For most school principals its a daunting task to allow a Permaculture Garden Designer into the school yard – let alone let them redesign the school backyard along with the crazy ideas of Primary School kids calling the shots and taking an active role in the design process! Schools need...
Battery Backup in Aq...
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One thing most people don’t take into account when running an aquaponics system is – power failure. It often strikes when people least expect it. Many experienced aquaponics people will tell you the following tale. Their system was running perfectly for over a year. The fish were...
Frank Fekonia
posted by Ecofilms
Very sad to hear yesterday the passing of a true legend and active member of Permaculture Noosa – Frank Fekonia. Husband to Elisabeth, Frank was a true maverick character who told me how he escaped from communist Slovania in the early 1960’s by stealing a canoe and paddling night...
Sydney Discovers Aqu...
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Get ready Sydney as Aquaponics is about to rock your town! One Day only! The one day workshop with Dr Wilson Lennard, one of the world’s leading scientific experts on Aquaponics will be flanked by SBS-TV Gardening Guru Costa Georgiadis and our own Murray Hallam. You all know Murray...
DIY Aquaponics DVD N...
posted by Ecofilms
Just ripped open the first box of Murray Hallam’s DIY Aquaponics DVD carton box and I just wanted to inform everyone who has pre-ordered their copy (and the response has been phenomenal) that your orders will now commence shipping over the next few days! People in Australia will get...
Are you supplying en...
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Getting lush green growth from your Aquaponics system should be easy. In most home systems it is, but how do you know that your plants are getting all the nutrients they need from the things you add into your aquaponics system? The plants may look okay but how can you tell for sure that they...
Aquaponics on ABC-TV
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Australia’s premiere gardening show, ABCTV Gardening Australia will feature Murray Hallam and his Aquaponics garden this Saturday 26th February at 6.30pm. Veteran broadcaster Colin Campbell will interview Murray on the show getting him to explain the intricacies of growing vegetables in...
Green Manure at Scho...
posted by Ecofilms
Green manure crops are plants grown specially to be dug back into the soil before they reach maturity. This way they help to contribute to the care and feeding of the garden soil. Its an old technique that’s been forgotten by many farmers and gardeners who are no longer aware of...
Urban Permaculture G...
posted by Ecofilms
He looks like a rangy cowboy but its not a six gun in his hand that he carries, but a artist’s pad and a felt pen marker. In his mid 50’s and on a hot muggy Monday morning, Geoff Lawton and fifteen Permaculture interns stride into a suburban home located in Lismore, NSW. The owner...
Introducing Fingerli...
posted by Ecofilms
Getting fish for your new aquaponics system is fairly easy to do online in Australia. I’m sure the process is similar in your country too. You need to track down a hatchery in your state or country. Some US states have very strict rules about what sort of fish you can grow at home....
DIY Aquaponics with ...
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPxL-fLgWkM[/youtube] Just a quick update on whats happening with the upcoming DIY Aquaponics DVD. The DVD is complete and ready to go. We’ve been waiting for Murray Hallam to complete his accompanying pdf file that will be included with the disk...
Keeping Australian N...
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There are reported to be over 1600 varieties of bees in Australia but only 14 species are stingless. Australian stingless bees are a lot smaller and darker looking than your average sized honey bee. There’s one good advantage in being small, and that’s at being able to pollinate...
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