Gardening is not a rational act. What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which the Pope kissing th...

We have a big week of planting ahead of us, so we decided to take the weekend off to roam. Even though it wasn't on our agenda, each day...

We got up early today. The bobcat was due at 7am and we wanted to edge the Forest before it arrived. Our OH&S officer was standing by. A...

It might have taken us a whole day to get from home to Sydney, but once we arrived on site it didn't take us long to: Contemplate the sp...

Back in April, when we were desperate to find a home for the Food Forest, CarriageWorks tried really hard to accommodate us; we just couldn...

Augmenting the spirit of our forthcoming Plant-in Day: Alexandria permablitz in Sydney. A course taken by Milkwood Permaculture . Picture ta...

After several weeks of sourcing available food plants we have come up with the following list, which we have ordered from several nurseries ...

We have just received a wonderful letter of support from the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC), the legal custodians of the...

When you get right down to it, there are few agricultural practices that are really necessary - Masanobu Fukuoka While Meg and Zephyr were d...

Elevation impression. Plan view. Click on images for greater detail.

A little while ago we were required to ask for support letters to apply for funding for the Food Forest. We naturally asked members of our l...

We've been writing up a long-list of suitable plants to use in the Food Forest. A short-list selection will be based upon three criteria...

Michael Leunig, SMH, May 2010 The Artist as Family, St.M, May 2010

After months of searching and writing proposals, it looks like we have a site, and a beautiful site indeed. Yesterday we heard back from St ...