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Sunday, November 23, 2008

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Walk Against Warming '09

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About this blog

Our sustainable home is off grid and powered completely by solar panels with a wind turbine and generator backup. The evacuated tube solar hot water system works well and we use LPG for cooking in winter. All our water is collected on-site in tanks with a total capacity of 110000 litres. The house is well insulated and oriented and is energy and water-wise. Outside, on our 25 acres of conservation wetland/bushland, we are using just a couple of the acres to try and create a productive permaculture farm/garden to produce our own veggies, fruit, eggs and dairy products. Our septic is a Biolytix system which uses worms and the reclaimed water is used in the subsurface irrigation in our orchard which is also the area for the chooks and geese. Anything we have built or acquired something, we have tried to use recycled products. Our one rule however has been to do-it-once-and-do-it-well so its always a balancing act. The 'greenest' product may not neccessarily be so if it doesn't last as long. Although we are far from finished, we've come a long way. Enjoy!

About Us

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Central Coast Sustainable Eco Home
Jilliby/Warnervale, Central Coast, NSW, Australia
Enviable life-style 5 minutes from Wyong centre and F3 access. Sustainable home on 25 acres of conservation bushland, with productive organic gardens and pony paddocks. Features 3kW, stand alone solar power system with auto-start generator backup; Apricus solar hot water with gas boost; 130 000L rain water tank capacity; Biolytix waste water system. Lovely, large Queenslander style home, fully furnished with 3 bedrooms + study/sitting room, 2 bathrooms, large kitchen, open-plan living area, modern slow-combustion heater (unlimited on-site firewood supply) and compressed bamboo floors throughout. Massive carport with mezzanine and workshop; 10m X 20m shed/horse-breeding complex with store-room, lab and 3 stables with yards. Large permaculture garden includes enclosed orchard containing chook-house, goose-house and pond, and numerous raised vegie beds. Available to rent from July/Aug, 2011. Reluctant relocation due to work commitments.
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Blog Archive

  • ►  2007 (37)
    • ►  May 13 - May 20 (5)
    • ►  May 20 - May 27 (2)
    • ►  May 27 - June 3 (2)
    • ►  June 3 - June 10 (1)
    • ►  June 10 - June 17 (2)
    • ►  June 17 - June 24 (2)
    • ►  June 24 - July 1 (1)
    • ►  July 1 - July 8 (1)
    • ►  July 29 - August 5 (1)
    • ►  August 5 - August 12 (1)
    • ►  August 12 - August 19 (3)
      • Gutter guards
      • An update from Nettie
      • Plastering Finished and Making Arrangements to Mov...
    • ►  August 19 - August 26 (1)
      • Semi-sustainable caravan life.
    • ►  August 26 - September 2 (1)
      • What a week!
    • ►  September 16 - September 23 (2)
      • Update at last!
      • Outside the house
    • ►  September 23 - September 30 (2)
      • Carport construction
      • A New Home for Our Caravan!
    • ►  September 30 - October 7 (1)
      • Carport Warming!
    • ►  October 14 - October 21 (3)
      • Solar Power Rebate Approved!
      • Letter Box!
      • Biotop Swimming-Teich / Natural Pool Release 4
    • ►  October 28 - November 4 (1)
      • Painting Nearly Complete!
    • ►  November 4 - November 11 (1)
      • Walk Against Warming
    • ►  November 11 - November 18 (1)
      • Walk Against Warming
    • ►  November 18 - November 25 (1)
      • Progress (or lack of) Report
    • ►  November 25 - December 2 (1)
      • Progress
    • ►  December 9 - December 16 (1)
      • Solar panels
  • ▼  2008 (19)
    • ►  January 6 - January 13 (3)
      • We are in!!!
      • New Main Page Photo
      • Tomo and Vik on our teak day bed... its a really n...
    • ►  January 13 - January 20 (1)
      • Quick Update
    • ►  January 20 - January 27 (1)
      • Started the moving-in process!
    • ►  February 17 - February 24 (2)
      • There's light at the end of the tunnel on the EI f...
      • OUTSIDE
    • ►  February 24 - March 2 (1)
      • Vegie Beds
    • ►  March 2 - March 9 (1)
      • Herb and Water Beds
    • ►  March 16 - March 23 (1)
      • Sail to Brisbane
    • ►  March 23 - March 30 (1)
      • Easter Weekend
    • ►  April 6 - April 13 (1)
      • April
    • ►  April 20 - April 27 (1)
      • Canberra weekend and Josh's visit
    • ►  May 11 - May 18 (1)
      • Mothers Day Announcement
    • ►  June 1 - June 8 (1)
      • quick update
    • ►  June 29 - July 6 (2)
      • End of the Financial Year
      • Animals
    • ►  August 24 - August 31 (1)
      • Hi Everyone!! Its been a while again! July was pre...
    • ▼  November 23 - November 30 (1)
      • Its Already November!!!
  • ►  2009 (12)
    • ►  February 22 - March 1 (1)
      • OMG 6 months!!
    • ►  July 12 - July 19 (1)
      • We have lots of excuses for not keeping this blog ...
    • ►  August 2 - August 9 (7)
      • We went away to the Sunshine Coast (2000km drive ...
      • Wiping bottoms
      • The Good Old-fashioned Nappy
      • Nature's Child Organic Cotton Fitted Nappy
      • The Itty Bitty Nappy
      • The Eenne Nappy
      • Baby Beehinds
    • ►  August 16 - August 23 (1)
      • Cloth Nappies in Summary
    • ►  September 6 - September 13 (1)
      • Cloth Nappies - Cleaning!
    • ►  September 13 - September 20 (1)
      • SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 2009

Who do we support?

  • Australian Conservation Foundation
  • Biolytix - Award winning septic system
  • Eco Voice - Australia and New Zealand
  • Greenfleet
  • Powerscape recycled gypsum boards
  • The Permaculture Research Institute

Useful written resources

  • Tanya Ha, 'Greeniology: how to live well, be green and make a difference', Melbourne University Press, 2006.
  • Derek Wrigley, 'Making Your Home Sustainable: a guide to retrofitting', Scribe Publications, 2005.
  • 'Gmagazine: the green lifestyle magazine', Luna Media.
  • 'Organic Gardener' magazine, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Green Pages lifestyle 2007
  • Josh Byrne, 'The Green Gardener', Penguin Group (Australia), 2006.
  • Jenny Allen, 'Smart Permaculture Design', New Holland Publishers, 2002.
  • 'Organic Gardening In Australia', Pauline Pears. Dorling Kindersley Australasia, 2006.
  • Clive Blazey and Jane Varkulevicius, 'The Australian Fruit and Vegetable Garden', The Digger's Club, 2006.

Quote of the month

'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; rather, we borrow it from our children.'
Native American saying