Today we met in Wahminda Park with morning tea by the lake and spent an hour and a half sharing together.
We talked about travel and some of the options (apart from train journeys to outback QLD) were
Today we met in Wahminda Park with morning tea by the lake and spent an hour and a half sharing together.
We talked about travel and some of the options (apart from train journeys to outback QLD) were
I think a willingness to lend a hand was present and I think all got something from the day. The attached photos show something of work started and since then a more finished view.
Well the theory
[u]Ducks in rice paddies[/u]
4 types of ducks. They seemed to have the ducklings in the rice.
Nets around the paddies to keep the ducks in. Electric fences to deter dogs.
Ducks feed
[u]Termite technology[/u]
For maintaining stable internal temperatures.
Lots of vents for hot air to rise out of the building.
[u]Biomimicry[/u]
Learning from how nature survives
The design
Making concrete: U3A Living Sustainably in the Suburbs
$1500 if paid to have the path done. ~$100 to make your own concrete.
Buy half a metre of 10mm concrete blend and lots of bags of
We had a great morning at Northey Street City Farm. Couldn’t tear them away.
Bob Mud was great talking about how to paint in ochres make papier mache and make a Chinese stove and to make pottery
Fantastic morning with Frank teaching us all how to make a concrete path. He reckons what we did this morning would cost about $1400 for a professional to do and it was about $100 worth of cement and
Neville’s behind the camera and Bob Mud from Northey St is behind the mask.
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Terrific morning at Neville & Enid’s starting with a tour of