Join us at James’ 4 acres oasis in Forestdale. With 1 acre dedicated to veggies, herb growing as well as the fruit trees, he shares the rest of the area with the steer. The property is all organic with James using cow manure, leaf litter and chicken pellets for fertiliser. There are native bee hives and boxes for habitat for other native animals. James will give a tour of his garden and has a number of exotic fruit trees for example date palms, wampi, jaboticaba, tamarind, Chinese raisons,…See More

... abundance :)That is how it feels at my place, these days.  Everything is sufficiently watered; the soil is full of organic matter and brimming with life; and the plants are flourishing.  This autumn/winter season has been wonderful for the garden with frequent rain and mild temps.  I admit that the summer was awful and so I let the garden go until the weather cooled down.  The main thing I have done since last year is to turn my messy piles of prunings into amazingly neat and useful rows of…See More