From the tail end of spring to the peak of summer, I've been trying out a different way of preserving fresh fruit. I used to make old-fashioned popsicles every year. This year I decided to up my game. So I made various kinds of delicious, sweet ice cream with berries, egg, and milk. This recipe is simple and tasty, but there's too much sugar and energy content. Elders can't eat too much of it. And also you! Put that ice cream down! (hands on waist, serious face) view all

 
 
 

 
 
 
Participated in the Asian Civilization Dialogue Conference in the middle of last month. President Xi said in the opening ceremony: Diversity spurs interaction among civilizations, which in turn promotes mutual learning and their further development. The first thing came to my mind is pot kiln when I heard this. Just notice, the interaction among civilizations has already penetrated into every aspect of each of us unconsciously. It's the wheat-harvesting season. I grinded the new flour and made the Maimai wine (a nourishing wine for postpartum women). And I brewed beer with techniques originated from other culture! view all

 

 
 
It's yet another flowering season for lotus. I found some lotus flowers, leaves, rhizomes, and roots, and made several congenial summer dishes. The rest of the lotus roots were used to make a dessert dedicated to my grandma - lotus powder with sweet osmanthus flowers and nuts. That, coupled with a sip of lotus tea, will make you so happy that you'll sigh about the transience of summer.
 
 
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Published on Aug 11, 2019
(Liuzhou "Luosifen" is also known as Liuzhou rice noodles with river snails.) Summer is the on-season for processing sweet bamboo shoots. I made some pickled bamboo shoots. River snails and pork bones are stewed for hours to make a delicious stock. A handful of rice noodles, a few slices of vegetables, pickled bamboo shoots and green beans, chunks of "wood ear" fungus and dried daikon radish. Just before serving, sprinkle it up with pan-fried peanuts and tofu skin, and add a spoonful of chili oil. Sour, pungent, savory, mouthwatering, and steaming - this is how a bowl of Liuzhou "Luosifen", the legendary cuisine that has been listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of China, is made.
 
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Published on Aug 23, 2019
It has become almost a pattern for me: every year when yellow peaches are ripe, I make the exact same things as I did last year - canned yellow peaches, jam, and dried peaches... This year, I also picked out some soft ones and made yellow peach wine out of them. I tried this "vanilla & yellow peach & roasted ribs" recipe which I thought was gonna be a gruesome combination, but it turned out to be finger-licking delicious!
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Chioggia (Candy Stripe Beet)

Red skin, red and white concentric rings, also mild flavoured salad green, Italian heirloom. 52-65 days.
 
 
Beetroot Seeds

(Beta vulgaris)

High nutrition and vitamin content, tops are rich source of vitamin C, eat in salads or soups. Native of northern Africa and western Mediterranean, ancient Greeks used leaves only. Beetroot can be steamed with other vegies or grated raw as well as boiled and pickled for salads. Best results in soil with pH over 6 and if always kept moist. Can sow indoors and transplant. Thin to 30-50mm, young thinnings may be transplanted older thinnings as leaf vegetable, sow after frost. Roots store well after harvest. Sow spring to autumn, anytime in mild climates. 50-90 seeds per gram
 
 
Welcome to Eden Seeds and Select Organic.

Our aim is to distribute old traditional open pollinated varieties of vegetable seed, preferably old Australian varieties and organically or bio-dynamically grown where possible.

 

We believe they are more nutritious and better tasting, hardy and easier to grow for the home gardener. Old varieties produce over an extended period. Home gardeners obtain relaxation, enjoyment and quality from a most rewarding hobby.

 Our seeds are the old traditional open pollinated non-hybrid varieties and have no chemical treatment, and no genetic engineering.
 
 

Contact us:
 
 
ABN: 38 090 257 426
Address: 
M.S. 905 
Lower Beechmont, 
QLD 4211, Australia.
Phone: 07 5533 1177 view all

 
 
 
 

 
 
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Our active Jelly Bush honey has a high activity rating of 20+ and a MGO rating of 800+.

Active Jelly Bush honey has the same health promoting properties as New Zealand’s Manuka honey and is often referred to as Australia’s Manuka. Active Jelly Bush honey is the ideal compliment to your first aid kit or medicine cabinet as it is widely recognised for its many healing properties and is considered to be one of the best natural medicines.

Health benefits of Jelly bush honey

Jelly Bush honey is a potent wound healer, dramatically accelerating healing time and can greatly reduce the risk of infection and scarring.  It works as a natural anti-fungal and anti-bacterial when applied topically to a wound as well as internally for many conditions such as ulcers and throat infections.  It is also very safe to use directly on burns, grazes and broken skin.
 
