutMain Vegetable GardenWicking Beds:Bed 1: Broad Bean Green Manure - planted Feb 20 2011Bed 2: Garlic Purple Monaro and White SA - planted Feb 21 2011; Onions Domenica Sweet - planted Mar 21 2011; Seedling Red Rossa, Domenica Sweet and Stuttgart planted 13 June 2011Bed 3: Celery Pink, Celery American Stringless (purchased seedlings), Celeriac White Alabaster - seedlings

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-34475999433843392702010-10-23T16:09:00.005+10:302010-11-27T14:14:45.971+10:30

The beds with numbers are all Wicking Beds. The three tank beds a, b and c are also Wicking Beds.The pathways between the beds are covered with crusher dust and kept reasonably clear for walking and wheelbarrow access.The areas around the Pond and the Northern and Western fence lines are filled with perennial and self seeding plants for beneficial creature attraction.The chicken area now holds 9

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-71966803394514188852010-10-23T16:00:00.007+10:302010-10-23T16:51:38.751+10:30

Spring 2010 update for the map of our block.Main changes this year include the addition of one Wicking Bed in the Main Vegetable Garden and the reduction to the Bush Food Bed more about that in another post. HereThe start of extensions into the Old Chook Run on the Eastern side of the house block. Three rectangular wicking beds and at least one tank wicking bed to go in here.Some of the fencing

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-73888221447306466952010-04-30T19:42:00.003+09:302011-02-27T16:17:15.002+10:30

This information is in reference to the in-ground beds not Wicking Boxes which I tend to tip out and start again each planting time. If the media is tipped into a wheelbarrow you can mix extras in and make sure it's all moist and ready to go.The worms don't mind too much. The ideal medium to top-up with is good quality homemade compost. I rarely have enough of that so I have to buy bagged compost

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-49495502348660746862010-04-01T09:25:00.003+10:302010-04-01T09:30:15.779+10:30

Blessed UnrestHow the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being,and Why No One Saw it Coming......building the capacity to respond.It is about possibilities and solutions.Humankind knows what to do.~Paul Hawkin, Blessed Unrest~

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-64507476156489600212010-03-23T17:51:00.004+10:302010-03-23T18:19:57.198+10:30

The Best of Permaculture Drylands Magazine Online!PDF Articles to downloadCheck it outHERE

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-88608898629456437542010-03-05T19:00:00.001+10:302010-03-05T19:00:00.141+10:30

Designed by Erik Ohlsen of Permaculture Artisansfrom A Permaculture Channel earthactivistas's Channel

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-26809816681256262132010-02-26T19:00:00.000+10:302010-02-26T19:00:00.982+10:30

Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre in Nimbin, NSW Australia. Part 1Part 2

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-17486801938152768992010-02-19T19:00:00.003+10:302010-02-19T19:04:39.102+10:30

The folks at The Food Forest here in SA have their own You Tube Channel.Such topics as:Straw Bale Rendering,Sunscreen for Plants Even Brewing Beer!These clips titled Food For The Future were filmed during the "From Plains To Plate" conference in Adelaide, 2010.

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-86164771985649979672010-02-12T19:00:00.000+10:302010-02-13T11:43:41.885+10:30

Jordan School Gardens with Geoff LawtonWith an interesting 'sunken' garden bed design...lined with plastic!

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-75505873598726919702010-02-05T19:00:00.001+10:302010-02-05T19:00:00.549+10:30

Narrated by Stephen Fry For more on the WeForest organisation click here

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-41573105645555802402010-01-29T19:00:00.004+10:302010-03-22T17:23:50.246+10:30

Linda and Larry Saltzman, Founders of the Santa Barbara Organic Garden Club, share their Food Forest in their suburban backyard. fromSustainableWorld's Channel

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-69478309549588430082010-01-22T19:00:00.003+10:302010-03-22T17:26:56.126+10:30

Friday Night Video No. 4This clip is a segment from ABC Landline programme a couple of years ago.It features the South Australian permaculture property The Food Forest.A post from our visit in 2008 is on this link.From Permaculture Science YouTube Channel see here for more clips

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-87610255078801617302010-01-16T17:44:00.002+10:302010-01-16T17:44:54.956+10:30

Built about 12 years ago, our Double Herb Spiral is at the side of the driveway where the car is parked daily. Situated on the Northern side of the Stone house it is in a very warm micorclimate. The heat loving plants growing here also benefit from the warmth of the rock edging during winterIt has a small pond at rear and lower growing prostrate plants on the join of the two spirals.We had

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-39797088762962758392010-01-15T19:00:00.001+10:302010-01-15T19:00:00.504+10:30

Friday Night Video No. 3Some music tonight but first...from SBS news recently:Earth CallsThe Rap On PermacultureThere's a Better Way

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-41847742853710789292010-01-08T19:00:00.001+10:302010-01-08T19:00:00.326+10:30

You've all seen the original Greening the Desert...Now check out the latest update!

