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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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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Open this very crisp Sunday. Time to dig deep into the cupboards for those winter clothes!
If you grow a winter garden you may want to try some of out heirloom seeds. We have been acclimatising these to the Geraldton area for the last 25 years.
Many vegetables grow best when planted directly into the soil rather than into seedling trays as they are susceptible to transplant shock. The main ones to sow direct now are: Beans, peas, broadbeans, garlic, potatoes, carrots and any grassy grains such as wheat or barley. Also the herbs, coriander, dill and fennel.
Our planting calender for gardens out in the open in the Geraldton area can be downloaded from our website drylands.org.au/seeds/
Open 10am-5pm
333 David Road, Waggrakine, Ph: 99381628.
Local people, local plants, local wisdom.
May 19th, 8:00 am
Mira, amor Jason Buckner
Sunday is open day!
Just to let you all know we are getting to the end of our tubestock this year and now mainly have larger white bag stock. As Naomi, who was responsible for our propagation has moved on, we decided to focus on raising larger stock in white bags while we get on with our strawbale buildings. (the first is a training workshop room).
See the photo for some of the benefits of white bag stock.
Open 10am - 5.00pm Sundays
333 David Road,
Waggrakine Ph 99381628.
Local people, local plants, local wisdom.
May 11th, 7:12 pm
Fantastic news that the straw bale buildings are under way! Looking forward to the progress photos 😁
Last of the planting garlic available. Italian Purple hardneck, which we have been selecting the best cloves each year for the past 20 years hence acclimatising them to the Geraldton winter conditions.
Max 2 bags per customer. $12.50 for 40 cloves. 1st in 1st served.
Open Sunday. 10am-5pm
333 David rd, Waggrakine, WA 6530
Local people, local plants, local wisdom.
May 4th, 8:22 am
Maree Ireland
Garlic planting time in Geraldton.Happy Easter everyone, its time to plant your garlic in Geraldton. We now have organic purple Hardneck Garlic Cloves available for planting. Please note these are for local people only (lucky). Pick up from the nursery. 40 cloves per bag, max 2 bags per customer. $12.50 per bag.
No reserves, 1st in 1st served.
We have been acclimatising this selected variety to our Geraldton winters for the last 20 years.
Nursery: Open Sunday 10.00am - 5.00pm
333 David Road, Waggrakine Ph: 99381628
Local people, local plants, local wisdom.
April 21st, 6:29 am
Garlic time..Happy Easter everyone, its time to plant your garlic in Geraldton. We now have organic purple Hardneck Garlic Cloves available for planting. Please note these are for local people only (lucky). Pick up from the nursery. 40 cloves per bag, max 2 bags per customer. $12.50 per bag.
No reserves, 1st in 1st served.
We have been acclimatising this selected variety to our Geraldton winters for the last 20 years.
Nursery: Open Sunday 10.00am - 5.00pm
333 David Road, Waggrakine Ph: 99381628
Local people, local plants, local wisdom.
April 20th, 7:49 pm
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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