Yep, all that protein, and nary a vet bill in sight!
That is one of the advantages cob has - you can make the cobs to suit the strength of the building team, i.e. women and kids can be just as...
Welcome Luke :) There are plenty of good folk on this forum that will be only too pleased to help with any questions you may come up with. Even...
These sorts of stories are very saddening. The root cause of the cow-dung eating is the literal nature in which many poorly educated people take...
The usual way is that you mix your mud and add the straw, the people mixing form the clay/straw mix into "cobs" - a large handful - and, toss it...
Cut the top off a 2 litre soft drink bottle. Put about half a cup of water in the bottom half Invert the top half, and tape it to the bottom...
As it is getting bigger, it looks more like what we here in the backblocks (Darling Downs) call Wild Turnip. Farmers spend awful amounts of...
Thanks - I'll store that one away for future reference.
Earth building of any type (Cob, adobe, earthbag, etc), are all suited to practically any climate zone, given a few provisos are met. On the...
Add me to the list, too permasculptor - have shovel, will travel :D
There are two types of cob ovens I'm aware of. One uses a brick or earthen floor as a heat sink, and has a thermally insulated roof. The fire is...
Good to hear - could you give us a quick rundown on the symptoms she was showing? May help someone else in a similar situation.
Call me an old fart, but isn't a Diploma only granted (by Bill et al) after a couple of years of applied work following a recognised PDC?
Even if it isn't clover, scrubs, make the most of it anyway! Nature won't usually waste resources growing something that isn't needed (by our...
Try peas (any of the upright varieties - they will (usually) grow high and quick enough to survive, crop, and then die off before the kumara is...
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