We are offering our Australorp chicken as she's surplus to requirements. She's a little over 1 year old, and this is her first laying seoson, laying 6 eggs a week. She's been with three other hens the same age, free-range from 11am to 5pm, and loves
I'm looking for 'glut' fruit to make chutney with; ideally plums or peaches but will consider offers. You supply the fruit; I'll make the chutney or plum sauce (using Digby Laws' time-honoured recipes) and we go halves in the proceeds.
I started some last summer but really didn't know what I was doing and it's still sitting in the rubbish bin (or maybe I just didn't believe it was as easy as my research told me)
I would like some feedback about the swap stall at the Waitakere New Energy Fare. We have been fortunate to have this free venue once a month for Ooooby members and others to meet up and swap their produce etc. People are very receptive to this ide
Hi All, we haven't done a home visit lately. l was wondering if anyone would be interested in swapping seeds as l have quite a few packets that are left from last year and l'm not going to use them all. l've also got a heap of tomato seeds that have
Happy New Year to all OOObys and plants and all the living creatures who make our gardens thrive!
My recent discovery for healthy gardens and home space was a book by a geomancer Alanna Moore called "Sensitive Permaculture".You may've heard about her
This discussion is where we can all add our favorite contacts, for instance where we can get manure for free, where we can get saw dust, fire wood construction timber bamboo and any other useful stuff it need not be free just affordable even, feel fr
hi everyone,
I'd like to invite you to a wonderful symposium being held on the 14th November at 12.30-5pm, in Henderson.
the title is awakening the dreamer, changing the dream.
see more information on www.AwakeningTheDreamer.org.
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Hi everyone.
I just thought I'd start a thread for anyone who has some good related Utube links. I'll start if off with this one here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydrALNfsm6o
This is the monthly call for people to man the stall at the Waitakere New Energy Fare this Sunday 15 November. I know lots of you will now have seedlings and maybe produce to swap, so now is the time to get this stall humming. Please allocate yoursel
This discussion is about a planting day at Glenburn Resthome. Pauline and I have decided to have the planting during the day on a week day because she can help get some of the elderly people out into the garden. Because we are hoping the clients come
It's that time again, and I am looking to others to man the swap tall this month, as I will be away in Rotorua. Brooke is planning to be there, but you may like to offer to man the swap stall for an hour or so; if there are a few people, you will be
Hi all, I note our group membership is now at 46. Would be interested if any of these people saw the article in the Sept Titirangi Tatler and found out about Ooooby through this. The next Fare is on September 20 and I am putting a plea out to our gro
I think if we were to use 'Discussions' as a way to start a subject and then if we were to put our replies and comments related to the subject in the Discussion area then we'll make it weasier for each of us to find relevant info (such as dates and t
Hi Waitakere Ooooby group
I want to get some experience looking after bees (and honey).
In Auckland beez things provide two hives for $400 per annum. For that you get 15 kg of honey. If ten of us pool that is $40 for 1.5kg of our own local honey.