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
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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Sunday, volunteer's day! Temperatures perfect! 30C. 10.00am - 1.00pm.
Sweetie the emu often makes an appearance when he senses social activity and a possible hug..
Last week we potted on our selection of larger stock Banksias. Banksia menziesii (which used to grow naturally down on the highway close to the 440 Road house). Groundcovers, Banksia nivea and Banksia blechnifolia. Plus two other local sandplain species, Banksia ashbyii and Banksia attenuata.
This week we will be making up special soil mixes, learning how to transplants seedling and striking mulberry cuttings.
Don't forget your hat and water. If you are bringing garden gloves they will need to be soft so you can feel through them. We have spare ones if you need them. If you are a new volunteer, please arrive at 10.00am so we can take the time to show and teach you how we do things.
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
333 David Road, Waggrakine
0458381628
Local plants, local people, local wisdom.
February 22nd, 7:54 pm
Diana Florence Wilde
Weather is a perfect for a volunteer potting day.. 27C this Sunday 10am -1.00pm.
Last week we familiarised ourselves with some of the world's most ancient plants in the Proteaceae family, this is the family of Banksia, Grevillea and Hakea (and others). Our local species of these genus' grow naturally on our Banksia sandplains around the Waggrakine area.
Last year I decided to breed some of our indigenous microbes that these plants rely to grow healthily. We are now adding them to our soil mix to help them prosper. We are really looking forward to see how they compare in growth and health to plants growing in standard soil mix.
Don't forget your hat and water. If you are bringing garden gloves they will need to be soft so you can feel through them. We have spare ones if you need them. If you are a new volunteer, please arrive at 10.00am so we can take the time to show and teach you how we do things.
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
333 David Road, Waggrakine
0458381628
Local plants, local people, local wisdom.
February 15th, 7:16 pm
Jodie Dicken Martyn Dicken
Great volunteer turn out for a 40C day last Sunday with the hardest of hardcore volunteers. Thanks everyone. We are doing it again this Sunday.
February 8th, 6:01 pm
Please join us this Sunday. It is nursery volunteer day...10.00am to 1.00pm. Wonderful weather 29C forecast.
This week we will be mainly potting on small native plants into bigger pots for this coming winter. You will also be able to see the work of the Drylands nursery team and our other volunteers who are raising seedlings from seed, many are popping up their head from the soil for the first time.
Last week we cleaned Desert kurrajong seed by removing them from their prickly casings for planting. We also crushed up several big emu poos which were full of Myoporum seeds. It is often difficult to get some seeds to germinate as they need an acid pretreatment which happens naturally in the stomach of birds. We can try and replicate this in a nursery environment with acid but it is much easier to find seed already processed. We planted these seeds directly into pots and before long they will leap into life.
Don't forget your hat and water. If you are bringing garden gloves they will need to be soft so you can feel through them. We have spare ones if you need them. If you are a new volunteer, please arrive at 10.00am so we can take the time to show and teach you how we do things.
Sunday - 10.00am to 1.00pm.
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
333 David Road, Waggrakine
0458381628
Local plants, local people, local wisdom.
February 8th, 2:30 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
Seasonally Opening in April
or by appointment
Drylands Foundation
Drylands Permaculture Farm
333 David Rd (North)
Waggrakine, Geraldton
Western Australia
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