 
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WE LOVE WHOLEFOODS! Before Denise (the fantastic cook) and I (the fantastic eater), opened our store in Lismore, NSW, fresh affordable wholefoods were just not available to everyone. We had to change this. Taking a big step in 2008 we borrowed the money for our first store against the only thing we could, a heavily forested piece of land with a small shed in the beautiful Northern Rivers, our family home. A very scary thing to do but love will make you do almost anything. So our love for people and delicious wholesome food took over.[The Shed]The shed that started it all

We opened our first store in Lismore, the original bulk foods store in NSW, based completely on our life long philosophy of doing everything in a fair and ethical way. Treating the environment, the land, the farmers, the food as well as our staff, customers, friends, family and each other with sincere respect and generosity whilst having fun and laughter along the way is most important to us. We are them and they are us.

Trust is what has sustained us, and it is from this place that we strive to provide all our customers with the best quality wholefoods at the most affordable prices. Whether you are shopping with us in our Lismore store, the more recently opened Coffs Harbour store (2014) or online you can trust that your fresh food is handled with the utmost care, and friendly professional service.
 
 
Contact Us:
 
119 Magellan Street
Lismore NSW 2480
Australia

Email: via the contact form on this page
Phone: 02 6622 1290


OUR STORES

LISMORE

119 Magellan Street
Lismore NSW 2480
Australia
Phone: 02 6622 1290
Email: via the contact form

OPENING HOURS

Monday – Friday
9am – 5.30pm
Thursday
9am – 6pm
Saturday
9am – 1pm

CLOSED ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

COFFS HARBOUR

25-27 Little St
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Australia
Phone: 02 6651 1991
Email: via the contact form

OPENING HOURS

Monday – Friday
9am – 5.30pm
Thursday
9am – 6pm
Saturday
9am – 1pm
 
 
 
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Using a long soak and slow dehydration method our activated almonds are locally made in Woodburn NSW using sustainably grown, insecticide free, Australian almonds from Belehris Estates in South Australia.

Activating almonds refers to soaking/sprouting raw almonds in salted, filtered water for 12 hours to begin the process of germination, encouraging an almonds digestive enzymes to be activated…ultimately awakening their life force.

These enzymes break down phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors therefore making almonds easier to digest and the nutrients more readily available for our bodies to absorb. Super yummy too!
 
 
ABOUT US:
 


 
 
WE LOVE WHOLEFOODS! Before Denise (the fantastic cook) and I (the fantastic eater), opened our store in Lismore, NSW, fresh affordable wholefoods were just not available to everyone. We had to change this. Taking a big step in 2008 we borrowed the money for our first store against the only thing we could, a heavily forested piece of land with a small shed in the beautiful Northern Rivers, our family home. A very scary thing to do but love will make you do almost anything. So our love for people and delicious wholesome food took over.[The Shed]The shed that started it all

We opened our first store in Lismore, the original bulk foods store in NSW, based completely on our life long philosophy of doing everything in a fair and ethical way. Treating the environment, the land, the farmers, the food as well as our staff, customers, friends, family and each other with sincere respect and generosity whilst having fun and laughter along the way is most important to us. We are them and they are us.

Trust is what has sustained us, and it is from this place that we strive to provide all our customers with the best quality wholefoods at the most affordable prices. Whether you are shopping with us in our Lismore store, the more recently opened Coffs Harbour store (2014) or online you can trust that your fresh food is handled with the utmost care, and friendly professional service.
 
 
Contact Us:
 
119 Magellan Street
Lismore NSW 2480
Australia

Email: via the contact form on this page
Phone: 02 6622 1290


OUR STORES

LISMORE

119 Magellan Street
Lismore NSW 2480
Australia
Phone: 02 6622 1290
Email: via the contact form

OPENING HOURS

Monday – Friday
9am – 5.30pm
Thursday
9am – 6pm
Saturday
9am – 1pm

CLOSED ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

COFFS HARBOUR

25-27 Little St
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Australia
Phone: 02 6651 1991
Email: via the contact form

OPENING HOURS

Monday – Friday
9am – 5.30pm
Thursday
9am – 6pm
Saturday
9am – 1pm
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This funky little kit will have you ditching the plastic in no time..

Enjoy a crafternoon with the kids creating their own beeswax wraps. 

