Lyn is living the dream (well her dream anyway): family, friends and a productive 1/2 acre block.  Come and see for yourself what 20 years of pottering around in a backyard can do. From its humble beginnings in 2000 the property has been transformed into an abundant food garden teaming with life.  The original soil was hard, rocky and dry.  Every year has seen the soil grow richer and the plants grow better.  In the last few years she has increased the quantity of compost used and the amount of…See More

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