This new garden has not only survived a hot summer in exposed position with extended drought in Western Australia, but thrived way beyond expectations. Check out the big sweet potatoes and the Home Bio gas unit . We believe the plants are growing so well because of previous applications of fungal dominated compost tea to…
Category: Farming
Merri Bee Organic Farmacy
Two small properties in Western Australia, 10 hectares in Nannup ( the mythical town of “Seacliffe” in the movie “Drift”) and 20 hectares in Karridale, constitute Merri Bee Organic Farmacy. Operators Stewart Seesink and Bee Winfield are together creating a permaculture, a natural system of perennial abundance to satisfy human needs for food, shelter,…
A taste of Permaculture tour Sunday June 5th 2016
A Guided permaculture tour Sun June 5th 2016 from 10 am to 1.30 pm. Join Stew and Bee on Merri Bee Organic Farm,Sunday morning this long weekend for an introduction to Permaculture . We will take a wander through food forests, some 25 years old, visiting many friendly farm animals along the way. On this extensive guided tour you will see more than 90 different…
Ducky dream homes
Ducks are cheaper to keep than chooks because they just seem to get by without much grain. This is great for Permies, as we are usually penniless, building up real wealth (starting with the soil). With ducks you can plant stuff to attract slugs and snails, so the sappy , strappy and succulent plants (like…