Simple fun and easy to make 

This kit includes;

4x hexagon wax blocks (48g of our special beeswax blend)
2x medium piece of our funky fun organic cotton 26 cm x 24.5 cm 
Instructions

You will receive two of the same pattern unless you pick mixture and you can choose your own fabric by putting in the comments which fabric you would like.

This kit will make 2 x Medium wraps that will last up to 2 years!

Education is the key, lets get the kids making reusable beeswax wraps for there lunches .

**These little kits can also be use for fundraising activities. Enquire about our fundraiser DIY kits for your school today!**
 
 
HOW TO USE

Use the warmth of your hands to mould and shape your Honeybee Wrap over food and dishes. Wrapping your fruit and veggies in a beeswax wrap will seal in the freshness and keep your food fresh for longer. 

 

Cover a bowl or a plate. Wrap half an avocado, fresh herbs, celery, kale, shallots, breads, cheeses, sandwiches and snack on the go. Take your lunch to work in a Honeybee wrap.

 

HOW DO I WASH MY HONEYBEE WRAP

Simply wipe over your Honeybee Wrap with a cloth and a mild detergentand use cool water . rinse and hang over the dish rack to dry.Avoid any heat and raw meats.  The wraps are compostable at the end of their cycle.

 How Long Does The Honeybee Wrap Last?

If you follow the simple steps of care, your Honeybee wrap will last 12 mths.

 CAN MY WRAP BE RECOATED 

 Aboslutley !Honeybee wrap sells a rewaxing bar should you wish to rewax your wraps.
Our wrap are 100% compostable at the end of there life cycle .

 What Sizes Are Best For My Needs?

We have an assortment of sizes (4 in total), sold separately or in packs. if you are a first time Honeybee Wrapper, starting with a 3 pack to determine which sizes are the most useful for you is a great way to start.

 CAN I FREEZE MY HONEYBEE WRAP

Yes! Bee's Honeybee wrap keeps food fresh in the freezer for 2-3 weeks. perfect for freezing bread pizza dough ,bannnas and baked good.

 

You can cut out plastic zip lock bags by making a pocket bag from your honeybee wrap for your freezing requirement.

 

which sizes are bet for my needs 

Small (21cmx21cm) Wrap the end of a cucumber, half an avocado or onion, or cover a small jug.


Medium (30cmx26.5cm) Wrap a block of cheese or a sandwich, a bunch of basil, coriander or parsley. The most versatile size and perfect for kid's lunches.


Large (35cmx34cm) Perfect for large salad bowls, a plate of leftovers, lunches, fruit and veg.


Extra Large (45cmx40cm) Wrap a bunch of celery, kale, shallots, or a large loaf of bread to keep your food fresher for longer.
 
 
 
 
Contact Us:
 
 [email protected]
0416 3527 84

wholesale @honeybeewrap.com.au

02 6684 6747

Postal Address
Honeybee Wrap
PO Box 652
Mullumbimby NSW 2482
Australia

Honeybee Wrap
ABN: 60560202698
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Honeybee Wrap is a reusable beeswax wrap, an eco friendly alternative to plastic wrap and a fantastic food preserver. By using a reusable beeswax wrap you are helping to reduce the 8 million tons of plastic that enters our oceans each year!

Hello im sherrie owner and creator of Honeybee wrap.

HoneyBee Wrap originated in my family kitchen 5 years ago in the Northern Rivers near beautiful Byron Bay. Having a big family, with 5 children I was always looking for greener alternative to preserve our food fresh without the use of plastic. That is until I started making and using Honeybee wrap.

To this day you can still find our little studio in Mullumbimby! Our reusable wraps are  100% Australian made and manufactured. 

In fact, our commitment to sustainability doesn't only stop at making an environmentally friendly alternative product but we give back to our community by employing locals and buying locally sourced ingredients. We also give away our by product fabric waste which is recycled. And each year we help a number of schools and community projects by fundraising their green activities. If you have a green idea we would love to hear from you!

WHAT'S IN OUR WRAP?

Our reusable food wrap are made with 100% organic cotton, natural Australian beeswax, organic coconut oil, tree resin and Australian jojoba oil. 

One of the reason why our beeswax wrap are of the highest quality on the market is because we only use the best ingredients. Starting with 100% certified organic cotton (GOTS certified) with low impact dyes. This means that the cotton is grown without the use of chemical and pesticide.

Did you know that cotton is the most widely grown crops in the world, growing conventional cotton is also one of the most chemical-­intensive?

Our reusable beeswax wraps are actually so green that when you are finished with them you can put them in your worm farm or compost bin!

