Filtering Water on Your Lifestyle Block The worst drinking water I’ve ever tasted came out of the taps in the Outback mining town in Western Australia where we lived for eight years. Continue reading →
How to Buy a Water Tank for a Lifestyle Block When we moved onto our block in 2011, we weren’t too worried about water security. Our supply was stream-fed, so we figured we were less vulnerable than our rainwater-dependent neighbours. Then someone pointed out that streams sometimes dry up. Their courses can alter after earthquakes. And hey, didn’t we have a eucalyptus woodlot right next door to a neighbour’s Douglas fir plantation? Continue reading →