Hi,
Thought I'd better introduce myself. I found this great looking site when looking for help with a chicken incubator.
My wife and I mad the tree change last year after I was made redundant from my job. For health and lifestyle reasons, as well as the aim of being mortgage free, we bought a little stone cottage on just over a third of an acre in a mid north town 200 km's north of Adelaide. Not quite mortgage free, we are enjoying a much more relaxed life than in the city. We grow as many vegetables as we can, and have planted 9 fruit trees and a passionfruit vine (there was only one apricot when we moved in). Chickens are next on the list.
We keep a variety of birds and reptiles, and breed mice and rabbits to feed the reptiles; the occasional rabbit might make our plates too, lol. The rabbits and parrots get a lot of home grown vegetables.
Being self sufficient is something we will never achieve totally, but we are always looking at ways to do things for ourselves. My wife does a lot of baking, and has started making butter and yoghurt as well. She has also made reusable cloth bags for when we do buy fruit and veg; single use plastic free is another aim of ours.
Anyway, thanks for having me. Looking forward to learning new skills and tips.
Cheers.
Thought I'd better introduce myself. I found this great looking site when looking for help with a chicken incubator.
My wife and I mad the tree change last year after I was made redundant from my job. For health and lifestyle reasons, as well as the aim of being mortgage free, we bought a little stone cottage on just over a third of an acre in a mid north town 200 km's north of Adelaide. Not quite mortgage free, we are enjoying a much more relaxed life than in the city. We grow as many vegetables as we can, and have planted 9 fruit trees and a passionfruit vine (there was only one apricot when we moved in). Chickens are next on the list.
We keep a variety of birds and reptiles, and breed mice and rabbits to feed the reptiles; the occasional rabbit might make our plates too, lol. The rabbits and parrots get a lot of home grown vegetables.
Being self sufficient is something we will never achieve totally, but we are always looking at ways to do things for ourselves. My wife does a lot of baking, and has started making butter and yoghurt as well. She has also made reusable cloth bags for when we do buy fruit and veg; single use plastic free is another aim of ours.
Anyway, thanks for having me. Looking forward to learning new skills and tips.
Cheers.