Over the past few months our worm farm has gone from bad to worse. The farm was in an old bath tub (see above) that we bought cheaply at the...

I have been wanting solar panels for the longest time. In 1985 we moved into a house with solar hot water and used it happily for many years...

I've had a couple of emails lately asking about washing up.  I've written about this in the past but its over a year now since we go...

I've had a dishwasher most of my adult life. One of the first household tasks I taught my sons was to unpack the dishwasher - a job the...

Hanno and I are always looking for low-tech ways to improve what we do here so when Tricia and I stopped at a thrift shop the other day and...