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Strange clouds over Gawler

We’ve been getting some interesting cloud patterns over Gawler this year. Or is it just that I’m aware of them this time? I’m sure they’re all natural phenomena, but who knows? Water is a strange thing. I’ve decided to chronicle them for readers…here’s the first…

Quick reflector test

It’s an ideal day to test the parabolic reflector made from an old Foxtel satellite dish (thanks Rupert!). I wanted to give it a quick test before calibrating it (a post on that is coming). It’s a beautiful 21° in the garden at the moment but on the paper at the end of the support…

Click! and we’re done.

With one final ‘Click!’ the irrigation system for the front garden is complete! We have a drip irrigation system in place that runs primarily from the two rainwater tanks in the front garden. That gives us 1750 litres to play with. They are connected to the tanks at the back of the house too…

Gardening for ligaya: Part 2

More than sustainable? This series of posts are an exploration of how we can use our gardens as a way to move past the limiting concept of ‘sustainability’ and move to a world of abundance. The thing about moving beyond sustainability in home gardens is that it’s so easy. We’re already growing stuff, so why…

Garening for Ligaya: Part 1

Even though some folks (myself included) sometimes use the term ‘urban farm’ to describe our place, it’s not really that focused on production. It’s mostly about systems that provide for our needs while freeing up our time and energy while going a little way toward adressing some of the issues around climate change and resource…