Student Signup Information and Policies Greetings, and thank you for your interest in Merri Bee Organic Farm’s permaculture classes. Below you will find all the“housekeeping” details of signing up for these events. Payment: We offer a few methods of payment for our classes. A netbank deposit or sending us a cheque . Please make all…
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Raising chickens
4 week old pullets This morning we went into town to pick up our new laying fowls. They are only 1 day old so this is a case of the chicken coming before the egg, about 6 months before in fact. So much Delayed Gratification because a lot expensive food and 22 weeks goes by…
Why I am not a vegan
Why I am not a vegan and how the planet needs us to take our place in the food chain It is said so often that “going vegan” is the best thing we can do for our health and the planet. Not True. In this talk I will alert vegans to the health dangers of…
Worm farming, all you ever wanted to know and more.
There are 2 well researched, scientific ways to produce safe and beneficial compost, and a worm farm is one….. Worms will only migrate away if they are not fed and watered. Neglect them and one rainy night they will up and leave. The worm is a wonderful creature who wasn’t always appreciated till Charles Darwin pointed…
The free rangiest free range, quality pasture fed farm animals around.
BY now I hope you’ve all heard that pasture fed fat is good for you, so rich in Omega 3 oils which are so important especially for youngsters. Its sugar that is bad . Well good, because producing sugar is energy intensive and by contrast, meat , eggs and milk are the most sustainable diet…
Of Worms and wheat reveling in the rain
For the first time in about 7 years we are having a proper wet winter. Our Rainfall is double last years to this date. The soil everywhere on the farm is feeling like rich chocolate mud cake, and the plants are looking so happy, seeds are coming up easy, and life is altogether sweet. Is…
Two workshops, a curry van, a speech and a market in one week….Whew!
An enthusiastic group of Southwest people participated in Bee Winfield’s workshops last weekend at Nannup’s Flower and Garden festival. The importance of growing our own fruit and veges organically was stressed, with slides of research showing the effects of pesticides on children’s cognitive development & the links between commonly used organo-phosphates in agriculture to ADHD and learning difficulties. They learnt how Round…
Time to Spring into action as Flowers and Gardens bloom !
We looked around yesterday and realized the weeds are on the move, the almond trees are blossoming , the banjo frogs are jamming down in the swamp and spring is springing. From now till Christmas we will be flat out in the vege garden seeding, weeding, mowing, transplanting and mulching. I got my chilie ,…
Testimonials
Sometimes when my stars for the week mean I will need to deal with criticism from many quarters and Im feeling like a failure, I turn to my testimonial page and just read some of the kind and generous words of gratitude we have received over the years …. Thank you so much Bee and…
Snack foods are made by burning down the Amazon rainforest.
Snacks of chips are burning down the lungs of the Earth. Forests are being burnt to make way for palm oil plantations . The oil goes in to snack foods. Please sign the petition ( Link in blue) If you are hankering for some chippies but dont want to support multinational food companies who wreak…