Bits and bobs from around the farm

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Our recent adventures with journalism ...

Celebrating natural darkness

From time to time we get asked about our simple-as plywood box for baling hay. Once you've seen the photo, you've probably figured out how to make your own, but for those who like detail, I've written some instructions. Please make sure to read the caution below the instructions.

Owning a second-hand Nissan LEAF has changed the way I drive. Had I adopted these habits while driving a petrol-powered vehicle, I would have reduced my energy footprint even then.

In August 2017, Phil & I taught a food gardens module of our permaculture design course. As a practical exercise, participants planted up two beds at the Ashhurst Community Library Garden. This post provides a bit of follow-up on those gardens, largely for the benefit of participating students who may not have all returned to Ashhurst to see how well their gardens fared.

When our family moved from my husband's hometown in Tucson, USA, to our current home in Ashhurst, New Zealand, Phil just about went into root shock. No matter how hard we searched, there was no way we could buy preservative-free tortillas.