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Thank you for visiting our farm store. Our products are seasonally generated at our Drylands Permaculture demonstration farm here in Geraldton, Western Australia.

Please read below on where we are able to supply and ship our products, and confirmation of orders.

SHIPPING AND PICKUP

Please note our Plants and Vege & Herb Seedlings are only available by local pickup.
Western Australian seed orders customers can select dispatch by Parcel Post or Express Post.
Outside of Western Australia, seeds are Express Posted.
Seed orders may have limits of number of varieties per order and total number of packets available due to demand.
Due to demand we may also not be able to offer a number of seed varieties outside of Western Australia.
Local pickup is available from our farm here in Geraldton if you live locally or travelling through.

PAYMENTS

Payment accepted is direct deposit, cash or cheque.
Eftpos is available for local pick ups at our nursery.

ORDER CONFIRMATION

All orders will be confirmed by email or phone as to availability, total price and shipping.
For local pickups we will include agreed collection time if outside our walk in open times.

STOCKLIST UPDATES

Our order forms and stock list catalogues are updated regularly as stock is sold, and seasonally produced.

	Name	Description	Habit	Order & Collect Local Pick Up Only - Sorry no postage.
	Morus nigra Black Mulberry	Long lived hardy feature tree produces masses of delicious tangy berries. Its shining… Long lived hardy feature tree produces masses of delicious tangy berries. Its shining emerald green heart shaped leaves create a dense thick canopy that works wonderfully as summer shade. Fast growing in its first few years, it will tolerate limestone coastal and inland areas. Deciduous in the colder months when it can be best pruned and shaped.	Tree -	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Green Spr-Sum - - Tree - ~ Mature Size: 6 m tallx 6 m wide Long lived hardy feature tree produces masses of delicious tangy berries. Its shining emerald green heart shaped leaves create a dense thick canopy that works wonderfully as summer shade. Fast growing in its first few years, it will tolerate limestone coastal and inland areas. Deciduous in the colder months when it can be best pruned and shaped.
	Pogostemon cablin Patchouli	Popular perennial tropiclal and subtropical herb with distinctive aroma, widely used as… Popular perennial tropiclal and subtropical herb with distinctive aroma, widely used as an essential oil in aromatherapy, treatment of minor skin irritations headaches/fevers in traditional Chinese medicine. Prefers a part shaded or filter sun site with free draining moist soils. Typically grows to under a metre tall with pale pink flowers in Autumn.	Shrub -	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Pink Aut-Win Med. - Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 0.75 m tallx 0.75 m wide Popular perennial tropiclal and subtropical herb with distinctive aroma, widely used as an essential oil in aromatherapy, treatment of minor skin irritations headaches/fevers in traditional Chinese medicine. Prefers a part shaded or filter sun site with free draining moist soils. Typically grows to under a metre tall with pale pink flowers in Autumn.
	Punica granatum Pomegranate	Orange/red fruits with sweet juicy deep red seeds, hang from this pretty… Orange/red fruits with sweet juicy deep red seeds, hang from this pretty, deciduous tree. The juice of this fruit has proven antioxidant health benefits. Flowering from Spring to Summer, it tolerates wide conditions including hot dry summers, frost and limestone soils.	Shrub - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Orange Red Spr-Sum Low - Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 3 m tallx 3 m wide Fruiting Orange/red fruits with sweet juicy deep red seeds, hang from this pretty, deciduous tree. The juice of this fruit has proven antioxidant health benefits. Flowering from Spring to Summer, it tolerates wide conditions including hot dry summers, frost and limestone soils.
	Sclerocarya caffra Marula	A beautiful deciduous shade tree with a huge water holding root to… A beautiful deciduous shade tree with a huge water holding root to get it through the dry months. Its fruit is used to produce ‘Amarula’ cream liqueur and its mildly tart tasting fruits are high in Vitamin C. To obtain fruit both sexes are needed. Female flowers bear the fruit. Male flowers producing the pollen display on longer sprigs on branches. Where stock is mature and has flowered, or we have done grafts we note their sex. Otherwise sex of plant stock is unknown. This strain of Marula has been sourced from South Africa and selected for it’s large flesh to seed ratio. A rare fruit tree here in Australia.	Tree - Large	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Pink Spr-Sum Low Tol. Tree - ~ Mature Size: 7 m tallx 7 m wide Bird Attracting Fruiting Shade Tree A beautiful deciduous shade tree with a huge water holding root to get it through the dry months. Its fruit is used to produce ‘Amarula’ cream liqueur and its mildly tart tasting fruits are high in Vitamin C. To obtain fruit both sexes are needed. Female flowers bear the fruit. Male flowers producing the pollen display on longer sprigs on branches. Where stock is mature and has flowered, or we have done grafts we note their sex. Otherwise sex of plant stock is unknown. This strain of Marula has been sourced from South Africa and selected for it’s large flesh to seed ratio. A rare fruit tree here in Australia.
	Vetiveria zizanioides Vetiver Grass	Vetiver is a fast growing grass, non-invasive and non-competitive. It makes a wonderfully… Vetiver is a fast growing grass, non-invasive and non-competitive. It makes a wonderfully fast growing hedge around vegetable gardens or fruit trees in orchards. Vetiver clumps can be divided once established. Prefers full sun aspect. This grass is summer active and if constantly cut can grow up to 600 mm a fortnight. Leaves also make excellent garden mulch.	Grass-Sedge - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
- - Med. - Grass-Sedge Fast ~ Mature Size: 2.5 m tallx 1 m wide Quick Growing Windbreak Vetiver is a fast growing grass, non-invasive and non-competitive. It makes a wonderfully fast growing hedge around vegetable gardens or fruit trees in orchards. Vetiver clumps can be divided once established. Prefers full sun aspect. This grass is summer active and if constantly cut can grow up to 600 mm a fortnight. Leaves also make excellent garden mulch.
	Vitis sp. Grape - Italia Muscat	Italia Muscat is one of the most popular varieties of table grapes… Italia Muscat is one of the most popular varieties of table grapes in the world due to its appearance and flavour. They have a large, consistent fruit with a lovely golden-yellow color, and a delicate musky flavor. In Geraldton and midwest it fruits around Xmas. Prune annually when deciduous.	Climber - Climbing	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Spr-Sum Med. Protect Climber - ~ Mature Size: 2.5 m tallx 3 m wide Fruiting Italia Muscat is one of the most popular varieties of table grapes in the world due to its appearance and flavour. They have a large, consistent fruit with a lovely golden-yellow color, and a delicate musky flavor. In Geraldton and midwest it fruits around Xmas. Prune annually when deciduous.

