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replied to the topic The Friday Night Man in the forum This Simple Life 7 years, 4 months ago
Congratulations, HT! Keep us posted 🙂
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replied to the topic Earthship being built in SA! in the forum Building and Construction 7 years, 4 months ago
Hi Mudhen and fruitful. I’m fascinated by earthships as well – thanks for the links 🙂
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replied to the topic Major Move in the forum Life Changes 7 years, 4 months ago
Hi caddie. Sounds like you’ve made great progress 🙂 I hope we can find such a capable fencing contractor one day (when we’re finally ready to proceed with paddocks for our small animals)…
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replied to the topic Free permaculture course in the forum Permaculture Principles 7 years, 5 months ago
Like others at ALS, I was really excited to find out about this free course! I was even more excited when I found out that one of the main instructors is Larry Korn (who was the editor and translator of Masanobu Fukuoka’s book “The One-Straw Revolution” – in addition to being a permaculture instructor and landscape designer).
I’ve just c…[Read more]
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replied to the topic A few photos to enjoy (wildlife, insects and plants)… recent visitors (snake & frog) in the forum Pets and Native Animals 7 years, 6 months ago
We recently completed an inventory of the animals located in zone 1 to 5 of our (permaculture) garden areas. In total, the garden has approximately 180 unique animals (including insects, birds, arachnids, mammals, frogs, molluscs, reptiles and worms)…
The following lists summarise the animals that we have discovered in our garden to date. The…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Do you know about (free) open source software? in the forum Living within your means 7 years, 8 months ago
Hi Steve and Bobbee. Thanks for letting me know – I think I’ve fixed the problem (for now)…
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replied to the topic Do you know about (free) open source software? in the forum Living within your means 7 years, 8 months ago
For anyone interested, I just learned about a “free” interactive data visualization package called Tableau Public. (This package is used by the ABC news in Australia to visualise some of their more advanced graphics). The only “catch” (if you can call it that) is that you have to maintain your source data on their web server. (However, you can…[Read more]
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replied to the topic glut of mandarins in the forum Home Preserving, Food Storage and Stockpiling 7 years, 8 months ago
:bump: Our mandarin tree is bursting and I found this thread helpful. For anyone interested, there also seem to be some good recipes at this site: http://www.mountainmandarins.com/recipes.htm. Enjoy!
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replied to the topic International Permaculture Day – May 5 2013 in the forum Community Activism and Self Nurturing Communities 7 years, 8 months ago
Hi Humbug. I loved the permaculture “poster” in your first post :laugh:
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replied to the topic Tell Nestlé: Stop trying to patent a natural cure in the forum Petitions 7 years, 9 months ago
Here is a link to Nestle’s products: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestlé_brands (in case anyone wants to boycott). There are so many…
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replied to the topic Warning Mulch & Manure Aminopyralid Contamination in the forum Vegetables 7 years, 9 months ago
Thank you to everyone for posting the information in this thread (and other related threads on ALS). Over the past 7 years, we have brought tons of various mulches and manures (both organic and non-organic) onto our property to build garden beds (as several areas had been reduced to compacted clay subsoil).
For the first time, I believe we are…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Intermittent Fasting? in the forum Natural Remedies and Health Support 7 years, 9 months ago
:nice: What an interesting concept… I’m looking forward to hearing how this works over time. 🙂
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replied to the topic When good properties go bad… in the forum Property Tales 7 years, 10 months ago
Hmmm, it sounds like anything that can go wrong, will go wrong at some point… :laugh:
Here’s another:
– Rats (or mice) will chew through the cords to both your oven and dishwasher in a single night. (On the bright side, I am now washing dishes the old fashioned way and saving loads of water).
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replied to the topic When good properties go bad… in the forum Property Tales 7 years, 10 months ago
Thank you everyone for your replies so far 🙂 very interesting…
Here are a few more:
· 1 crofton weed (on a disturbed, steep south-facing bank) will turn into 1000 with 2 years. (We are trying to get rid of these by “chopping” them down and leaving the remains as mulch for other plants.)
· Bandicoots will discover grubs/worms around every o…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Once upon a time … in the forum Property Tales 7 years, 10 months ago
Hi JudiB. I’m so sorry to hear about all your troubles. Please do everything you can to hang in there until things get better… :hug:
I also wanted to thank you for sharing this story. It’s a good reminder to everyone that a “simple life” is certainly not always an “easy life”, but is often a “meaningful life”.
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replied to the topic Worldometers – The numbers will amaze you! in the forum Peak Oil – where are we headed? 7 years, 10 months ago
Hi casalenta. Thanks for answering BlueWren’s question 🙂
Hi BlueWren and Wombat. I can understand your reaction to the numbers :huh:. I first came across the site (worldometers) during a discussion on an environmental forum. The site was viewed as being credible (at that time, by the members in the discussion). But, you’ll have to make up your…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Worldometers – The numbers will amaze you! in the forum Peak Oil – where are we headed? 7 years, 10 months ago
I’m just bumping this thread in case anyone new might be interested… I find it fascinating to see how many cars, bikes, computers, and tv’s (etc.) are being manufactured in real time (not to mention all the other info)!
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replied to the topic DO YA WANNA TALK GARDENING? in the forum Vegetables 7 years, 10 months ago
Bobbee post=354717 wrote: I don’t think I have ever tasted a mulberry so I should, and then maybe get a tree planted. It will be good for who ever lives here after us.
Mr Bobbs sometimes questions why I keep on wanting to plant trees when we won’t be around to enjoy the fruits of our labours but I hope the family will benefit or whoever else…
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replied to the topic After rain tiny insect invasion in the forum General chat and catching up 7 years, 10 months ago
I came across this article several days ago in the brisbanetimes (about the enormous numbers of vinegar flies currently in the area): http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/animals/extraordinary-flies-drawn-by-sodden-city-20130308-2fpyz.html. Fascinating – although, I’ll be relieved when their numbers return to a normal level 🙂
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replied to the topic Global Warming – "hotter than 80% of the past 11,300 years". in the forum Global warming and climate change 7 years, 10 months ago
Here is another fascinating graph from wikipedia that once again clearly demonstrates the level of scientific consensus on this issue: http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:climate_science_opinion2.png.
Perhaps a moderator or administrator could help me insert the graph’s image into this post? Thank you 🙂
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