Author Archives: peter
Ironbark Grange Promo
A light hearted look at life on the farm at Ironbark Grange 2012. Ironbark Grange Promo
Ironbark Grange Cloud View
Ironbark Grange Cloud View from Peter van Velzen on Vimeo. We have a great view of the Brisbane Valley North for 60km to Brisbane and Beyond. The view shown was taken on a February morning and is typical of the … Continue reading
Mighty Madelaine
Madelaine our Muskovy Duck has intimidated a few helpers (all feathers and no teeth!). Here she shows her sensitive nature. Mighty Madelaine
The Brush Cutters at Ironbark Grange
This video was produced by Steve a HelpXer who put together a number of videos about life at Ironbark Grange. More are forthcoming.
Silky Oak Coffee Table
The Silk Oak (Grevillea Robusta) timber was felled and milled by a friend and I from the local area. We sized and dressed the timber at Ironbark Grange and then completed the project over quite a few months with the … Continue reading
Sous Vide cooking
Helpers that have stayed here at Ironbark Grange would know that we have always had a passion for good food. Australian Masterchef (the TV show) has been watched enthusiastically here and has inspired our family and helpers to create food … Continue reading
PID controller
The aim was to cook “Sous Vide” (see recent post) and to do this I needed to build a proportional–integral–derivative controller (PID controller). It is a generic control loop feedback mechanism (controller) widely used in industrial control systems – … Continue reading
Honey Honey
After much delay we finally got around to inspecting the bee hive at the back of the shed. It had been about eight months so I was expecting the hive to have some honey for robbing. The hive is currently … Continue reading
Tennis: French Style
Pierre and Romain, I have to thank you for many hours on court. The tennis was great, but the laughs were even better.
Paving the back of the house
An area of the property that required attention, but was a rather daunting task, was the back of the house. The original intention was to concrete this ground and make it more accessible during wet weather and safer to spot … Continue reading