The good manure
Animal manures can be fantastic additions to our compost recipe, in fact their use pre-dates deliberate compost making in the Western tradition.
Kyneton twilight market fundraiser this Friday
Get revved up for Kyneton High School's Twilight Market and Show n Shine fundraiser this Friday.
The event will...
Murphy throws support behind Lap it UP
This time last year, Nathan Murphy was in the thick of AFL finals, about to fulfil his childhood dream of playing in...
Sir Albert Howard – Compost Pioneer
Back in the early 20th century, Sir Albert Howard (often called the father of modern organic agriculture) brought the Indore method of...
The question of wood ash
Can I put wood ash from my fire in the compost? It’s a question we are often asked here at YIMBY. As...
Fundraiser a smash hit
Australian music legend Daryl Braithwaite joined local talent Taylor Sheridan to blow the roof off the Kyneton Town Hall on Sunday in...
Market gives back to local community
The Riddells Creek Farmers Market committee has handed over a $3000 cheque to Riddells Creek Primary School.
The donation...
One bin good, two bins better
Managing the outputs of a cool compost bin can get complicated, particularly if we only have one bin, where we can find...
Market under new management
Champion for central Victorian farmers markets, Meggs Hannes has been appointed interim market manager of the Castlemaine Farmers Markets.
Free-range worm farming
I’ll let you in on a little compost secret. A well set up cool composting bin and a worm-farm are pretty indistinguishable....
To tumble… or not?
The logic of compost tumblers goes like this: Lack of aeration makes compost piles stinky and slow. By turning the compost regularly,...
More than just scones and tea
Joanna Beard
Local Country Women’s Association of Victoria branches are on the lookout for new members, but first, they...
