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Posted March 05, 2013 15:56 · last edited March 05, 2013 15:58

 

Ba Baaa Ba Baadadada!

So I've gone all Tom and Barbara recently with having planted six Vegtable patches, trying to grow my own mushrooms, (not magic and bloody hard to grow), making my own bread, cider and wine. Of course the ol"worms are still there as well. Also paper logs for the woodburner - not sure about that at all at the moment. .

That last batch of cider tastes bloody amazing! Just need to rack into bottles when it drops a bit lower, (currently at 1.011), kill off the fermination and then back-sweeten.

 

Things I've looked into and are not either viable or allowed:

Cheese making - involves silly amounts of unpasteurised milk to make a micron of cheese - only rich people or those with a herd of cattle need apply.

Bee Keeping - Difficult and not really allowed by Porirua City Council. Pity cuse that would have been ace. You'd think they might relax this as the future of the human race largely rests on this lovely Phoenix-coloured beauties staying alive and not dying off.

Goats as above can't have anywhere near the city or burbs. Again would have been great but apparently you can have sheep but no other ruminents (sp?) What's that all about? I wonder if you can get miniture sheep?

Chickens - By all accounts time consuming , a pain in the arse and clucky bastards that only lay eggs if they are "in the right mood'.

 

Anyone else into this hippie self sufficiency lark?? Maybe you've taken it a step further and started your own cult like Manson? If so please post here.

 

 


 

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ForteanTimes edited March 05, 2013 15:58

Ba Baaa Ba Baadadada!

So I've gone all Tom and Barbara recently with having planted six Vegtable patches, trying to grow my own mushrooms, (not magic and bloody hard to grow), making my own bread, cider and wine. Of course the ol"worms are still there as well. Also paper logs for the woodburner - not sure about that at all at the moment. .

That last batch of cider tastes bloody amazing! Just need to rack into bottles when it drops a bit lower, (currently at 1.011), kill off the fermination and then back-sweeten.

Things I've looked into and are not either viable or allowed:

Cheese making - involves silly amounts of unpasteurised milk to make a micron of cheese - only rich people or those with a herd of cattle need apply.

Bee Keeping - Difficult and not really allowed by Porirua City Council. Pity cuse that would have been ace. You'd think they might relax this as the future of the human race largely rests on this lovely Phoenix-coloured beauties staying alive and not dying off.

Goats as above can't have anywhere near the city or burbs. Again would have been great but apparently you can have sheep but no other ruminents (sp?) What's that all about? I wonder if you can get miniture sheep?

Chickens - By all accounts time consuming , a pain in the arse and clucky bastards that only lay eggs if they are "in the right mood'.

Anyone else into this hippie self sufficiency lark?? Maybe you've taken it a step further and started your own cult like Manson? If so please post. here.