What a summer this has been; first drought then disastrous bushfires then floods. We really feel sad for those who have lost their homes or livelihoods. However these feelings should…
A few years ago I read a great book called One Magic Square by local Adelaide Hills author Lolo Houbein. She wrote about growing vegetables on one square metre of…
We’ve done it again! Featured in ‘renew.’ the Alternative Technology Association’s magazine! As a case study in articles about cladding. Tackling this tricky subject for the first time they requested…
Continuing the story of calculating energy use and the pitfalls of the NatHERS energy rating system Readers may recall that our official NatHERS rating was a disappointing 7.7 Stars. But…
Star Rating from NatHERS Certification: The National House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is officially used to estimate the amount of energy that will be needed to heat and cool a…
The IPCC states that we are now in a climate crisis. A report from the UN states that bio-diversity is decreasing at unprecedented rates. Our re-elected leaders in Canberra don’t…
What a great event! It received excellent reviews and feedback from the post forum survey. And Susan’s and my presentations went down well too. The forum showed people that there…
We recently attended a fantastic event – the Hot Hot Hot Hypothetical, where Susan also helped out at the Climate Ready Champions stall. The hypothetical was well presented and very…
Garden farming describes food-growing in domestic gardens for the people living in the household. On our small block we do this by a mix of food forest farming, where layers…
When we bought it our block of land it consisted of 2 olive trees and a paddock of couch, kikuyu, soursobs and assorted annual grasses. We moved one olive tree…