Great blogs
On this page you will find links to other interesting and insightful blog sites, and below that you will find links to individual blog posts and articles that we have found particularly useful.
Blog sites
A simple living journey – Beautiful life journey through renovations, multiple jobs and setting up that dream sustainable life
Aboriginal plant use – NSW Southern Tablelands, detailed listings of native plants and their use
Agari permaculture farm – a workshop space for natural building, permaculture, natural health, healing and other things they love to share
Backyard Chickens – Beginner’s Guide – a great blog post by Leonard Bartlett on things you need to know about keeping chickens
Discovering Permaculture, by Liz on the Eight Acres blog
Down to Earth – Living, life stories, recipes, gardening
Eight acres blog – great stories, recipes and how-to information
Fig tree permaculture – journey turning a neglected acre into useful permaculture garden on the Sunshine Coast
Fruit and Vegetable A-Z index, on the University of Florida website.
Good life permaculture – application of permaculture in Tasmania; they offer an amazing permaculture design certificate course; nice informative family-fun blog too.
Groundgrocer – supplier of composting and bioactive soil products. Interesting blog posts too.
Grown and Gathered – blog with some great recipes and self-sustainability
Honey Homestead – Bryan Layton’s journey in the Mississippi delta from 3 backyard beehives to a professional beekeeper to the dream of a homestead.
Kelly grows – blog on types of plants, advice and methods
Learning to raise ducks organically, on the Broadfork Farm blog
Milkwood – permaculture courses and blog
My Food Garden – Peter and Vicki Kearney’s journey from organic gardening to an organic gardening and urban farming business
Organic Gardener Magazine – blogs
OTG Life – blog about a young family going off the grid outside Canberra
Our permaculture life – blog by Morag Gamble, permaculture teacher, speaker, writer.
Our small urban farm – Life journey on a small urban farm
Permaculture research institute – useful resources on the application of permaculture
Petit paradis – blog about sustainable living in Western Australia
Savour soil permaculture – blog by Australian permaculture consultant Michael Wardle
SkyeEnt – Beautiful descriptions of the journey of guided growing on the Ilse of Skye
Sustainaburbia – sustainable living by Adam and Amy in Western Australia
Temparate climate permaculture – about implementing permaculture in a temperate climate… where it snows occasionally
Tenth Acre Farm – adventures developing a new 3.3-acre suburban property into an edible and biodiverse permaculture micro-farm in Cincinatti, Ohio
The chicken chick – very informative site and blog about all things chicken. (You receive a lot of adverts though…)
Useful temperate plants – plant index and database that contains information on the edible, medicinal and many other uses of several thousand plants that can be grown in temperate regions
Individual blog posts
10 Reasons Why you Should Use Homemade Mulch in your Garden, on the Timberland Tree Care website
12 Chicken-Friendly Plants to grow next to Coops, by Marya Casey on Insteading
27 Life Hacks for Permaculture Living, by Kirsten Bradley on Milkwood blog
6 Maps to Draw for the Permaculture Farm Design, by Amy on the Tenth Acre Farm blog
7 Parts of an Apple Tree Guild, on regenerative.com
50 ways you can save money and the planet, on the piwakawakavalley blog
82 Sustainable gardening tips, by Shelley Stonebrook on MotherEarthNews.com
A Dozen Potentially Harmful or Toxic Herbs to Avoid in Chicken Keeping, by Lisa Steele on Fresh Eggs Daily
A marginal farm anniversary, by Chris Smaje on Small Farm Future
Aboriginal seasons of Victoria, on http://www.visitmelbourne.com
Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables, by Dr Lisa Young on the Huffington Post
Candling eggs, by Tim Daniels on Poultrykeeper.com
Chipped Eucalyptus Wood and Leaves from Tree Trimmers, by Pat Welsh on Pat’s Garden Forum
Comfrey – the king of accumulators, by Tim on piginthemud.com
Companion Planting Chart, by Peter Dilley on Permaculture Research Institute
Companion Planting for Grapes, by Mike on gentlemanhomestead.com
Companion planting information and chart, by Stephanie Ladwig-Cooper on Permaculture Research Institute
Companion Planting With Grapes – What To Plant Around Grapes, by Amy Grant on http://www.gardeningknowhow.com
Complete Guide: How to Sell Hatching Eggs and Make a Profit, By
Creating a food forest, on mysmartgarden.com.au
Crop Rotation Systems for Annual Vegetables, by Angelo Deep Green Permaculture
Difference between Organic Gardening and Permaculture, on http://www.permaculturevisions.com
Different degrees of compost, by Samuel Bonello on Permaculture Research Institute
Drought-tolerant fruit tree guild (for apricots), by C Fry and MF Anderson on Laughing Duck Permaculture
Easy summer fruit tree plant guilds, simple diagrams by Tiffany Renée on 8nthbee.com
Feeding your chooks, on the Green Harvest Organic Gardening Supplies website
Flowers for Bees, by Hannah Moloney, on the Good Life Permaculture blog
Forest floor gardening, an interesting application of Hugelkulture, by Hannah Moloney, co-director of Good Life Permaculture
Four fold nature of the organic garden and urban farm, by Peter Kearney on My Food Garden
Fruit Tree Guilds, by Phil Williams on foodproduction101.com
Getting started with ducklings, on Murano Chicken Farm
Growing great tomatoes, by Kirsten Bradley on Milkwood Permaculture Blog
Guilding the Pear, by Daisy on Little House in the Suburbs
How to Grow Great Garlic: a beginners guide, by Kirsten Bradley on Milkwood Permaculture Blog
How to grow tree fruit, on sustainable gardener blog
How to “herbify” your chickens like Lisa Steele, interview with Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily, on Abundant Permaculture
How to Quit Your Job, Start a Permaculture Farm and Get Paid to Change the World, by William on Permaculture Apprentice
How to raise friendly ducks, by Anna on SaltInMyCoffee.com
Live simply: 14 Ways to Save Money and Avoid Debt, by Morag Gamble on Our Permaculture Life
Making good compost, by Peter Kearney on My Food Garden
Medicinal herbs index, on herbal-supplement-resource.com
No-dig gardening, very detailed on Deep Green Permaculture
Permaculture III (Animals) – various animal systems on ACS Distance Education
Permaculture Futures, an interview with Linda Machon, Organic Farmer, on Milkwood Permaculture Blog
Planning a fruit tree guild, by Teri on Homestead Honey
Quick reference guide to heritage ducks, on the Livestock Conservancy website
Raising chickens 2.0, on richsoil.com
Should I heat my chicken coop in winter, on the Murano Chicken Farm website
Some tips on making compost, by Charlotte Ashwanden on the Permaculture Research Institute
Terminology (of composting), a very comprehensive coverage of all terms related to composting, on Planet Natural Research Center
The dreaded Dindymus versicolour (harlequin bug), by Heidi on A Year in a Gippsland Garden
The 10 Most Nutritious Summer Fruits and Vegetables, by Brittany Smith on the Men’s Journal
Tree Guild – net and pan, by Fabrice on Ecologiocal Garden
When to prune fruit trees, by Maude Farrugia in PIP Magazine