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-88327884483732773662010-01-01T19:00:00.002+10:302010-01-01T19:00:00.396+10:30

Bullock Brothers HomesteadFrom Peak Moment YouTube Channel

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-12627122661950678272009-10-30T10:18:00.003+10:302009-10-30T10:22:51.494+10:30

The latest DVD from Geoff Lawton See HerePreview

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-64434967029409138572009-07-12T15:30:00.001+09:302009-07-12T15:36:13.809+09:30

Turning an established orchard area into a food forest?OK so I'm doing this in reverse but I shall see if this can be done.Most of the fruit trees in our orchard are now 15 years old and producing wonderful crops each year.Now that the chickens will have access to the trees I have planted more fruit trees in the beds that were previously vegetable growing areas.Last summer the area seemed too

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-55915266590296315312009-07-12T10:21:00.008+09:302010-10-12T19:07:48.473+10:30

The varieties were chosen mainly on availability in local stores and have been grown in South Australia at Balhanna Nursery. This means that the root stocks they are grown on have been chosen for South Australian soil and climatic conditions which are sometimes very different to those in other states.Apple Pink Lady Malus domesticaChosen for it's late ripening fruit (May).We have 5 other apple

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-91309261473358646762009-07-11T16:34:00.001+09:302009-07-11T16:38:55.680+09:30

The results of our pH tests around the garden.The test card we took the readings from.We started with some of our 'Normal' soil from a pathway in the dog pen...the only area not improved or filled with imported soil (at least by us in the last 15 years):'Normal' (path) soil pH 8.5 - 9Compare this with the media in the Wicking Worm Beds:Wicking Worm Bed media pH 5.5 - 6This is with added Dolomite

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-9891550215895451632009-07-11T16:25:00.003+09:302009-07-11T16:32:30.884+09:30

Routine checks of any watering system are necessary to prevent water loss from unnoticed leaks and breakages. Early detection of faults means that minor problems can be mended before they become major and expensive repair jobs. Here are some minor problems found during a routine check of the systems in my garden and how they were fixed.Problem:An elbow joiner was found to be leaking.It was also

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-76135887952960554402009-07-11T16:23:00.002+09:302009-07-11T16:31:57.301+09:30

Description of Irrigation SystemDrip Emitters:To Herb garden/Fruit trees/Poultry Forage area:13mm black poly hose carrying water to area.In line taps (valves) to allow or stop water flow as necessary.In-line filters are fitted to each hose.Adjustable drippers used throughoutallows for varying water flow to individual plants/treesTwo adjustable drippers per fruit tree at driplinehave been moved

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-88417350221389317652009-04-19T13:11:00.007+09:302009-04-19T13:54:05.552+09:30

The Main Vegetable Garden Wicking Beds are powering along!With only 13.4mm of rain this year and none at all this month (so far!) the growth in these beds is amazing...I hardly water them (about every 10 days once the seedlings are established).With the curtains up there are no bug problems except for the occasional tiny grasshoppers that seem to find their way in.I have never grown vegetables to

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-49414501674326492152009-01-18T14:53:00.008+10:302009-01-18T15:17:42.707+10:30

In September I wrote of our New DesignThis is a Month by Month view of the Re-Designed Main Vegetable Garden.This is how the garden looked Nov (07) Shade covers over 10 beds.Containers for watering attached to each...filling those containers by hand was a nightmare.Not much was left growing by Jan 08.By mid Apr the shade covers were movedto allow for the first rains of the year to get to the

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-40316698964339646322008-11-09T14:57:00.008+10:302008-11-09T15:29:39.119+10:30

Following the success of the Pathside Edge Picking Bed this year, I've decided to expand the garden to the other side of the pathway. Just outside the back gate it's the ideal spot for a Kitchen Garden. Just a few plants of foods we can pick frequently without having to venture over to the Main Vegetable Garden.Arrows indicate where the photos were taken.The photos are numbered.From the North

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-79091255058759086712008-10-03T16:41:00.005+09:302008-10-03T17:10:30.083+09:30

I've just received the new Establishing a Food Forest DVD from the Permaculture Way series.One word Excellent!Included is:Permaculture Classroom Food Forest BasicsEstablishing a Forest from Day 1Using Chickens to do the spade workAn Established System 7 years laterand more plus bonus featuresAlthough the plants used and gardens shown were mainly sub/tropical the basics of design are explained in

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-72918118458744551922008-09-17T15:05:00.017+09:302011-11-13T14:57:40.835+10:30

I mentioned in the New Design posts the fact that most of my vegetable beds have been made as raised Wicking Worm Beds.This is a link to many posts about Wicking Worm Beds on my garden blog.So How Do These Beds Work?Above is a simplified diagram of an in-ground wicking bed. Click on the photo to enlarge it!Basically, water is stored at the bottom of the bed and 'wicks' it's way up through the

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-19872100967246690242008-09-17T14:42:00.010+09:302009-07-03T11:35:25.298+09:30

This is the original design of the Main Vegetable Garden. You can see the trees surrounding the beds. The pond in the middle.This Year's New Design! Please click on the photo to read it better!The Red line in the centre is a new fence to keep the chooks out (or in depending on which way you view it). The area on the left will be for the chooks. This will enable them to have full range under all

