Well, the straw bales didn't arrive as planned They were scooped by someone earlier that day and I looked out the window to see my walls heading down the road in a trailer. The remainder are rotting and mice have gnawed through the baling twine - so, we don't know what to do. I don't fancy waiting until harvest for more so we may have to bring some over from England which isn't ideal in both terms of cost and location. The only other option is my first choice - cob. Husband isn't keen.
I will blog some more once we resolve the issue :)
For now, we are looking to change our flush toilet over to a composting one thus avoiding having to dig a new soakaway. The existing septic tank is over 50 years old and is leaking which is pretty gross. The more we've researched composting loos, the more it makes total sense. Most countries have been doing this for thousands of years yet we, who flush our excrement into the ocean, consider them backward!
I've found this site - one of many but this particular one shows you how to go about building your own loo. There is heaps of good stuff on it so go take a look. If it's fine tomorrow we will start work on the bins and storage system for the garden.
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