Welcome to Our Farm
Working with Nature in our Drylands
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
Learn
Permaculture: Sustainability by Design
Contribute
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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The Geraldton Regional Herbarium has got a facebook page! Geraldton Regional Herbarium
Our herbarium collects and catalogues local Native Plants from the MIdwest Region of Western Australia.
If you are interested in identifying local native plants which include our glorious wildflowers, you might like to visit the Geraldton Regional Herbarium group.
It is run by a group of skilled volunteers who collect specimens from plants in their natural habitats and record information about them. These flowering specimens are pressed, dried and formally identified. The plant specimens and their records are filed for reference. These specimens can last for more than 100 years when looked after.
The Herbarium group meets on Mondays at 201 Foreshore Drive in Geraldton. Contact ph:0429644346. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more or volunteer to help.
February 20th, 7:45 pm
This summer has broken all the rules. With only the occasional hot day, we can grow vegetables which we usually need to plant in September and October and even April (in order to avoid the hot weather). We always have shadecloth that we can roll on or off those hot days. Here is our seed calendar. drylands.org.au/seeds/
We are open today!
Open Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm
333 David road, Waggrakine 0899381628
Local plants, Local people, local wisdom.
February 10th, 8:08 am
Can we get a copy of your seed calender?
Mark AN Leslie Heussenstamm
Helen Bennett, this is where I ordered the drumstick/Moringa tree seeds.
Making up for it at the moment 😳
DIY Worm Farm Fridges. Its Sunday and we're open today!No cockroaches, no rodents, how about using an old fridge as a worm farm. Its cool, stays moist and creates a great microclimate during summer to keep the worms alive. Contact us if you want more details on the design. Remember to provide drainage and airflow with vents. We are open today! Open Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm 333 David road, Waggrakine 0899381628 Local plants, Local people, local wisdom.
February 3rd, 7:29 am
Hot day activities at Yilgarn Seeds... the Drylands Permaculture Farm. Collecting carrot seed.Despite the 42C hot day, I couldn't help myself. I had to collect carrot seed! Here (in Geraldton at the Drylands Permaculture Farm where we raise Yilgarn Seeds) we plant carrots early winter and harvest seed midsummer. All Seasons is an open-pollinated (non hybrid) seed variety. It produces seed here in the first year unlike many other carrot varieties which are biennial. While All-seasons carrot is a common commercial variety, it is quite often grown in the UK and resold in Australia especially if you buy it from the supermarket or hardware stores - check the back of your seed packet !). Depending on where you live in Australia, the growing conditions can be very different to where it was originally grown and as a consequence it may not grow as well. Over the last few years we have begun adapting and selecting it for our area in the midwest.
January 28th, 12:08 pm
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