My family and I moved up from Victoria several years ago, hoping to find a few acres to be able to have some chooks and rooster. So we found this beautiful 3 acres in the valley of the Gold coast hinterlands. My husband Rosco and 2 beautiful girls help me run a little hobby plant nursery. I love my intensive tropical ornamental garden, along with an acre of crops and various fruit trees plants. I have laced Wyandotte chooks, rare Aylesbury ducks and the amazing geese, all have their own play…See More

Join us again up at Bernies place up in Springbrook.Welcome again to Selfhelp farm and beautiful Springbrook Mountain for the next group meeting on Sunday March 17.  It is always a fabulous day, and so much cooler too, when we visit!!!We are delighted to have Mike Hall join us as our guest speaker.  Mike was Ranger in Charge of Springbrook National Park for 30 years.Mike will be talking about the area's flora and fauna, Aboriginal history and local tucker.The group will be able to "taste" some…See More

We are so lucky to be able to visit Millen Farm and have the farmer, Arran Heideman show us around.Millen Farm is a not for profit organisation in Samford Valley, 30 minutes from the Brisbane CBD. The physical farm site is approximately 5 000 sq metres of leased land within the Samford Commons precinct within walking distance of Samford Village.This is what Millen Farm have to say about their community operated organisation."Our aim is to be a catalyst for an expanding local food system in the…See More

David and Catherine live on a beautiful 2.5 acres in Sheldon. Their land is mostly compacted clay, so they have had to find alternative methods to grow their veggies. They have used techniques such as hugelkultur, raised wicking beds and layered beds.  They are growing lots of different types of veggies.....sprouts, broccoli, pumpkins, strawberries, cabbage, tomatoes, peanuts, yams, garlic, melons, gourd and more.David will give a talk (with video presentation) about exactly he set up the…See More

Bernie and Gina will be taking us for a wandering walk through their culinary and medicinal herb garden.  They will be identifying the herbs they grow, and sharing information about the herbs and how they can be used in daily life.https://selfhelpretreat.com.au/Allow plenty of time to make the drive as it is over an hour from my place (in Tanah Merah).  Also take the Nerang way to Springbrook as I don't know if the…See More

You will know if you have seen Lyn's place before, that it is really impressive and worth seeing.  Amazingly it seems to get better every year, so it is worth coming even if you have seen it before. Here is what she has to say about it:I love my garden so much.  I love the food I harvest and feed to my family and give to my friends. I love that I can create something of value for little or no money.  I love that my garden and my produce inspires other people to grow themselves.  I love that my…See More

Marylin is welcoming us to her garden in July.  She lives on a battlexe or easement block so she doesn't have a front yard and can use her full quarter acre for foraging.  From Marylin"I’m not passionate about any particular style of gardening but have leaned heavily towards practical permaculture since reading Bill Mollison's first book in the 1970s. The garden is roughly divided into two zones, orchard and veggies, but my only livestock is a top bar beehive and a collection of visiting wild…See More