We have had several collectives of chooks over the years. The first collective we brought in about a year after moving in. This was for egg production, but also very much just for utilising our growing supply of kitchen waste once we had built our initial soil up. I find chickens a great asset in … Continue reading The Petit Paradis Chickens
Category: Produce No Waste
A stitch in time saves nine.
Waste not, want not.
The Pa Prof. Memorial Rabbit Hutch
This rabbit hutch was made with items from my late father-in-laws garage. The bed base came from the house and was going to get thrown out, but was salvaged for this intended end purpose. So it seems only fitting that it becomes the Pa Prof Memorial Rabbit Hutch. After some initial breaches of security with … Continue reading The Pa Prof. Memorial Rabbit Hutch
The Story of Stuff
waste minimisation
Getting the House in Order – A departure from Chaos
We are riding on a wave that has been carrying us for some years now. I am ready to get off it. In large part it has been in dealing with my in-laws multi-generation accumulation of physical, material possessions. To say the least it has had a huge impact on me. I will call this … Continue reading Getting the House in Order – A departure from Chaos
Woolworths, Consumers and a bit of a Rant
New text, Bare with me. Mr Petit Paradis is ticked off and I'm not happy. WARNING! This post is littered with links so that you can fill out the big picture in your own time and get a sense of where I'm coming from. I had a pretty good childhood. I was fortunate to have lived in a … Continue reading Woolworths, Consumers and a bit of a Rant




