This is the second part of the Why Free Range Guinea Pigs? post. Foraging for Food We found the guinea pigs are also intuitive enough to only eat what they know is ok for them. They will try many things and will consume only what they enjoy or need. Their favourite foods from what we have … Continue reading Why Free Range Guinea Pigs? Part II
There was quite a bit of satisfaction to the day. It's dark now and there is a dog barking in the distance. There is a swelling of frog chorus coming up from the valley amidst the relative quiet otherwise. It’s been a productive day, though I only ever seem to scrape the surface of what … Continue reading The Rabbit Tractor Update
An incredible diversity of 'weeds' covers the disturbed sand. Here is a journal entry from 2012. Today is Friday the 13th of April 2012. One of the most significant changes over the last few months has been my natural leaning towards 'raw foods and wild edibles'. In retrospect it is something that has been coming … Continue reading Notes From Ground Level
This is Jazz. One of our original Petit Paradis guinea pigs, sunning herself happily in our garden. People are often surprised and curious that we have guinea pigs running free in our edible garden so I thought I should do a post about it. I've kept guinea pigs free in the yard for over 5 years now and … Continue reading Why Free-Range Guinea Pigs? Part I
The image above was taken just after moving into our house. I always knew the grass was going to go, and in time it did. Rather quickly in fact. With the increased bio-diversity I noticed that birds didn't just move through our garden, they moved into our garden. This is the garden around 2013/14. A … Continue reading The New Transition to Paradise
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