Welcome to Our Farm
Working with Nature in our Drylands
Welcome to our Farm.
Located in Geraldton, Western Australia we demonstrate dryland Permaculture and environmental conservation.
We operate as a not-for-profit – The Drylands Foundation.
Seeds
Non-GMO, Organic vegetable and herb heirloom seeds
Plants
Locally grown for Geraldton and our Midwest
Garden Honey
Chemical Free, Hand Harvested Honey
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Permaculture: Sustainability by Design
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Participate and make a Difference to our Drylands
About Us
Located in Geraldton, in the Midwest of Western Australia we demonstrate the practical application of Permaculture and environmental conservation.
We operate as a not-for-profit environmental organisation – The Drylands Foundation.
Our enterprises that fund our work in conservation and sustainability include:
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
Local native and multi-use plants for Geraldton and the Midwest Western Australia
‘locally owned, locally grown’
Garden Honey
Harvested by hand from our Bees that forage from our Permaculture Gardens and Native Tree Crops
‘Chemical Free, Hand Harvested Honey’
Yilgarn Seeds
Non-GMO, Open pollinated vegetable and herb heirloom seeds; and endemic native seeds
‘Protecting regional biodiversity and food security’
We offer environmental education and sustainability training as Permaculture practitioners, and are hosts for ‘Willing Workers On Organic Farms’ (WWOOF) and HelpX.
Tours of our farm and volunteering opportunities are available for individuals and organisations interested in learning more about Permaculture and sustainability in drylands environments.
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For those who missed this in the Midwest times a couple of weeks ago.. Stan's does it again with his stories of his gardening ventures throughout the Geraldton area..
Open Sunday 10.00- 5.00pm
333 David Road,
Waggrakine WA 6530
Phone 99381628
Local people, local plants, local wisdom
April 13th, 8:57 pm
Reflection on cultivars.. Nursery open today.Ellendale Pool Grevillea.
This Grevillea cultivar originated at Ellendale Pool. A plant that is now grown all around Australia. Interestingly enough cultivars are often seedlings found in the wild that exhibit certain desirable characterisics. For example compact, a nice form and with a long flowering period. They are mostly propagated from cuttings to ensure each plant is the same as the mother plant.
The disadvantages of growing cultivars is due to them all being genetically identical they are all susceptible to the same disease or pest unlike seedling plants (which are genetically diverse) which may have a degree of tolerance. You could compare this to people are how some catch flu virus easily and others don't.
So my thoughts on growing the same cultivars are:
1. Try to grow cultivars from your local area.
2. Match their preferred soil type with yours.
3.If you have a larger area and want to ensure the survival of your plants over time, then plant seedlings or a variety different cultivars.
Open Sunday 10.00- 5.00pm
333 David Road,
Waggrakine WA 6530
Phone 99381628
Local people, local plants, local wisdom
April 7th, 9:46 am
Ellendale Pool Grevillea.
This Grevillea cultivar originated at Ellendale Pool. A plant that is now grown all around Australia. Interestingly enough cultivars are often seedlings found in the wild that exhibit certain desirable characterisics. For example compact, a nice form and with a long flowering period. They are mostly propagated from cuttings to ensure each plant is the same as the mother plant.
The disadvantages of growing cultivars is due to them all being genetically identical they are all susceptible to the same disease or pest unlike seedling plants (which are genetically diverse) which may have a degree of tolerance. You could compare this to people are how some catch flu virus easily and others don't.
So my thoughts on growing the same cultivars are:
1. Try to grow cultivars from your local area.
2. Match their preferred soil type with yours.
3.If you have a larger area and want to ensure the survival of your plants over time, then plant seedlings or a variety different cultivars.
Open Sunday 10.00- 5.00pm
333 David Road,
Waggrakine WA 6530
Phone 99381628
Local people, local plants, local wisdom
April 7th, 9:35 am
Volunteer day.Its Sunday, the nursery is open and the volunteer potting up day is on again 10.00am to 12 noon. We are doing a bit of seedling splitting which is delicate work, great for improving your connection with plants.
Great weather for it.
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
333 David Road,
Waggrakine WA 6530
Phone 99381628
Local people, local plants, local wisdom
March 17th, 7:27 am
Its Sunday, the nursery is open and the volunteer potting up day is on again 10.00am to 12 noon. We are doing a bit of seedling splitting which is delicate work, great for improving your connection with plants.
Great weather for it.
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
333 David Road,
Waggrakine WA 6530
Phone 99381628
Local people, local plants, local wisdom
March 17th, 7:13 am
Kylie Johnson
Aleshea Rose
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Contact Details
Drylands Foundation
333 David Rd (North), Waggrakine
Geraldton,Western Australia 6530
Tel. (08) 9938 1628
Mob. 0458 38 1628
Email. info@drylands.org.au
Opening Times
Sunday 10am to 5pm
or by appointment
Drylands Foundation
Drylands Permaculture Farm
333 David Rd (North)
Waggrakine, Geraldton
Western Australia
Drylands Foundation
The Drylands Permaculture Farm, is managed by the Drylands Foundation, a not-for-profit environmental organisation.
The Foundation utilises the Farm, to promote and demonstrate environmental sustainability and conservation through social enterprise.
Photo: Flamefruit Cactus © J. Firth 2006