Wednesday 14 December 2011

Introduction to Permaculture, Crystal Waters, Qld 19th – 20th November 2011 Part 4

A little further down on the right we passed the burgeoning food forest, then below that, the newly refurbished chook house.

To our left was the next stage in their house building – each 'module' built in stages as time and money permitted, stepping down the slope. Note the solar array.

Nearest the bottom of the block was the main house...

...with a wonderful view over the dam. Note the dome house above and to the left of the centre of the dam.

  Morning tea was ready as we arrived –  tea and coffee with local fresh fruit and nuts and seeds newly roasted in the solar oven. I had to check it out!
    Solar Oven closed...
               ...and open!
 
What a fabulous contraption! We ate a number of dishes from the oven over the weekend – the aforementioned nuts and seeds, new potatoes and quinoa. 

   Opposite the garden and above the main house was the kids' playroom. It is the newest addition to the property.

After morning tea Evan took us for a tour of the property, pointing out each feature and improvement. First we headed down the slope to the dam, where there was some old citrus and an Ice Cream Bean tree.
The flower was lovely (in a cute monster kind of way!).

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