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-39551448825944121472008-09-16T18:15:00.003+09:302008-09-16T18:23:01.932+09:30

If you'd like to learn more about the concept of Keyline Water systems this series of videos from Darren Doherty should help you understand: Keyline Design at the Beach: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-60508909168041922552008-08-30T13:09:00.004+09:302008-08-30T13:15:59.697+09:30

I made this collage from some of the photos on this video Permaculture - The Evidence to Act ...it's quite something!For those on dial-up it is a slide show of some stunning photos (be warned they aren't all pretty) to the tune of "Eve of Destruction" here are the lyrics...I've included the collage of some of the photos to let you use your imagination as to where they fit in the song.Considering

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-83895529473456399552008-07-22T09:52:00.004+09:302008-10-06T09:31:00.559+10:30

Global Warming News from Colin Austin at the Waterright site...HereHe now has Video clips on YouTube:Carbon Capture Easy Grow VegWarning for folks on dial-up!The names are links that go staight to the videos.

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-68443500341699107792008-07-17T16:57:00.002+09:302008-11-13T13:58:11.138+10:30

Sunday morning the sun was out so I got stuck into the new bed for the Aussie Bush Food Bed.Luckydog helped with pegging out the shape, using a length of hose and tent pegs. Basically a keyhole bed shape with the raised tank bed as the top of the keyhole.The wood was used to ensure the beds were evenly spaced.The topsoil on the path was dug out and used to raise the beds on either side. Old

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-61333183749908133532008-06-29T19:17:00.005+09:302008-10-06T09:30:46.633+10:30

Frank Fekonia shows us how to turn a dead fridge into a productive vegetable garden for people living in dry arid areas ...So the blurb reads...BUT these are giant Wicking Boxes Now all we have to do is find some dead fridges!!!!Watch the Video Here:

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-41614252651638758362008-06-09T13:17:00.003+09:302008-11-13T13:58:11.282+10:30

Main Vegetable Garden:This is the plan for our major re-design of the Main Vegetable Garden. For our original layout see here. We have increased the size of the chook run to include the Apple and Pear trees that were part of the veg garden. They need the chooks running under them for pest control. The red line in the middle is the new fenceline.This has meant reducing the number of beds. These

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-13583485746156671502008-05-28T12:50:00.001+09:302008-10-06T09:28:17.751+10:30

Type the word 'permaculture' into Google Video and get these results Type the same word into YouTube and get these resultsHave an educational evening viewing some of these clips...Enjoy!

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-83509423327817594922008-05-25T12:54:00.002+09:302008-11-13T13:58:12.379+10:30

Our chook runs have been designed to feed the chooks. In our chook runs we grow: * Tagasaste Chamaecytisus palmensis * Almonds * Wormwoods 1 * Coprosma repens 2 * Grapevines on fences 3 * Fig 4 * Black Mulberries 5Also Native plants: * Local Acaias * Local salt bush (they eat the berries/foliage) 1, 2 * Kangaroo Apple Solanum aviculare 3, 4 * Quandongs 5We grow just for

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-28362965497373357252008-05-23T19:40:00.002+09:302008-05-23T19:44:14.633+09:30

Interested in Building a Solar Cookerthen check out this site for heaps of plans.Build a Solar CookerCheck out the Solar Cooking Archive for loads more info.

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-14782634637133526692008-04-27T18:01:00.008+09:302008-11-13T13:58:13.983+10:30

Permaculture VisitApril 20 2008Full details of courses and tours held at The Food Forest see their website:See their interview on ABC Landline Apr 6 2008, read the transcript here:We met at a gathering site in the forest...140 people keen to explore this Food Forest. Graham Brookman gave a comprehensive introduction to Permaculture, how and why he and his wife Annemarie have been developing this

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-77496897828784737302008-04-24T13:49:00.011+09:302008-11-13T13:58:15.565+10:30

Just outside the dog gate at the end of the pergola out the back there was a pathway with an edge bed that needed to be re-vamped. As this pathway runs to the clothes line this makes an ideal spot for a Path-Side-Picking bed.A length of in-line dripper hose was attached to the feeder hose nearby and used on Saturdays (3 hours) when our water restrictions allowed.8 Apr 08:Planted towards the back

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-47551881530208565362008-03-29T17:57:00.002+10:302008-03-29T18:04:58.032+10:30

A list of definitionsAbout Permaculture

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822841250457531885.post-48538610312685341502008-03-18T10:33:00.008+10:302008-11-13T13:58:16.470+10:30

Permaculture VisitMarch 16 2008Full details of courses and tours held at Nirvana see their website: HereCompost the 'soul of the garden' wonderful bio-dynamic compost is the base of the living world in the garden (and farm)The 'home vegetable garden' features raised beds, mixed, successive plantings to give frequent harvests.The entrance into the old established house garden dating back to the

Scarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163390487517340872noreply@blogger.com0