With the Edible Forest’s nutritionally rich soil the plants’ growth and supply of fruits, seeds and leaves is vast and increasing each year. We began pickling and preserving to ensure supply throughout the year. The garden was producing so much that the Edible Forest needed its very own preserving kitchen! Preserving Kitchen A preserving kitchen
The HARVEST HUB is a little space where you can find shelves filled with jams, relishes and marinated goods; all made from items harvested from the Edible Forest. Stop in and stock up on the house made supplies to enjoy at home including inspirational books, sustainable items and delicious room sprays & soy travel candles.
Made from organic Olive Tree (olea europea) – the green leaves are quickly dried to maintain the health and enhancing properties of the leaf. It is good for your heart, because it dilates coronary veins, increasing the blood flow and thus helping to regulate your heartbeat. It is no wonder that it may help to
Companion planting is the careful placement of plants, which have shown to have beneficial effects on one another. By following this practice, it will boost plant growth, repel pests and improve the flavour for each other and ultimately uses the space more efficiently, allowing you to harvest more. The benefits Saves space Keeps the soil
Becoming a successful worm farmer is actually quite easy to do! Worms are dynamic little creatures that can dramatically improve the ecology of your garden. Not only will you be able to use your organic waste, you will also be improving the wellbeing of your plants by producing powerful plant food for your plants (worm
Autumn brings a new round of planting to get you through winter. In our Edible Forest, we are proactive in planting both perennial plants; that will supply us with long lasting produce for years to come; and anneals for short term product supply. As the weather is still quite warm, perhaps try getting some winter
This year in the Edible Forest we ran an experiment on when is the best time to plant tomatoes in the Yarra Valley. We planted a few varieties Grand Final Weekend (late September) and the remaining Cup Weekend (early November). Now we know the weather has a lot to do with the growing and fruiting
“The ultimate goals of forest gardening are the growing of an abundant diversity of tasty, nutritious, and healthy foods and the cultivation and perfection of an ecological way of seeing, thinking, being, and acting in the world” (David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier Edible Forest Gardens, 2005) What is it? An ecological food producing system, which