ABOUT BEESWAX

 

Beeswax is a by product of honey extraction which would be otherwise a waste. All the beeswax we use is locally sourced and has been harvested in a sustainable way. We know this because we have a close relationship with all our beeswax suppliers..

Want to know more about beeswax check out our blogs

How sustainable is beeswax
5 Things you can do to help the bees

Easy way to support the bees is by protecting their environment, plant bee friendly flowers and or build a bee house or sponsor one.

Support the bees here

WHERE TO FIND US?

Honeybee wrap is one of the first and Australia's largest manufacturer of beeswax wraps. You can find our product at your health food stores, eco juice bars, healthy cafes, gifts shop and homeware stores all over Australia but our favourite place to be is still the local market in Byron Bay, Bangalow and Port Douglas where we can chat to you directly and where we can promote a greener and better way of living! 

HoneyBee Wrap is available in a number of retails store all over Australia. In fact there are so readily available that the list would be too long to put on here! So if you're looking to buy or restock with HoneyBee Wraps check out our "Find Us" page to locate the stockist near you. Or simply buy them online and enjoy free shipping worldwide!
 
Contact Us:
 
 
 
[email protected]
0416 3527 84

wholesale @honeybeewrap.com.au

02 6684 6747

Postal Address
Honeybee Wrap
PO Box 652
Mullumbimby NSW 2482
Australia

Honeybee Wrap
ABN: 60560202698
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 Learn how to grow healthy, living organic food for free through our introductory Permaculture course and further your journey of knowledge into food self-reliance. Empower yourself and become part of the solution towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Design and manage your own sustainable food production system – from backyard vegetable gardens, to hobby farms and larger-scale ventures.

Topics include:

Principles of Permaculture
Understanding soil fertility and plant nutrition
The benefits of organics and soil microbiology
Permaculture design to achieve sustainability
How to make, manage and apply high value compost
Specialist ‘Compost Tea’ as a liquid plant and soil pro-biotic

Details & cost:

Where: Hidden Garden Farm Christmas Island
When: Course times subject to student numbers and seasonality. Contact Mark Bennett for further information +61 (0) 403 004 888

Included:

Two days of theory and hands-on practical sessions
Transfers to and from your Christmas Island accommodation to Hidden Garden Farm site
Morning, lunch and afternoon tea
Course notes

$500 + GST

Accommodation options:

Backpacker $50 per person, per night
2.5 star $100 per room, per night for two people, single supplement
3.5 star $200 per room, per night view all

 

 
 
 The unprecedented global demand of modern agriculture is unsustainable. It depletes the soil and strips it of long-term nutrients. This course focuses on the relationship between the health of the soil and its ability to produce high quality, healthy food. We demystify the complex sciences of soil microbiology and plant nutrition to bring you a cutting edge system of sustainable soil management.

Hidden Garden’s Bio-Vital™ system for sustainable soil management redefines sustainable agriculture and Permaculture practices and teaches how to build soil fertility to improve production and reduce input cost. With our ‘Specialist Composting Made Easy’ method you’ll learn how to convert local resources and common waste products into high value, ‘smells good’ compost. You’ll gain hands-on experience making powerful organic, bio-fertilisers from commonly available materials for just a few cents per litre.

Topics include:

Compost made easy – the Bio-Vital™ approach
Making soil pro-biotic – a simple easy system for building soil fertility
Making bio-fertilisers – feed your plants and your soils – a cost-effective solution to increased production

You will leave this course with enough experience to be able to apply this new generation of organic management.

Details & cost:

Where: Hidden Garden Farm Christmas Island
When: Course times subject to student numbers and seasonality. Contact Mark Bennett for further information +61 (0) 403 004 888

Included:

5 days intensive theory and hands-on practical sessions
Transfers to and from your Christmas Island accommodation to Hidden Garden Farm site
Morning, lunch and afternoon tea
Course notes

$1,200 + GST

Accommodation options:

Backpacker $50 per person, per night
2.5 star $100 per room, per night for two people, single supplement
3.5 star $200 per room, per night view all

 
 

 
Learners will receive in-depth practical knowledge over this intensive 10 day Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC), which delivers 72 hours of life-changing Permaculture learning and techniques and is a prerequisite course for the Diploma in Permaculture Design. Qualified, passionate instructors teach you to grow more resilient, productive gardens and properties guided by nature and aided by science and technology through Hidden Garden’s cutting edge Bio-Vital™ approach.

Regardless of your background or country of origin, this Permaculture certification will equip you with the skills to design and implement Permaculture into your home projects or professional environments from urban back-yard plots and Permaculture systems to small farms and community projects.

