Adding to our solar with a battery

Getting solar panels on your house is a great thing to do. Especially if you care about the environment and have a government that seems hellbent on forcing people to continue to use fossil fuel to produce electricity.

• Environment, House
• Australia, electricity, feed in tarriffs, feeding the grid, generating power, grid, producing power, solar, solar battery, solar energy, solar panels, Tesla, Tesla battery, Tesla Powerwall 2

Is this the death of Solar in Australia?

They have been talking about it for a while now, but it seems the laws are being put in place that will mean we can be charged a SUN TAX for feeding power into the grid.

• Environment
• Australia, electricity, feed in tarriffs, feeding the grid, grid, solar, solar energy, sun tax

Sweat, blood and swearing

Yep, it was when we were trying to put together our new Sproutwell Garden Pro 2400 greenhouse. The worse instructions for anything I have ever seen.

• Environment, garden
• backyard, building, greenhouse, growing, instructions, Sproutwell, Sproutwell Garden Pro 2400 greenhouse, summer, winter

Burning – Documentary on the worst bushfire season in Australia

Before Covid happened Australia experienced the worst season of bushfires, or wildfires, ever. It wasn’t a surprise to some, but the enormity of it all was a massive surprise and wake call to everyone.

• discussion, Environment
• aftermath, Black summer, bushfires, FIRES, politicians, wildfires

Trying to make Christmas more environmentally friendly

When it comes down to it, I’m not sure how possible this is, but I know there are some things we can do to help.

• Environment
• christmas, environmentally friendly, gifts, presents, wrapping, wrapping paper

A new video where I’m talking to you

I’ve been trying to work up to this and I finally did a new video where I’m talking to you. I have revealed myself, so to speak, or my face at least.

• Environment, Flowers, garden
• garden, garden update, macro, macro flowers, macro photography, revealing myself, update, YouTube

Let’s talk about toilet paper

What, you don’t want to talk about toilet paper, but really I think it is important, so let’s do it. Look give me a couple of minutes.

• discussion, Environment
• Brush with Bamboo, plastic bottles, recycling, reducing plastic, reusing, soap, The Australian Natural Soap Company, toilet paper, toilet papet, toothbrushes, Who Gives a Crap

Why grow your own fruit and vegetables

The question of why grow your own fruit and vegetables is something I’ve been asking myself a lot lately.

• Environment, garden
• fruit, fruit and veggies, gardening, gay married couple, growing food, organic, processed food, Tyler and Todd, vegan, vegetables, YouTube

Get your power from the sun

One of the logical things to do when living in a country like Australia is to install solar panels and get your power from the sun.

• Environment, self sufficient
• choices, choosing, electricity, home, micro-inverters, panels, roof, solar, solar panels

Trying to be more self sufficient

You may have worked this out already, but I am trying to live a life where I can be more self sufficient and sustainable.

• Environment, garden, Photography, self sufficient
• cooking, food, garden, growing food, self reliant, suburban garden, sufficient, vegetables