About 48% of our domestic waste could be used on our gardens. One way to do this is by using a worm farm. Composting worms are one of nature’s most efficient recyclers.

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Don’t forget that on March 7th Clean Up Australia Day is on! Continue Reading

Consider this – a stand of teak trees only takes between fifteen and twenty years to grow to a harvestable age in tropical climates, and there are great benefits along the way.  Continue Reading

No worries may soon die out as an Aussie saying.  It seems that throughout the world there is a high level of anxiety about the environment and that the present generation of children have nightmares and worries not in the world fifty years ago. Continue Reading

Okay, I don’t have a baby, nor do I eat baby food from jars – but seeing these projects using baby food jars makes me want to either have a baby or start eating baby food!
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Lately, there have been many explosions around our area and some locals have told me that they are a form of rain-making, as we are in the dry season right now. Continue Reading

Do you have a shed full of stuff you just use maybe once a week or less often?  Say, a mower, a set of building tools, specialized plumbing gear such as a ‘snake’, pool cleaning gear and so on? Continue Reading

A disclaimer: I am not a scientist.  However, I have observed many Permaculture farms & gardens & heard much discussion on this logical system that I am rather committed to the idea. Continue Reading

These are not proven but are worth a try as they are not damaging at all.  Continue Reading

One of my neighbours was a huge supporter of the aloe vera trend in the 1970s and 80s when it was first brought out.  Continue Reading