Halloween at The House that Worked Out

Halloween at The House that Worked Out

by | Nov 2, 2015 | Halloween

Living in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE with the nearest neighbours kilometres away, we miss out on Halloween traditions like Trick or Treating (never mind that 1. even if we did have neighbours, most people in Australia don’t celebrate Halloween anyway and 2. if we...
Russian Roulette with Homegrown Eggs

Russian Roulette with Homegrown Eggs

by | Oct 21, 2015 | Eco-living

Your own free-range eggs delivered right to your back door: this is one of the benefits of keeping your own chickens. And as a homesteader, you are practically obligated to keep chickens- it’s the first step to having the idyllic Old MacDonald’s Farm. But there is a...
Pigs on the Roof

Pigs on the Roof

by | Oct 10, 2015 | Eco-living

Today, while working out in the orchard, I looked up towards our house and noticed a flash of pink on the roof. We have an earth roof. In an earth roof system, the roof is waterproofed, insulated, and then covered in soil and plants. There are many benefits, two of...
Ducks Suck: The Truth About Ducks

Ducks Suck: The Truth About Ducks

by | Sep 22, 2015 | livestock

Unless you grew up in the country, your idea of ducks is probably like mine was: gentle, playful animals that spend their time happily splashing around in ponds, waddling comically around on the grass, bath-time rubber-ducky creatures whose adorable fluffy yellow...