Life in the kitchen garden
Today was another beautiful sub-tropical winter’s day, clear blue sky and temperatures in the low to mid 20s (Celsius). The garden is full of life at the moment, the bees are busy at work...
Category: Zaia’s Blog
Processing Yacon
Harvesting and processing Yacon to make a delicious and sweet Yacon syrup!
Benefits of an early morning walk
Hormonal benefits to going for an early morning walk, journey to sustainable health.
Early morning cow routines
The early morning cow routines at Maungaraeeda, home of Tom and Zaia Kendall and the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast are very satisfying, both due to the connections between people and cows and for the end products.
Looking for the next thrill: adrenaline seeking behaviour and the demise of farming
Zaia discusses a link between our adrenaline fueled society and the demise of small farming.
Why we do things the “hard way”
Why do we live the hard way, shovelling shit day in day out, putting up with animals dying despite looking after them well, losing crops due to erratic weather, living in an unfinished house and a multitude of other issues? We do it because we believe.
Dish detergent alternative
A natural easy non foaming dishwash detergent at Maungaraeeda, Permaculture Sunshine Coast.
Music and the arts as platform to create a more sustainable future.
Zaia reflects on her trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil with the Pyrophone Juggernaut, the world’s largest multi octave fire organ which is built completely from recycled materials by musical instrument maker, artist and musician Steve Langton.
Cattle and water use
Zaia supports pasture fed beef growing as a more humane and environmentally friendly method than other “industrial” methods, and refutes the notion that beef production needs to use an excess of water.
Citrus for winter!
Mandarins and choko chips.
Life lessons learned from Permaculture
Zaia talks about the life lessons she is learning from permaculture, especially about letting go.
Marimba weekend and homemade icecream
Zaia and Marlon play marimbas at the Maleny Wood Expo and make homemade icecream from our cows’ luscious cream…
