Permaculture

A planter container growing Warrigal Greens whose leaves are being harvested with sissors.

Free Frozen Spinach

At this time of year bountiful quantities of Warrigal Greens become available. But if not collected and preserved they wilt away to nothing when summer arrives.

Paper Pots for Small Scale Growing

It is good to raise seedlings in small paper pots. Paper pots are inexpensive and can be made out of scrap paper using a wooden mould.

Backyard Project Starts

Today I officially started my backyard permaculture re-design project. The aim is to produce, in the next three years, a micro-environment..

Two hens are taking a dust bath on the ground outside their coop. Here they grind dust into their feathers to deter parasites.

Feral Cat Attack

Last night a feral cat got into our chicken coop and killed our top hen, Theodora (named after the Byzantine Empress Theodora). She’s the precocious one on the right in the sunbathing picture …