In this video Tom shows how to make a wood fired hot water service from an old beer keg.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Them Bones
Hearty beef and veg soup, a winter treasure!
Soup bones are a wonderful and cheap way to make a wholesome winter meal. Our soup bones are from our own cows, but I believe they are not that expensive at the butcher’s. I added some chopped up beef to this recipe as well, to further “beef up” the soup, as it were…
Upcoming Permaculture Design Certificate course on the 19th August
Turning the 18 day hot compost during the PDC course
Our next PDC is coming up, starting on Sunday 19 August and finishing on Friday 31 August. We are very excited about the changes we will have made to our property by then, to increase the comfort of our students.
Vitamin C booster
A citrus green smoothie: a wonderful vitamin C boost to counter the winter colds…
Winter always brings out the runny noses and colds. Citrus and greens, which are in season in winter, provide a wonderful boost of vitamin c, especially together.
Permaculture uses for Tamarillo or Tree Tomato
The Tamarillo in our kitchen garden.
The tamarillo is a very versatile tree, which grows easily in our sub tropical climate. It is native to South America. The tamarillo has a lovely semi-sweet flavoured fruit, which is similar in flavour to tomato, hence the name “Tree Tomato”.
