One person’s problem became our new friends with the arrival of 7 new chooks.

We’ve a new friend at The Outpost. An Airedale Terrier named Hine Toa.

Looking at the beauty provided by some of the weeds on the property, and getting a bit philosophical about it.

Pooping is such a basic part of every life. We’ve got a little closer to our poop since we moved to The Outpost by composting it through our composting toilet.

A short tour of some of my succulents and cacti.

A big compost pile generates serious heat. Enough to cook a steak. Yes, really.

I’m up to 5 lime trees. Am I obsessed? How did I get here?

Following a huge rain, a bunch of mushrooms and fungi have begun to bloom.

It’s time to plant leeks! There’s a bit of a trick to harvesting a good leek, so I thought I’d take a moment to show you how.

It turns out our dog, Roxy, just looooves to dig!

Finding myself with many piles of rotting organic matter, I build my first hot compost pile.

How I fell in love with and acquired a new native plant for my collection.

Now the garlic is out of the ground, I take a look at how I did this year.

Probably the most-procrastinated and disliked tasks since we moved here is now done!

It turns out our dog, Roxy, and our free-range chickens are… not a good fit.

How our neglected and overgrown orchard gained redemption.

My top-5 most fool-proof vegetables that anyone can grow.

A decade ago, I started on my gardening journey in a collection of pots on an inner-city balcony. Here are the things I wish I knew then.

What do you do when a pig gets into your garden? Well, I have a bit of experience with that one…

A look into how I grow, and cook with a selection of some of the herbs growing at The Outpost.

With the nicer weather comes some essential lifestyle-block spring cleaning!