Topics include:

Theory and principles of Permaculture
Eco-friendly house placement and design
Energy conservation techniques for cold climates
Recycling and waste management
Organic food production
Water harvesting and management
Ecological pest control
Drought-proofing
Soil rehabilitation and erosion control
Livestock
Aquaculture
Catastrophe preparedness and prevention
Windbreaks and fire control

The foundation for this PDC course is A Permaculture Designers’ Manual by Bill Mollison and is distributed to students on the first day. The Manual is included in the cost of the course tuition.

Students are invited to bring details of their own sites or potential sites to consider during the course.

Details & cost:

Where: Hidden Garden Farm Christmas Island
When: Course times subject to student numbers and seasonality. Contact Mark Bennett for further information +61 (0) 403 004 888

Included:

10 days intensive theory and hands-on practical sessions
Transfers to and from your Christmas Island accommodation to Hidden Garden Farm site
Morning, lunch and afternoon tea
Course notes

$2,000 + GST

Accommodation options:

Backpacker $50 per person, per night
2.5 star $100 per room, per night for two people, single supplement
3.5 star $200 per room, per night view all

 


A practical Permaculture earthworks workshop that explores the relationship between water and land. Turn your farm, community project or urban garden into a living ecosystem.




Topics include:

Soil and water management
Swale construction
Water harvesting
Ponds and dams
Designs for production
Drought proofing
Habitat creation

Details & cost:

Where: Hidden Garden Farm Christmas Island
When: Dates subject to student numbers and seasonality enquire today with Mark Bennett + 61 (0)403 004 888

Included:

One day workshop of theory and practical sessions
Transfers to and from your Christmas Island accommodation to Hidden Garden Farm site
Morning, lunch and afternoon tea
Workshop notes view all

 

 
 
 Ask about our next internship dates by calling Mark Bennett +61 403004888

A Permaculture internship on Christmas Island’s Hidden Garden Sustainable Farm is a one-of-a-kind experience. Much more than a Permaculture farm, Hidden Garden offers a unique opportunity to be part of a ground breaking project that is literally breathing the life back into the land – degraded and depleted after decades of mining. Set against the back-drop of one of the world’s most diverse ecologies, Christmas Island is surrounded by abundant marine life, unique eco-systems and pristine oceans.

Our six week practical Permaculture internships are for anyone interested in living a more sustainable self-reliant and resilient lifestyle as a productive citizen of our one and only planet. Study the principles of Permaculture and the art of more sustainable living with our qualified and passionate Hidden Garden team working together to realise the common goal of quality local food production, regardless of where you live. To promote and grow organic foods that are not only better for you but ‘cheaper’ because there is more food at a lesser environmental cost. Less food miles, less food storage and packaging, less toxic chemicals, less water, and less distribution cost! We’re a mix of part science, part technology and part heritage farming. We grow low input high yielding organic produce working alongside nature. We make use of local waste streams turning them into resources, aided by science and technology, to accelerate naturally occurring processes.
 
 
 
 
example curriculum

week 1

Monday

Introduction to Hidden Garden Sustainable Farm

Tuesday – Wednesday ‘Food for Free’ 
Learn how to grow healthy, living organic food for free through our introductory Permaculture course and further your journey of knowledge into food self-reliance. Empower yourself and become part of the solution towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Design and manage your own sustainable food production system – from backyard vegetable gardens, to hobby farms and larger-scale ventures.

Topics include:

Principles of Permaculture
Understanding soil fertility and plant nutrition
The benefits of organics and soil health
Permaculture as a design science for ethical human settlement
How to make, manage and apply high value compost
Aerated, specialist ‘Compost Tea’ as a liquid plant and soil pro-biotic

Thursday – Friday
Introduction to sustainable horticulture and farm management. Understanding whole systems management for improving production, eliminating waste and advancing production.

Weekend
Free time to explore the island. More than 60% of the island is national park with a remarkable ecology and kilometres of trails to explore.




weeks 2 and 3

Monday to Friday – Permaculture Design Certificate 

Learners will receive in-depth practical knowledge over this intensive 10 day Permaculture Design Certificate which delivers 72 hours of life-changing Permaculture learning and techniques. Qualified, passionate instructors teach you to grow more resilient, productive gardens and properties guided by nature and aided by science and technology through Hidden Garden’s patented Bio-Vital™ approach.

Regardless of your background or country of origin this Certificate course will equip you with the skills to design and implement Permaculture into your home projects or professional environments from urban back-yard plots and Permaculture systems to small farms and community projects.

