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Organic gardening

An important part of living off the land is growing your own vegetables and berries. Inspired by the principals of permiculture we aim to have a productive, low maintenance food production system that is rich in diversity and healthy life.

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Strawberries
Strawberries
The season of the bean
Snow - cold, white and good for the soil?
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Harvesting Potatoes
A bigger tunnel house
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Tangled Carrot
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Tangled Carrot
From above ground, this looked like a promising specimen, nice and bushy green.

Somehow it got stunted and  tangled. Shame.
11 Jan 2012
A hint of garlic
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A hint of garlic
It's high summer, we've passed the longest day and our garlic had been in the ground for 7 months.

This represents about 40-50% of the crop and is the first time we have grown garlic at our place.
27 Dec 2011
Polycultures
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Polycultures
The other end of the spectrum from monocultures, polycultures are mixed plantings of various species that work together and may imitate naturally occurring collections.

Unlike monoculture, which is prone to pest and disease, depletes and degrades soil, polycultures are ecosystems in themselves, utilising the balancing and collaborative effects of nature.
13 Nov 2011
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Organic seeds
Organic seeds
We have a selection of vegetable seeds available for trade and sale. Click through to view our current selection and place an order.
Organic seeds
grozone - free garden management software
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grozone - free garden management software
I have developed an easy to use, visual garden layout and recording system. The program allows for the creation plantings over a given area over time.

The software is available for use for anyone interested. Read more for specifications.
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