Vicki Younger's Blog

Of the six chickens hatched in January, five turned out to be roosters and that can only mean one thing...

Since I was a very small child I've had a bird phobia. All birds, alive or dead, and especially ones that flap.

Lately our chooks have been "off the lay" and we put it down to the usual reasons, shorter daylight hours, some of them going through the moulting process combined with colder weather.

Unilever's response to Greenpeace's campaign is to commit to using sustainable palm oil ... by 2015.

Unilever is the latest company to come under fire in Greenpeace's latest campaign.

Just about everyone who buys groceries from supermarkets in Australia now uses green "environmentally friendly" shopping bags.

I've decided to add another category to my blog so that we can begin to become familiar with the term "culture change".

What an exciting time in Australia for foodies with a seemingly endless array of gorgeous food books to devour. Today marks the release of Tree to Table - Cooking with Australian Olive Oil, beautifully written by Patrice Newell.

Our baby chicks are now a few weeks old and I'm happy to report that they're doing fine.

We have a roadside delivery mailbox, and it's not just used for mail...

For months we've been wanting to raise chickens and now it finally looks like it might be happening.

For a number of years I've been coming to terms with not celebrating Christmas.

Whatever you read about climate change and its solutions, the one thing that is never suggested is that we need a radical shift in lifestyle and behaviour.

Wonder why I've been so quiet lately and haven't posted?

I've begun reading this wonderful book in what I'm sure will be the first of a series of entries.

In what must come as a shock to makers of natural skincare around the world, we awoke to the news this morning that Anita Roddick had died from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 64.

Soapmaking blogs are few and far between so I was excited to find out about this one...

Festival of the Olive comes around every two years and it's coming up again soon.

Recently I came outside to find our chooks sitting around the pond, relaxing.

Despite our rock walls (or dry stone walls) being a constant work in progress, this wall which separates the vegetable garden from the citrus trees below, is nearing completion.

Plans for a gas fired power station for the Bega Valley are now in some doubt due to difficulties in bringing the pipeline down the mountain from the Monaro.

One of our chooks laid a round egg. Not perfectly round but round enough to be extraordinary.

Yesterday we introduced a rooster into our chook house.

That time of year has arrived to prune our fruit trees.

Despite my previous entry on this subject, Tony Jones has recovered ground for the ABC.

A brilliant TV show from the ABC puts climate change squarely on the agenda.

This week has been frantic with getting a rush job done, and no time for blog posts.

There are a zillion things to do with leftover pumpkin but most don't taste this good.

Our lime tree is producing so many limes right now, it's hard to know what to do with them. Fortunately, a solution is at hand.

No, this is not some kind of new invention. Today is the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere and I've been measuring shadows in preparation for a future project.

Replacing the walls of our garden with rock walls is an ongoing project that may never be finished.

Tired of paying heating bills in winter? Want to get your room to a comfortable temperature? Then read on...

We have one chook that lays extremely large eggs, but she's outdone herself today.

What do Australian native plants and Matthew Nott have in common? These stunning hakeas formed the table decorations at last night's World Environment Day Dinner in Bega, and Matthew was the guest speaker.

It's June and still no frosty nights.