In the last post I wrote that we built vegie beds at the end of summer in our proposed kitchen garden space. It was a last minute rush, as I'd pretty much ruled out having the energy to get it done and maintain it over winter. Then all of a sudden we had a burst of enthusiasm, and decided to get something in so we could learn what works. So one day in early Autumn, we decided to throw it together. There was no time (or budget) to build raised beds and we didn't have much in the way of Continue Reading
Designing our Permaculture Garden
It's six months since we settled here on Gunung Willam Balluk country just outside Macedon, and many hours have been passed blissfully imagining the garden paradise we'll co-create here with Mama Nature. My explorations have taken me on a fascinating journey of discovery about the nature of this land before white colonists wrested it out from under the people who had cared for it for countless millennia. How might I find the right balance between allowing the land to return to it's natural state Continue Reading
The BIG change we always wanted to make
I called this blog Slow Change because it was going to be the story of how my family and I made small, slow changes to our life. It was all about slowing down and living as though we had bought a little house in the country and were living the simple life. Even though we hadn’t, actually. Even though circumstances made it impossible for us to buy that little house and create that idyllic life of country simplicity. My dreams of kitchen gardens, orchards, home made jams, freshly baked bread, lush Continue Reading
Hitting the Road
Late last year we made a big decision. I had just completed my Permaculture Design Certificate and it, quite frankly, blew my mind. We decided as a family to sell our ridiculously expensive inner city home and replace it with a simple house in the country on a small amount of land. We would be mortgage free and time rich. We dreamed of time outside, free range kids, re-connecting with the land, growing food and living a simpler, less material life. Our lifestyle at the time was Continue Reading
Urban Farming
Four months ago I signed up for another course at Ceres. After completing the Permaculture Design Certificate last year I felt I needed to get my hands dirty with some practical skills. While the PDC teaches about garden design and provides an enormous amount of valuable theory, there's not much opportunity to try these skills out in the real world. When I found out about the urban farming course at Ceres I knew it was exactly what I needed. The lovely Danni signed up with me and Continue Reading