Follow a family on a journey towards self sufficiency. Weeds - always there to welcome you home. For the last 3 months my family and I had been away house sitting in a beautiful straw-bale home. And wow! Prior to going away I mentioned we were experiencing an epidemic of mallow weed. Like the image has been printed on the back of your eyelid.

Permaculture, Upcycling and Simple Living. As it worked out our shed just happened to be 6m long also. We have also found another way to get pallets. Bunnings! Dig some holes, insert uprights, concrete them in and check they are level.

Follow the creation of a chook nook in a suburban backyard in Sydney. Wednesday, 12 September 2012. Chook Poo on your Shoe. Owning any animal requires some work and we tend to our chooks every morning as part of a daily routine. You must provide the essentials. The absolute minimum is clean water, ample food, adequate shelt.