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Permaculture in action at Swap Shuffle Share

Our Monthly Swap Shuffle Share is my sort of Permaculture in action. If we really look at the ethics of Permaculture “Care for the Earth’, “Care for the People” and “Fair Share” then there is nothing that does it better than getting together with local growers and community members to share excess produce.   In … Read more

Flinders Bay

Even living on the most beautiful permaculture dream farm calls for a holiday sometimes. Dealing with amazing people every day, managing beautiful old buildings, productive gardens, interesting emails and a never ending list of small, boring, necessary jobs can lead to cranky girls. I think we’d reached the point that the farm was as happy … Read more

Runner up RIRDC Rural Women’s Award 2014

RIRDC Rural Women’s Award 2014 (Runner up)  For the second year in a row I nominated a project for the RIRDC Rural Women’s Award, an award that focuses on women in rural industries and communities,. Last year I was selected as a finalist (based on a project for running workshops for rural women) and was … Read more

Jan 2014 PDC update and Pics

 A few pics from our January PDC Our January Permaculture Design Certificate was a huge 2 week event, with 24 students, 9 teachers, guest speakers, field trips and design projects …….we were all kept busy. It’s hard to describe a 2 week course in a few words but here’s a few quotes…. “I have never … Read more

Hannah’s Locavore blog (2) including some recipes

Hannah’s Locavore blog (2) including some recipes I would love to thank everyone for the amazing response to my first blog entry. I was incredibly surprised how interested and eager people are to share our locavore story. The first few months of opening on Thursdays have been filled with learning, experimentation and fun! We are … Read more

Feeding the PDC

Here we are in the middle of our Permaculture Design Certificate and I’m excited about what people are eating. Feeding 30 people (students, wwoofers and teachers) a day is a big ask, but feeding them local, fresh, organic is pure joy. Do has been working hard in the garden for months now, planting so that … Read more

Summer on the farm

Summer on the farm (and a reminder that we are fully booked from Jan 12 – 26) It feels like I haven’t written an update for a long time, but it certainly isn’t through a lack of things happening here on the farm.  Fair Harvest has been a hive of activity, our Thursday open day … Read more

Hannah’s Blog

Hannah’s Blog Hannah is here WOOFING in our kitchen and garden until she does her Permaculture Design Certificate in January, She is a wonderful young, creative cook who has taken on board everything here at Fair Harvest. I asked her to write a blog about her experience so far, a beautiful story…….thanks Hannah, love your … Read more

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