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Director
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Bill Mollison
Founder of Permaculture
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Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies , Melbourne, Australia
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‘Pattern Language’ – Architect & Author
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Photographer, Aust.
David Holmgren
Co-originator of Permaculture
Elaine Ingham
Microbiologist and Soil Biology researcher, Soil Food Web Inc.
Jude and Michel Fanton
Seed Savers Network, NSW, Aust.
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Permaculture Kibbutz, Israel
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Transition Culture Founder, U.K.
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Sustainability Coaching and Leadership, Fremantle, Western Australia
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We just robbed the bees again, this time with the help of one of our new volunteers Hannah. This batch of honey includes nectar from our from honey locust trees (one of my garden curses due to its root system) but it is forgiven once a year when we harvest this honey. The flavours are superb, not too sweet, slightly malty with a nice acid balance. My kind of honey!
We have glass jars for sale, mostly 975g jars for $20.
If you are thinking this raw honey would make a nice gift, you could bring out your own decorative jar and we could fill it for you.
Call Johnny for pick up on 0458 381628.
333 David Road, Waggrakine.
Park by the big blue mailbox and walk in. Please close the gates.
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Awesome!
“Good morning! 🎄 Still searching for the perfect Christmas tree? We have just FIVE stunning 2m tall Norfolk Island Pines left, ready to brighten your home this holiday season. As our special Christmas gift to you, we’re offering them at cost—only $99 each! Don’t miss out—once they’re gone, they’re gone!
333 David Road, Waggrakine.
Mb: Johnny 0458381628 to make a time to collect.
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Pm you 🙂
Yilgarn Seeds’ largest heirloom Broadbean variety.
They are a long pod variety whose seeds are double the size of commonly known broad beans.
We originally sourced these seeds from Len from Jurien Bay, who had been growing them for many years. I met Len, years ago when he walked into the nursery with two 20 litre buckets of dried broad bean pods. He dumped them on the house deck, they were the biggest pods I have ever seen. Len’s first words to me were” I heard you preserve old varieties of vegetable seeds. Can you grow these out and make them available to other gardeners for me?
Len is one of our heirloom Seed-saving Hero’s. He and many others have spent endless hours in their life growing, harvesting, and slowly acclimatising (through selection) these varieties to local conditions. Varieties such as these would be otherwise be lost forever.
Www.yilgarnseeds.com.au
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Look amazing! Just harvested ours recently for a creamy pasta with speck. Delicious seasonal treat!
I'd love some of these
Did you know..
That a bunch of broccoli is actually thousands of flower buds that transform into seeds once pollinated.
Here is how we harvest the seed!🥦
If you are interested in starting to grow your own
heirloom broccoli-Verdante seeds or others, click the link below!
drylands.org.au/farm-store/seeds/vegetable/broccoli-verdante/
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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.
ABN: 60 163 754 943
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: ‘Punky’ our Emu © J. Firth 2006