Preparing For Our Water Tanks

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Gerowyn

In preparation for our new water tanks to be delivered we had to remove some of the trees around the house as they were clogging up the gutters and the leaves were fermenting in the gutters and tainting our drinking water.

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How to Identify a Male and Female Rhode Island Red Chicken

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Gerowyn
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Household Products I Use that are grey water safe

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Gerowyn

Here are some links to the household products I use that are safe for gray water systems

Laundry Powder only use 1-2 teaspoons not the scoop provided
https://www.modere.com.au/productdetail/laundry-powder/?referralCode=711656

Dish Washing Liquid
https://www.modere.com.au/productdetail/dish-washer/?referralCode=711656

Dishwasher Powder only use 1 teaspoon
https://www.modere.com.au/productdetail/dishwasher-powder/?referralCode=711656

hair care collection
https://www.modere.com.au/productdetail/live-clean-hair-collection/?referralCode=711656

Bar of Soap
https://www.modere.com.au/productdetail/body-bar/?referralCode=711656

Shower Gel which you could possibly use to clean the toilet as well
https://www.modere.com.au/productdetail/shower-gel/?referralCode=711656

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Janderra Eagleby

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Gerowyn

This is a beautiful old Queenslander that was built in the early 1900’s and has beautiful character.

Currently Under Contract to Sell (Sold September 2020)

Do you feel like a “tree change” or to live more sustainably?

Photo taken prior to 2016
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Splendor

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Gerowyn

Fun game, simple game play but lots of fun and strategy.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor

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Ecosystem

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Gerowyn

Simple game filled with strategy and fun

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271519/ecosystem

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Milking Goats

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Gerowyn

Milking goats can be a diverse experience depending on you experience and the goat. What breed of goat do you have, how old is she, does she still have kids that are nursing and much much more. And most importantly the taste test…

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Muscovy Ducks

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Gerowyn

Muscovy ducks which are more closely related to geese than ducks are a very quiet duck and in my experience great mum’s.

Incubating a duck egg artificially can be very tricky as they are very needy in relation to humidity.

I choose to allow my muscovy ducks to go broody and hatch their eggs naturally. It take approximately 35 days to hatch once the Muscovy duck starts to sit on the eggs.

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Moringa Tree – seed germination

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Gerowyn

I have seen many varying opinions on germinating Moringa Tree seeds and decided to do an experiment.

I did 3 different techniques. I took some seeds and removed the husk, some others I just removed one end and the others I left intact.

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How much water do you need to drink each day?

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Gerowyn

Dr Don Colbert’s book the Seven Pillars of Health says, “Your body weight in pounds divided by 2 is the amount in ounces of water each day yout need tof consume”

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