Tomato Sauce and Chutney Making with Britta Sorenson 19th Feb 9.30 – 2.30 or 17th March 9.30 -2.30 ‘Tomato Sauce and Chutney’ is a 5 hour course in which we will try to combat the annual tomato glut and turn it into multi purpose preserves that can be used all year round – as dips, with … Read more
Jam Making with seasonal fruit with Britta Sorenson Saturday June 1 9.30 – 1.30 ‘Jam making of seasonal fruit’ is a 4 hour course that teaches you the basics of jam making. It is hands on (max 12 people) and you will take home 2-3 jars of delicious jam and some notes, recipes and printed … Read more
Introduction to Permaculture 17th and 18th of August 2013 Join us on the farm for a two day course covering both theory and practical permaculture. Understanding the patterns in nature and how you can work with them to maximise your productivity is vital, we have timed our next Introduction to Permaculture course to get you … Read more
With the days warming up the solar drier is back in action. We had our first try of making solar dried kale chips with our interns and they worked a treat! Tear the kale leaves into pieces and toss them in olive oil and sea salt then put them in trays in the drier, the … Read more
Yum ……….the olives are out of the brine and into a delicious mixture of home grown olive oil, lemon, garlic and herbs all from the farm. We hand picked the olives from our grove in May and after a month of fresh water (changed weekly) they were left in a strong brine solution in the … Read more
ForeverGreen an Organic afFair Thanks so much to all the Margaret River Organic garden crew, you did a magnificent job of preparing and organising a day for the community. All the great aspects of our town were presented on one day, healthy food, beautiful crafts, kids, plants, music and colour. We had a great … Read more
Swap Shuffle Share in the Old Barn Swap Shuffle Share is a growing movement for sharing excess seed, plants and produce. Everyone seems to have a little too much of something in their garden and not quite enough of something else. Put your excess on the table and you never know what you … Read more
After what seems like forever, the transformation of the old shed is complete. The big northern windows and the Cyprus floor have turned it into a light and airy space and the new kitchen is just the thing we need for turning fresh food from the farm and garden into produce that we can store … Read more
It that beautiful time of year when the ground is still moist, the sun’s not too hot and the moon is just right to be out planting in the garden. These beautiful beans have been propagated by our interns and will soon be in the ground along with luscious amounts of compost (that has already … Read more
Film night at Fair Harvest Congratulations Sari and all the hard working Environment Centre crew for organising this event, it was so good to watch the night unfold; beautiful music, drinks and food in the Old Barn followed by a fabulous film in the new Fair Harvest venue. Something is happening in this little … Read more