At the tail end of autumn work in the Edible Forest starts to die down and we get into preparing the garden for winter. Our first focus is on cutting down any perennials in the garden and adding these to our compost heap, in time this compost will be returned to the garden as a
Rose’s, nature’s symbol of love, beauty and health and the flower of the Rose Hip. All be it a little prickly. When the last petal has fallen you are left with a beautiful brightly coloured seed pod. This is the Rose Hip also known as the fruit of the rose. Generally you will notice these
Autumn and the Autumn Harvest is proving to be an interesting time in the garden this year. With the high levels of rainfall and low temperatures we saw throughout summer. The garden has been built using Hugelkultur methods therefore storing a lot of water and hardly drying out in some areas creating all sorts of
Within the Edible Forest we practice seed collection from both our vegetable patch and forest for several reasons. Seed collection helps us keep a diverse range of plants. We provide a lot of vegetables for our events kitchen. Being able to collect the seeds ensures costs are reduced and we can do succession planting which
Cooking Classes go hand in hand with the Edible Forest. Our Edible Forest is a hive of activity and growth all year round. Perhaps you are having the same experience with your garden. In every home garden we sometimes have far higher yields than we can utilise. This is where the process of Pickling and
Summer is all about the harvest and finding ways to use all of your beautiful produce you have spent so much time planting and nurturing over the last season. Using what’s in your garden is not only delicious, it is also a smart way to keep nutrition in your diet and save you some money
Plant Sale – The sun is out, the soil is warming up and we have plenty of tomato and vegetable plants that are looking for there forever home. The Edible Forest plant nursery is open for you to visit Monday to Friday between 11am – 3pm and Saturdays between 1pm – 3pm. Order form is
Plants are much like us – some of them get along really well, some don’t. By planting ‘friends’ together they help each other in all sorts of ways. This is often referred to as companion planting. Companion planting is the growing of plants together so that they help each other grow better. The careful placement
Spring has finally sprung! Yes, we are just as excited as the plants are! The big question for right now is – Have you started mulching your garden? Perhaps you have started and finished already – well done, you have been working hard and your plants will thank you. If you haven’t started, that’s ok,