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by geoff
12 July, 202120 July, 2021

Double glazing drastically reduces power bills and external noise.

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Beer and bread are not the only fermented foods fi

Beer and bread are not the only fermented foods fit for human consumption. Fermenting is a great way to preserve fresh food. #ylyp #yourlifeyourplanet #communitygarden

Cat visitor to the garden. A cautious creature, bu

Cat visitor to the garden. A cautious creature, but curious all the same.
Tip 95: Our Community Garden

Mid winter in subtropical Brisbane. Harvesting, co

Mid winter in subtropical Brisbane. Harvesting, composting and planting as Autumn collides with Spring. With updates on the processing of turmeric and ginger!!!

It's that time of the year again, with a few chang

It's that time of the year again, with a few changes this year. I'm not touching the "mother beasts" on the left of the pic, they will be the basis of replanting next year's crop. I've left a third of the crop in the ground. I'm using a food processor instead of a knife to chop the tubers before drying. Detailed report to follow. #ylyp #ypyp #yourlifeyourplanet #yourplateyourplanet #turmeric #urbanfood #localfoid #foidforest

A personal story from The Story Tree's Jenni Cargi

A personal story from The Story Tree's Jenni Cargill to complement Tip2: Turn Down the Aircon.

Its hot enough for me to put the aircon on finally tonight as it's not cooling down. In my townhouse, I have FOUR air-conditioners- which is a new experience! I don't really like air con, so I only use it when the heat feels extreme. (Also for the environment and my bill.) I recently had to get them all serviced cos a rat died in one (ouch). Mark, the air con guy (Aether air) said to save power, switch it on when it's not so hot eg at 28 degrees, rather than when it gets to 35 C. It uses the most energy when you turn it on and more if it's very hot , but not cooling by increments or much on maintaining a steady temp. I used to turn it on and off. As well as closing windows and doors and sitting together in one cool room, an efficient way to stay comfortable and reduce your bill and impact, is to put the temp at about 27-28 degrees and also turn a fan on to enhance circulation and efficiency. This will reduce the humidity and the temperature, but won't use as much power.

Doomscrolling is depressing but wilful ignorance i

Doomscrolling is depressing but wilful ignorance is dangerous. Individual action seems pointless: so where does a weary climate warrior turn?
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From Grass to Garden with no fuss? #YourLifeYourPl

From Grass to Garden with no fuss? #YourLifeYourPlanet shows you how. Includes a method for sloping blocks. #ylyp #nodiggarden #grassclippings #LoganPalms #communitygarden

Turkeys trash gardens to build their nesting mound

Turkeys trash gardens to build their nesting mounds. They stop the cockroach infestations typical of subtropical cities though. There are ways to live together.

#loganpalmscommunitygardens #communitygarden #urbanfood #ylyp #YourLifeYourPlanet

The magic of #compost. Take your kitchen scraps, #

The magic of #compost. Take your kitchen scraps, #grassclippings and weeds and turn them into soil. Healthy #soil grows healthy plants producing healthy food to build healthy humans.

Get composting. #ylyp #yourlifeyourplanet #communitygarden #loganpalmscommunitygardens

There is too much of one thing at harvest time, so

There is too much of one thing at harvest time, so it pays to preserve it. This week Geoff, outlines the basics of #preserves for #YourLifeYourPlanet #ylyp and #ecoradio. #communitygardens #LogaPalmsCommunityGarden

It's harvest time. Make sure it's you that gets th

It's harvest time. Make sure it's you that gets the fruit of your labour, rather than the rot, rats or other furry and flying things. Pick early and pick often. Protect your crop, and don't leave old fruit on the plant or the ground.

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Lessons from a #heatwave: don't lose your #seedlin

Lessons from a #heatwave: don't lose your #seedlings, build #resilience. #communitygarden #ylyp #yourlifeyourplanet #neopeasant

The striking amaranth flower has a bag placed over

The striking amaranth flower has a bag placed over its head to prevent it spilling its seed upon the ground. Mark 4:26
This year I am collecting the seeds from the amaranth by bagging the flowers before the seeds are shed. #amaranth #ylyp #yourlifeyourplanet #communitygarden #urbanfood #seedswao #seedsavers

A winter treasure in my courtyard pot garden

A winter treasure in my courtyard pot garden

Make and Taste is an initiative of Your Life Your

Make and Taste is an initiative of Your Life Your Planet where one person a week shares food that they make regularly with their work colleagues or neighbours and shows them how to make it.

Check it on our YouTube channel

#ylyp #yourlifeyourplanet #hubofproduction #resilience #mutualaid #degrowth

A year six student gently picks a native raspberry

A year six student gently picks a native raspberry in the indigenous garden at Kelvin Grove State College. Listen to @4zzzecoradio this week or read more about the visit by #YourLifeYourPlanet to the garden and the urban farm at #ylyp HQ

Tip 18 of #YourLifeYourPlanet - Hire a Human got a

Tip 18 of #YourLifeYourPlanet - Hire a Human got a mention in an article about the history of the Internet by author Geoff Ebbs on his blog yesterday - geoffebbs dot com #ylyp #hireahuman #rideshare

A week ago I was harvesting my turmeric. Now it is

A week ago I was harvesting my turmeric. Now it is processing time. Follow the process of peeling, slicing and drying at the website (in the bio)
#ylyp #YourLifeYourPlanet #turmeric #backyardspices

Geoff and Mindy at the #YourLifeYourPlanet stand a

Geoff and Mindy at the #YourLifeYourPlanet stand at #LEAFevent in Logan today.

Get more at the #ylyp website, in the bio.

Geoff will be at #LEAFevent signing copies of his

Geoff will be at #LEAFevent signing copies of his book #YourLifeYourPlanet, launching his sustainable food directory and helping would be eco-warriors shine a spotlight on their natural brilliance. There is a range of Geoff's books at $20 each, the directory and the spotlight are FREE! #ylyp @leafevent_

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