Topics include:

The importance of water ‘self-reliance’
Water management, collection and storage
Greenhouse technology and management
Propagation and seed saving
Earthworks

Weekends
Free time to explore the island.




week 4

Monday – Friday Practical Farm Skills 

Learn about the Hidden Garden Sustainable Farm design and get practical hands on knowledge with each system. Understand farm skills including Permaculture Principles, tools, equipment, greenhouses, open row systems, irrigation and water management, team building.

Weekend
Free time to explore the island.




week 5

Monday to Friday

Sustainable soil management – redefining sustainable agriculture from the ground up.

The unprecedented global demand of modern agriculture is unsustainable. It depletes the soil and strips it of long-term nutrients. This PDC course focuses on the relationship between the health of the soil and its ability to produce high quality, healthy food. We demystify the complex sciences of soil microbiology and plant nutrition to bring you a cutting edge system of sustainable soil management.
Hidden Garden’s Bio-Vital™ system for sustainable soil management redefines sustainable agriculture and Permaculture practices and teaches how to build soil fertility to improve production and reduce input cost. With our ‘Specialist Composting Made Easy’ method you’ll learn how to convert local resources and common waste products into high value, ‘smells good’ compost. You’ll gain hands-on experience making powerful organic, bio-fertilisers from commonly available materials for just a few cents per litre.

Topics include:

Compost made easy – the Bio-Vital™ approach
Making soil pro-biotic – a simple easy system for building soil fertility
Making bio-fertilisers – feed your plants and your soils – a cost-effective solution to increased production

Weekend
Free time to explore the island.




week 6

Monday – Tuesday, Thursday – Friday

Integrating knowledge – practical on farm experience.

Following the sustainable soils management course instruction and introduction to process in the field, we extend our knowledge through further real-life practical experiences on the farm. We learn how to manage composting over time, make, monitor and amend bio-fertilisers, use compost for accelerating plant growth and build soil fertility. We apply bio-fertiliser as foliar sprays and soil drenches and get familiar with the techniques and equipment required to set up systems that apply to home gardens and commercially productive systems. You will become confident with the system and techniques and to be able to apply the methodologies in the field, on the farm, as a productive gardener and as a teacher or consultant.

Wednesday: Micro Earthworks Workshop
A practical Permaculture earthworks workshop that explores the relationship between water and land. Turn your farm, community project or urban garden into a living ecosystem.

Topics include:

Soil and water management
Swales
Water harvesting
Ponds and dams
Drought proofing
Habitat

Weekend
Free time to explore the island.




Further details & cost:
Where: Hidden Garden Farm Christmas Island

When: Course times subject to student numbers and seasonality. Contact Mark Bennett for further information +61 (0) 403 004 888

Included:

140 hours intensive theory and hands-on practical sessions – 7am – 4pm
9 days ‘on farm’ work-experience (7am – 1pm hours tbc)
Transfers to and from your Christmas Island accommodation to Hidden Garden Farm site
Morning, lunch and afternoon tea
Course notes and manual

$6,000 + GST

Accommodation options:

Backpacker $50 per person, per night
2.5 star $100 per room, per night for two people, single supplement
3.5 star $200 per room, per night


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 Purely organic and based on natural biological farming techniques – we compost community waste bringing land back to life…we can farm practically anywhere!

Our farms are designed to be completely self-sustaining. We build fertility by converting community waste into the very best compost. Bio-Vital™ compost was developed by co-founder, Paul Taylor over four decades of research and application on degraded systems all over the world. Our Bio-VitalTM compost is used to remediate degraded soil and enhance conditions for growing fresh organic produce. This specialist aerobic thermal compost is used to enhance raised growing beds and aquaponic systems.

Depending on local conditions and requirements our modular farming system can include market gardens with raised garden beds, roofed greenhouses, annual row cropping and Permaculture forests. The gardens self-propagate providing on-going seed supply.

Chickens, geese, ducks, and guinea fowl are an essential part of the Hidden Garden design. They help control insects and weeds control and provide eggs and fertiliser. Hidden Garden Sustainable Farms favours Chicken Caravan systems which allows us to move the chickens around, giving them an open area to forage.

The ultimate vision for our farms is that they will be run off the grid, with all electricity and water coming from the site itself. All roofed structures will capture and store water, and if needed other methods for storing water in-ground will also be used. Power from solar and wind generation will be introduced on appropriate sites to supply the farm with its energy needs.

