My generation - Gen-X - and subsequent generations have been raised eating food from a can, a glass jar, a packet of powder mixed up and microwaved. Or from various fast food outlets and some that pretend not to be fast food outlets. When you see this stuff as a kid it becomes a part … Continue reading The Re-Invention of Real Food
Some observations I really wanted to put down in writing today, before it becomes tomorrow... There are more cicadas calling now. It makes me happy to hear them. The big, green crickets have started calling too. I'm sorry, but BIG, GREEN CRICKET is about as scientifically-speechified as I can be at the moment. I'll update … Continue reading Captured Observations
This follows the post on the National Australian White Ibis Survey running this week. The boys and I were up early this morning. Nothing unusual about that really. Although a lone bush walker met us on the path to our morning outing and made comment. "How did you get them up so early?" "Trust me, … Continue reading White Ibis Survey
Some small and slow solutions proudly brought to you from the Realms of Necessity... Friday Night is Dessert Night! I'm wary of traditions. Especially just for the point of having them. But we may have birthed one. Our boys were getting into the habit of demanding dessert before, during and after our meals. It was … Continue reading Solutions for a Spinning Planet
This post is a continuation of the previous post found here. Starting with some form of design creates a firmer commitment to actually implementing your project. And action is what is going to get the ball rolling. Where is everything and what are our inputs and outputs? The basics of our situation were that the … Continue reading Permaculture Paradise Part II
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