Monthly Archives: January 2011

Green Deed of the Day III

Posted on January 21, 2011 by KYO Music

Perhaps I should pose my questions in blog form more often! I got such a good response to “Hard to Find Alternatives” with many great suggestions that I think I have the answer to at least my toothbrush conundrum. I … Continue reading →

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Recycled Chooks

Posted on January 15, 2011 by KYO Music

In a bid to eat organically and save money at the same time (this can be done), we bought four chickens. I thought that the first two would be enough to supply us with fresh eggs, and the next two … Continue reading →

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Hard to Find Alternatives

Posted on January 15, 2011 by KYO Music

By now most of us have heard about the enormous mass of plastic rubbish floating around in our oceans. So how much of it are we contributing? It’s got me thinking about it, and I realize that there are some things … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Gardening Club Part III

Posted on January 12, 2011 by KYO Music

We get together every Wednesday afternoon for a rotating gardening bee. This week’s lucky hosts were Anja & Kristen. Anja has an amazing herb garden full of both edible and medicinal herbs. We weeded around her fruit trees and gave … Continue reading →

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Polystyrene Collection

Posted on January 10, 2011 by KYO Music

On Boxing Day we put out a wool sack by our Kakariki St sign and invited the neighbourhood to put their waste polystyrene in there for us to take to the Poly Palace down in Porirua. Unfortunately Kapiti does not … Continue reading →

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Green deed of the week

Posted on January 9, 2011 by KYO Music

Our vege garden has just been massively expanded with a new 17m garden bed reclaimed from the evil clutches of lawn -kikuyu grass and dandelions to be precise. I have discovered that covering the grass with carpet for a few … Continue reading →

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Keeping it close to home

Posted on January 7, 2011 by KYO Music

Many of us have spent our summer holidays close to home and low tech. Mark & Hannah’s kids have been camping in the back yard, Kirsty & Paul and Chris & Holly went tramping in Wainuiomata, Flo & Mike have … Continue reading →

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