Re: Financial Advice? At the moment land is a bit of a two edged sword. Land in transition town areas already well serviced by infrastructure...
Re: asbestos in soil Fruit fly, your concerns are perfectly valid. I used to remediate contaminated sites, including tanneries, so had to deal...
Re: asbestos in soil Asbestos is a natural material and as such in metmorphic areas of Australia you can find quite a lot of it in the subsoil....
Re: Anyone from Sydney, Southern highlands or goulburn? Hi chooky I'm in the northern villages of the southern highlands. There is a very...
Re: Financial Advice? I view goldmoney.com with considerable sceptism and would much prefer to have the stuff in my hand. What has worked in...
Re: sites to avoid Well I've been a member of PRI and ALS for over 3 years and can say there have been controversial topics on both, and a...
I think it might be a fungal disease called Target Spot. Google it for remedies and preventative tips.
It sounds like frosty and Jana are kindred spirits :) :)
Permaculture: Gettin' Down and Dirty
Some well thought out, considered responses on this thread. All I can say about your professor is Those Than Can, Do; Those That Can't,...
Hi Kirsten and welcome. You could try the permaculture north mob - they have heaps of gardens to look at and meet regularly at Kuringai Town...
I must admit that I have read through this thread with increasing bewilderment - I agree with other members views of this sort of stuff (although...
They look like sawfly larvae to me or something similar.
Hi, I should have said "aluminium unavailability" - though in Australian soils its pretty rare. I've found keeping your cation balance in the...
Actually fowl manure has quite a high pH naturally, and in particular if the manure is sourced from a commercial enterprise. This is because...
This thread keeps making me think of Doc Brown in Back to the Future rushing out to Marty's rubbish bins and filling up his car "nukafuel" thingy...
HOw much does it cost to set up a political party in Australia, anyone know? (the legal costs) If someone can set up a Party for Silly Walks...
Well said everyone. Personally I don't like "classing" those that attend/run permaculture courses. What is the point? Doesn't make the course...
what worries me is the amount of landclearing needed to mass plant these biofuel supplies. Sugar cane for example won't grow in most of...
Heuristics Is the lock rusted or does it look *suspiciously* new?
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