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Featuredby rachelpontin 3 Comments

I’m mother to an endlessly curious and energetic ten year old boy. We live on a suburban block in town in WA’s South West. I’ve been renting in different situations […]

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Principles of Frugality and Ethics

Covid 19: Crisis as Opportunity

April 26, 2020by rachelpontin Leave a comment

When Covid 19 was looming, in February, I rearranged our life to be 100% home-based. I did this easily and quickly because we had already started homeschooling last year; we […]

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Permie Pandemic Prep

March 6, 2020by rachelpontin 1 Comment

Just when apocalypse fatigue was growing, Australians have realised the corona virus pandemic is a thing and have leapt into collective action by buying up all the toilet paper and […]

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Climate Strike Sep 2019

September 22, 2019by rachelpontin Leave a comment

The night before the global climate strike, I told my ten year old a bedtime story. We had been researching the climate crisis as part of his homeschooling, and I […]

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Why We’re Homeschooling

August 7, 2019by rachelpontin 8 Comments

This term I took my ten year old out of school and registered myself as a home educator. I am a single working parent paying off a mortgage, so this […]

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Australian Federal Election 2019

May 19, 2019by rachelpontin 3 Comments

I went into grief and despair when I found out that Australia has re-elected the same conservative right-wing government for another three years. Then I picked myself up and went […]

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Children, Principles of Frugality and Ethics

The Wonder of WWOOFers

May 1, 2019by rachelpontin 3 Comments

Over Easter 2019 I stayed home for the school holidays and got the next stage of the food forest happening with the help of our first WWOOFer, Ken from South […]

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The Power of Story

February 27, 2019by rachelpontin 2 Comments

We underestimate the power of story. Stories tend to be seen as false tales, or cheap light entertainment, rather than valid or real. I think stories can be healing, connecting […]

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Principles of Frugality and Ethics

A Year in a Suburban Backyard

November 14, 2018by rachelpontin 4 Comments

I’ve been in my suburban property for over a year now. Sometimes I wish I could clone myself so I could work on many things at the same time, but […]

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Gardening and Food Production, House Care and Pest Control, Pets and Small Livestock

Giant Pumpkins in Strawbale Beds

October 19, 2018by rachelpontin 1 Comment

It’s time to plant your pumpkins in temperate Australia. Last year we grew giant pumpkins for the local Pumpkin Festival (then I attended the Australasian Permaculture Convergence instead and there […]

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Children, Gardening and Food Production

Shopping Trolleys and Other Raised Beds

September 18, 2018by rachelpontin 3 Comments

I found these at the tip shop, with slightly busted handles but strong intact cages, and took them home to make garden beds that the guinea pigs can’t reach. They […]

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