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A how to guide
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How to make your garden drought proof, using unglazed clay pots.
A step by step guide how you can make your own ollas, clay pots for irrigation for your organic permaculture…
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How to Make a Compost Toilet with a Wheelie Bin
Compost toilets are extremely efficient and don’t use any water, unlike flush toilets which use 30,000-plus liters of water per…
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Humanure part 2: Dealing with it
In part 1(1) of this article I explored a little into why humanure is beneficial to the planet, including the…
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Multi-Functional Living: Wood Heat
This year Emma and I are taking something we did last year and making it more functional: We are heating…
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Humanure part 1: Why should we give a crap?
Permaculture is not just about garden design. Even if you don’t have land or access to land, looking at life…
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7 Ways to Use the Humble Choko Vine
Its spring time in Australia, and our area in Far North Queensland has gratefully received a decent fall of rain.…
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Repurposing Wood
Not so long ago, my wife Emma and I bought our property, a place for which we’d been looking for…
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Backyard chickens, and the interconnectedness of all things. Part 3
This article is Part 3 of a Series that is mostly about chickens. It’s not a how-to-care-for-chickens article, but a…
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Horseradish: Why I Should Try It Again
Earlier this year, in the spring, I was able to acquire a handful of horseradish roots to plant in a…
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Backyard Chickens, and the Interconnectedness of all things. Part 2
This article is Part 2 of a series that is mostly about chickens – not how to care for them,…
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How to Diversify Your Small Urban Farm
If you’re a small farmer, it can be hard to make a living selling $3 bunches of kale. You likely…
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The Reflective Art of Garbage Collection and Deflection
The way we handle trash nowadays allows us to put it on the curb or in the dumpster and forget…
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