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Building the new coop was the highest priority, and it has transformed into a very safe and comfortable coop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a382c94692ebe0d3d3d416b/1714848281853-S7DB8SMMBM5JA26OI3GJ/IMG_20240504_193005.jpg Blog - 10 Months of part-time Permaculture in Namibia - 'The Barnhouse' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a382c94692ebe0d3d3d416b/1714848284202-9FNBCPB7KMLMBTR479C4/IMG_20240504_193257.jpg Blog - 10 Months of part-time Permaculture in Namibia - View towards the NW In the foreground is the are which used to be the old driveway, but we dug it all up and established dense native vegetation, so much so that it hides the view of the rock retaining wall. 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