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Saturday, January 25, 2014

How to ferment vegetables-without the billion dollar price tag!

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  I was all excited a few months ago when I saw Sandor Katz was coming to Australia to run fermenting workshops . I was even more excited wh...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Why i’m happy to tell my kids that school is a totally inferior way to get an education

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  A recent conversation with a friend got me thinking about the justifications for telling home educated children negative things about scho...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

From grass to bulging veggie garden in under six months

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  I’ve been reading tutorial posts elsewhere about starting veggie gardens, and no wonder people give up on the idea before they start. Why ...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Cobb vs Australorp, eight weeks old

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    Well, I can definitely see why there are meat-specific chickens! At the same age, one chicken is almost a meal while the other is a ba...
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Monday, December 2, 2013

My family is weird

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  While transferring photos from the camera to my computer, I came across this.   Lols, holding a chicken chopping-block style, on the ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

My life’s so picturesque it even makes me want to vomit

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  It’s been especially nice, recently, to realise that this farming life of ours really is the most wonderful way to live. This was emphasis...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

I think our Pekins are too tame.

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  We’ve found eggs on beds on a few occasions recently-i’m hoping to discourage the practice before someone flops onto their bed and splats ...