They're finally done! Hallelujah! This has been a very long term project that has had to fit itself around my very small children. I've been building these things for almost 6 months, sometimes with help, mostly not. The slope you see in the before photos was created after we had our new driveway installed. It's on a significant slope so a fair bit of excavating was done. This is the downslope of the hill and the bottom of the driveway. OBSERVATIONS -sits under a huge pine

Generally feeling depressed about getting a career going in permaculture. What do I know? Why should people listen to me? What do I have to offer? I'm chewing on these thoughts over months. It's easy to get trapped in them. Especially where I live. In the Blue Mountains, friggin everyone is a permie. Amazing ones too! There are so many people who know sooo much more than me and have been doing it for soooo much longer. What could I possibly contribute? I'm brooding away on th

A green wall indicates a vertical growing space. Green walls are a great way to maximise your available space. Especially in urban environments. If in doubt, go vertical. At the moment I am trying to maximise our 'Zone 1'. In permaculture, Zone 1 is the area nearest your house, that receives the most human interaction and visits. By leveraging this human attention we are able to maximise the growing potential here. It also makes it the most convenient area for food production

My dream has come true. I have a chook tractor! Aaaaahhh *that was the angels singing from on high. Ever since learning about these ingenious mobile coops, I have longed for them. Since I'm hopeless at DIY ( I try, but I really shouldn't be allowed near a hammer), I mentioned it to my mum on a recent visit. Being a give-it-a-go type of person, she whipped one up for me in no time. Ta-da! Dream come true. Usually chooks in the veg patch is a disaster, being the voracious eater