Chris McLeod
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Nov- 2016 -25 NovemberGeneral
500 days In A Food Forest To Now Include 1100 days!
It can be hard finding the time to spend time in a food forest, let alone three years! With that…
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Jan- 2015 -30 JanuaryFood
500 Days of Food Forest
500 days in the growth of a food forest 2015 Jan update Permaculture Organic The idea started from sheer curiosity.…
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Sep- 2014 -4 SeptemberIrrigation
Fernglade Farm – Water Storage Systems (Victoria, Australia)
by Chris McLeod Spring has arrived early this year. As I write this article, I’m sitting out in the food…
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Jun- 2014 -2 JuneConsumerism
Let’s Talk About Collapse
I’m a reasonably even tempered sort of a bloke, but recently I’ve been feeling a bit, well, shall we say,…
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May- 2014 -15 MayDemonstration Sites
Fernglade Farm – Autumn Update (May 2014, Victoria, Australia)
Well, the summer just past was interesting. Heat and drought were constant companions in all parts of the Australian continent…
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Feb- 2014 -21 February
Opinions Are Not Facts – Failing the Aircraft Test
A wild apple tree, on the side of the road Not far from where I live, there is a wild…
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5 FebruaryDemonstration Sites
Fernglade Farm – Mid Summer (January) 2014 Update (Victoria, Australia)
The author, testing out the new sprinkler Australia is a country of extremes. One part can have floods, whilst the…
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Jan- 2014 -16 JanuaryFood Forests
Temperate Food Forest Growth Video Project (Victoria, Australia)
Almonds A food forest is a lovely and interesting place to visit. Unfortunately, visitors only ever see the food forest…
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15 JanuaryProcessing & Food Preservation
Bottled Sunshine – Preserving Fruit Goodness
There’s not much better on a cold winter’s morning than breakfasting on preserved summer fruits. But just how do you…
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11 JanuaryDemonstration Sites
Weeds – What Are They Good for? (Victoria, Australia)
The subject of ‘weeds’ has always seemed to me to incite far more controversy than it should. The best description…
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Oct- 2013 -16 OctoberDemonstration Sites
The Accidental Permaculturalist (Victoria, Australia)
Raised rock beds provide a solid but permeable edge Many years ago, out of a desire to be able to…
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Sep- 2013 -16 SeptemberBreeds
Of Mice and Men and Chooks
Some of the motley chook collective A good mate of mine described the chook (chicken) collective here as a “motley…
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