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#204 local suburban immersion

posted by Dylan Prins on July 27, 2010, in postcode 2759

My folks are heading to Sri Lanka for a month and for the first time we have a veggie garden which needs looking after.. It will be a bit different to my recent main stay "The Barn" - a creative artist warehouse near Alexandria south of Sydney town.

Im going to take the oppurtunity for some Suburban wwoofing / caretaking and do my immersion thing. Approaching it like a rural wwoofing property.. staying in the one spot (resisting sydney invitations and lifestyle) whilst trying to source as much as possible locally : preferably by bicycle only. Inviting suburban wwoofing guests and a few friends to come stay. I'll also have my birthday out that way as it falls in that time.

entering the cul de sac

arriving at st clair some other time.. ive done the city > st clair ride a few times. Its about 55ks = 3-5 hours depending on breaks - heat! or load carried.

photo fest!

collage of photologs from the suburban permie retrofit project so far..

how much more can we grow there?
will i be able to convince natalie to use the bike almost all the time?
will we need to ride/train it up to the katoomba food coop? (where mum is pictured above right).
what will it be like to live with my sister back at home again ?
when the parents are away what do the kids play with? (at this age: 22+26)
is it worth all this fuss for just one month?

ps: its not an ordinary family shot - its from Natalies 21st a year ago: she had a dance styles dressup theme. I was a glam rock star.. some friends did the styling .. don't ask.

I usually post over here at frugalist massive but this one is right up the livelocal alley so i couldn't resist putting it up over here. will probably cross post i guess..

hope to have some fun things to share soon. oh yeah whilst im there i'll be doing interviews and hope to have a decent little podcast story on suburbia .  . emerging perhaps sometime in sep-oct.

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