Blog
Weekly tales from The Outpost.
Another year in the berry house
The annual task of tidying up the berry house is upon me!
August in the garden
We’re at the tail-end of winter rolling towards spring, and things are heating back up.
Kat’s Nip Fluffy Balls
A new product has joined the Kat’s Nip range.
Gran Shirley’s Cauliflower and Pineapple Pickle
It’s taken me years to grow the cauliflower I needed to make this one…
The garlic bed
An update on how the garlic is growing, and how you can help your own crop do well this year.
Our chicken coop
After I decided I was ready for chickens, I had to find them a house. 3 years down the track, I evaluate how I did.
The catnip swale
The story of Kat’s Nip and working out how to grow enough to supply demand.
Turning worms into chickens
How I turned a wodge of worms into 3 egg-laying machines and made my poultry economically sustainable.
Trees that count
Last week I went on a planting spree and we got 70 native trees into the soil.
The complicated tale of Bunbun
When a cat brings you a healthy baby rabbit, what do you do?
Learning to farm
I’ve had to learn how to look after my land and animals. Here’s what I’ve done so far.
A bush engagement
He asked me to marry him! The story of how Richard and I got engaged.
Strawberry fields forever
My imagination ran away without me and now I have incredible strawberry beds.
Raining in my head like a tragedy
An update on our rainfall, and how we plan to hold onto it for longer.
Interpreting my soil test
After receiving my soil test results, I’ve spent some time interpreting the results, and thinking about how I can amend the soil to be its best.
Taking soil samples
I decided to get a soil test done on my garden. This week, I’m taking soil samples and sending them away to the lab.
Why our wetland is important
One of our paddocks was once a very valuable ecosystem. I’ve got plans to return it to its former glory.
My brilliant broccoli
This year my broccoli has really pumped. Here’s what I did, and what I learned along the way.
Growing garlic
A little history about my love-affair with growing garlic, and a peek into the future.
Return of the garden center
On the first day of Level 2, I made a trip to the one place I missed most: the garden center.
Tomatogeddon
The garden has started going bonkers. I’ve currently got an avalanche of tomatoes going on – in May.
Imagining a house
Lately I’ve been thinking about what a real house at The Outpost might look like.