Permaculture Design Certificate September 2020 Thank you to another amazing group of individuals who chose to spend two weeks of their time here atFair Harvest. Thank you also to our clients who’s property was used for the design project. and who gave their time so willingly. Here are two write ups from students who joined … Read more
Festival of Forgotten Skills Sunday November 29th 2020 A huge thank you to everyone that has offered to share their skills on this day and what a wonderful day it is turning out to be!!!! Here it is, the wrap up event for Local is More Month ????????????????: 29th November ????????????????: 11am – 6pm. ???????????????? … Read more
Chimichurri with Seed Crackers One of my favourite things to do in the kitchen is to whip up a quick green dip or weedy garden pesto using whatever tasty greens are most abundant. In summer of course it’s a basil pesto, in winter my fave is cashew and coriander and pretty much year round it’s … Read more
Dear friends and followers In this uncertain time of international health crisis we have made the decision to close to the general public and reduce the risk of spreading the virus in all ways possible. After many years of developing our edible food gardens, sharing our knowledge and living the Permaculture principles as best … Read more
Here we are in winter and one of the veggies we are enjoying eating nearly every day is Yacon. This sunflower like perennial yields delicious tubers that are sweet and crunchy. Originating from Columbia and Ecuador it can grow to almost two meters high, has yellow daisy like flowers and is quite attractive when in … Read more
Sweet Potato The next veggie in my regular “edible food from our garden” blog is the fabulous sweet potato. Here’s a little bit from me followed by an interview with Do the gardener. I’m choosing one edible each week that we are currently eating. The growing information is specifically relevant to growing food in Margaret … Read more
I’ve been thinking for a while about writing about all the different edible plants we have in our gardens, there really are so many and I’m often asked “how many exactly”? well, here we go, I’ll endeavour to write about one each week, it may be a herb, veggie, fruit, flower or seed, as long … Read more
An important aspect of permaculture design is to always consider the whole system and the relationship of the elements which combine together to make it. This idea of “whole-and-its-parts” is relevant whether you are cooking a meal, designing a productive vegetable garden or coordinating a permaculture design course (PDC). While food and location are important … Read more
Create your own retreat Everyone needs a little time out, a time to be with nature or simply to be with ones self, sit under a tree and read a book, go for a walk in some beautiful bush or wander along a special bit of coast. Maybe your idea of retreat includes yoga classes, … Read more
Mature Eucalyptus and Acacia in a Permaculture system It doesn’t seem that long ago at all that we moved to the farm with a great enthusiasm for planting trees. The land had been cleared for pasture, the big trees were gone, the wind howled across the paddocks and we were young and full of enthusiasm. … Read more