A Hidden Garden Farm is a truly sustainable waste to resource project. view all

 

 
 
 
Description

This rust eraser removes rust from cast iron and steel. It is a semi-flexible rubber sanding block with 120 grit impregnated uniformly in the block. We find it very useful for removing superficial rust from our scythe blades on the odd occasion we forget to give them a light oiling after use . The block is a comfortable size to hold in your hand, being 80 mm x 50 mm x 20 mm. Unlike other sanding blocks, it retains its abrasive qualities until the block has been completely worn away – just like a pencil eraser.
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:

address:1C Totnes Valley Road, Totnes Valley, NSW 2850
phone:(02) 6373 4270
email: [email protected] view all

 
Description

The Advanced Scythe Kit consists of the 70 cm grass blade, the snath of your choice, a copper stone sheath, the Mailander Gruene Drache whetstone, the Picard scythe anvil and Picard peening hammer.

This kit is well suited to someone who is experienced working with metal and feels confident they could peen a blade freehanded.

Blade Length

There is only one length of blades that are left handed. We therefore recommend that if you feel you could manage a right handed scythe, which by the way is still used with two hands, you would be better to choose a right handed one. You have a much broader selection of blade lengths for right handed scythes.

Snath Length
 
If you are shorter than about 160 cm (5 ft 3 in), choose the Short snathIf you are between 158 cm to 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall, choose the Standard snathIf you are between 176 cm and 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall, choose the Long snathIf you are between 188 cm to 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall, choose the Extra Long snath

 

Please note: If you don’t feel confident to tackle freehanded peening at this stage, the Starter Scythe Kit, left handed provides you with an easier way of sharpening your blade. If you feel you would prefer to get a right handed kit, see the Starter Scythe Kit or Advanced Scythe Kit.
 
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:

address:1C Totnes Valley Road, Totnes Valley, NSW 2850
phone:(02) 6373 4270
email: [email protected]
 
 
 
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Description

The Starter Scythe Kit consists of a grass blade of your choice, the snath of your choice, a copper stone sheath, the peening jig and the Mailander Gruene Drache whetstone.

This kit is well suited to someone who mainly wants to mow grass, but hasn’t had much experience working with metal.

Blade Length

If you mainly wish to mow in enclosed spaces such as around trees, garden beds and fences, the trimming blade would be most useful for you. If you wish to mow mainly wide open areas of grass, and maybe even make some hay, the field blade (75 cm) or even the hay making blade (90 cm) would be a better choice. If you have both enclosed and open areas to mow, the all-purpose blade would be a good choice. The vegie garden blade is for mowing in narrower rows in your vegetable garden. We’ve even seen people mowing salad vegetables with this blade when harvesting salad vegetables for market.

Snath Length


If you are shorter than about 160 cm (5 ft 3 in), choose the Short snathIf you are between 158 cm to 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall, choose the Standard snathIf you are between 176 cm and 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall, choose the Long snathIf you are between 188 cm to 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall, choose the Extra Long snath

Please note: If you are an experienced metal worker or blacksmith and feel confident that you could peen out the blade freehanded, see the Advanced Scythe Kit. If you are 100% left handed. see the Starter Scythe Kit, left handed or Advanced Scythe Kit, left handed.
 
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:

address:1C Totnes Valley Road, Totnes Valley, NSW 2850
phone:(02) 6373 4270
email: [email protected] view all

 
 
 
 
 











 
 
 
 
] Description:

The snath is the handle of the scythe. The 130 cm snath is suitable for people shorter than 160 cm (5 ft 3 in). Each snath is made in Austria of European Ash and comes with a blade attachment ring, an upper and a lower ergonomic grip, a snath protector, and an Allen key for securing the blade to the snath.
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:

address:1C Totnes Valley Road, Totnes Valley, NSW 2850
phone:(02) 6373 4270
email: [email protected]
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Description

The blade attachment ring is the connecting piece of metal between the scythe blade and its handle, the snath.

If you buy a snath from us, this blade attachment ring and the accompanying Allen key are included with the snath. However, more and more people like to make their own snaths, as they did in days gone by, in which case it is very useful to be able to buy the blade attachment ring separately.

Included are some photos of how the blade attachment ring attaches the blade to the snath.

Photo 1 shows the blade attachment ring slid past the notch at the bottom of the snath with the nub of the blade about to be fitted into the notch.

Photo 2 shows the blade attachment ring has been slid back down so it is now positioned over the tang of the blade.

Photo 3 shows how the blade is secured using the two little grub screws and the Allen key.
 
