Re: Meg from Victoria. Pots sound great! I had a friend who lived on practically pure sand. She combated that by adding as much organic...
Re: Shattered Green Dreams Its a bit of a Sydney or the bush issue with the hope that the lifestyle will help. If you are in a position that...
Re: Advice needed We had trouble with the pigs eating new born goats. They love flesh. Maybe yours are nicer pigs.
Re: Ever use eBay? I've never used Ebay - I don't know maybe I'm paranoid. But I like to spend money and enjoy feeling like I'm involved in a...
Re: How to grow root ginger Jerusalemartichoke and sweet potato Ginger should be easy because there are ginger farms all around us. But they...
Re: Killing and dressing poultry Cowboy up and teach yourself by trying. Hubby likes to chop heads with a sharp hatchet. Even though it seems...
Re: How to find a butcher Many papers have classified ads for mobile butcher or farm butcher. They generally come around with a cold room on a...
Re: Permaculture goes Mainstream Maybe they are gently testing the water before they tell us that food security is up to us. In Ireland, they...
Re: keeping chooks in northern territory You won't have too much trouble with this if you are in a dry climate - if you are in tropical...
Re: Snake Eating Chooks! We had big muscovy ducks and I have always found them a great snake deterrant. They love to eat them, especially the...
Re: fruit trees from seed You may be OK with paw paws if you plant them right up against a shed wall (north wall) or under overhanging eaves of...
Re: The QLD government offers solar systems for $1000 !!! Just heard on the radio that some solar panel places have lost over 90% of their...
Re: The QLD government offers solar systems for $1000 !!! Yes, that is apparently the case and that might be the reason why the QLD ballot has...
Re: Learning to grow organic Above all, start doing something and give stuff a try. It may fail but you will learn from that and develop your...
Re: Skinny dog Don't really have a recipe - I make sure that I buy working dog formula dog bits and I ask the butcher for fatty bones for them....
Re: Diet for happier pet chickens Mum tells me that her mother (born late 1800"s) used to have a big tin that sat on the side of the wood...
Re: The QLD government offers solar systems for $1000 !!! I finally got through within the day and a half that they were putting names on the...
Re: Skinny dog We had working dogs who were very active and hard to keep good condition on. The secret is that they have to have fat in their...
Re: How do I source Dwarf Fruit Trees in Noosa Hinterland? Dalys is very good. Also Diggers. Get on diggers site because they do a big talk...
Re: Arg! Wasted my water tank water! Heard a long range forecaster saying that July will be wet. You might be lucky then.
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