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!
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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