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:

address:1C Totnes Valley Road, Totnes Valley, NSW 2850
phone:(02) 6373 4270
email: [email protected] view all

 

 
Here's a 20 min total tour and update on the garden, goats, ducks, broody hens, cows, milking, farm plans, apple trees and more. view all

 

 
 
We think we know what's wrong with the duckling named "Dan-Dan" and are trying to treat him but can we help? view all

 

 
One More Hog Harvest

 

 
You SPENT HOW MUCH?! Is It Worth The Cost?

 

 
 
 
 
Our Nubian goat Moonbeam delivers her first kid! We are excited to add another beautiful goat to our herd.
 
Transcript:
 


joy she's in labor are you excited I just saw her have a contraction we're gonna have a baby today [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] man [Music] ready we're heading to the barn [Applause] make up [Applause] really glad nobody it's in the barn because I'm taking shut that door [Music] a gentleman [Applause] you just want the lemons so we are gonna sit and watch her for probably 20 minutes or so and just see what happens how are you feeling right now okay let's guess how many babies is movie I'm gonna have like I think just one as well I will be very surprised that there's two cuz she doesn't really even look pregnant but you and I have felt those babies our baby kick haven't we yeah it's pretty special she's just eating right through the contractions look at her back arch her tail was up she is just so funny she doesn't seem to notice that she's having these contractions what are you reading yeah you're about to push some babies out you're getting very close yep see the babies come mm-hmm just eating her way right through her contraction there were now then she'll pause and her chomping and then go right back to it okay this is how good usually head to the wall focus she likes that Joey she's so cute she wants everyone's support and affection right now is what she's kidding it is really really cold today yeah I feel like it's office winter feeling in here [Music] good woman she's getting close to pushing okay she's okay yeah we know this because it's your first time yeah a little bit how many babies do you think she's now huh this one like a shocker to you she's pushing all right come on in shut that door be real quiet [Music] oh good you got this mama here we go here comes the baby good job good job [Music] I only see one hoof again which is very concerning like with Raven so I'm probably gonna glove up and lube up and see what I can see if I need to intervene not presentation in my goose [Music] okay ready [Music] good job good job here's your baby here's your baby yeah that's your baby she did it with a little help yeah it was a little ad yet and pulled the hoof forward again it was like way back again I just up to like my mid arm come on this is your baby yes that's your baby mm-hmm had to go in again which second time it was the same exact problem as its Raven mm-hmm so we'll see if she bonds otherwise though put molasses on the baby and hopefully she'll get super interested [Music] do you think I'd like to be born first time yeah and I was talking to this moment and it's never done this is so funny them going back and forth like that babies sucking on her neck and she's looking the bucket why are you looking the bucket look your baby our baby had a baby you mean we got Moonbeam as a baby she's grown up on our farm and now she's had her first baby and it's a doling I can't believe that we have all dealings this year that's kind of nuts now see Lincoln er and getting to know where she's doing a good job you just missed it by like a couple seconds had to go get my main squeeze here my partner in all things farm we do a lot of farming together what do you think about the baby go there need to walk within a minute so we're the sweetest thing that's kind of a miracle [Music] for doing for doping Oh girls not that we would mind a boy but it's on a farm having girl babies is usually a huge blessing for a lot of reasons they're the more productive as far as milk goes animals and then also they're a lot easier to sell than boys as far as like milk animals go good touch it's a girl take a good look at her and think of a name today this is the month of May May May how about maple yeah it needs to nurse you're just trying to figure it out we could help a little the man okay it's time for our afterbirth care for the baby for the kid we will dip its cord and iodine give it some selenium keep an eye to make sure it nurses and will also watch for mom to drop her placenta and I'm pretty sure this is gonna be the only baby she doesn't have any showing any signs it's been an hour she's not really showing any signs that she didn't have another one see that beautiful baby she's trying to figure out how to nurse what do you think about baby goats do you like that we have baby goats porting on our farm do you think you'd be sad if we ever stopped eating girl find that teat she's so close she still hasn't gotten it in her mouth but she's getting closer and getting it you're so close you can do it come on yours Oh blows yes score that is really good she's nursing perfectly that is such a good sign when you see a baby nursing perfectly good job little one well guys I always feel like I can take a break after I see the baby's nursing baby's nursing so we'll just keep an eye on them and they'll stay in here for at least 24 hours if not longer just we'll see this has been the best day on the homestead we love days like this here we have wonderful babies born healthy mamas healthy babies oh yeah good job sweet girl good job mama he'll see you guys in the next video [Music]
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THIS BABY GOAT"S FIRST DAY!

 

 
Goslings arrived by mail today! These baby animals are even cuter than we thought they would be. view all