	Name	Order & Collect Local Pick Up Only - Sorry No Postage for Farm Produce
	Aquaculture: A Permaculture Perspective – Mollison 18 Hours of Bill Mollison in 1983 and 1985 on integrated aquaculture systems. Recorded and edited by Jeff Nugent. MP3 format on CD.	Max: 1 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Bill Mollison the founder of Permaculture talks about integrated aquaculture systems on this 12 audio recording in MP3 format on CD. Includes PDF files of course notes and plant species list. Recorded and edited by Jeff Nugent in September 1983 and December 1985.
	Flame Fruit Seasonally grown red fleshed dragon fruit.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Seasonally grown red-fleshed dragon fruit. Nutritious.
	Garden Honey Hand harvested liquid Garden Honey from our Permaculture Farm. Local Pick Up Only.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Hand harvested liquid honey from our own on farm hives. Our bees forage from our Permaculture Gardens and Native re-vegetated bushland. 100% Pure Honey. Minimal filtration and undiluted. Packaged in Glass Jars or Food Grade Plastic Jars. Local pick up Only.
	Gift Voucher – Heirloom Seeds Share the Care with Gift Vouchers for our heirloom, open pollinated seeds - Yilgarn Seeds.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Give the gift of heirloom seeds to that special gardener in your life. Voucher recipients can select form our range of Yilgarn Seeds non-GMO, non-hybrid open pollinated organically grown vegetable and herb seeds. Three years on issue of voucher for purchases. Local pickup of voucher or mailing option available with postage included.
	Permaculture Design Course: 47 Hours of Bill Mollison Permaculture Design Course 47 Hours of Bill Mollison. MP3 audio on DVD. Recorded in 1983 by Jeff Nugent.	Max: 1 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Permaculture Design Course audio in MP3 form delivered by Bill Mollison and accompanying PDF course notes on DVD, Recorded in 1983 by Jeff Nugent at Stanley, Tasmania. 'I have owned a set of these recordings for many years. It is a recording of the design course which I actually attended in 1983. They capture Bill in classic form full of energy, enthusiasm and passion. As a Permaculture teacher, designer and consultant, working on numerous projects around the world, I have found them to be an invaluable and endless source of reference information and inspiration' - Geoff Lawton, managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute.
	Permaculture Plants: A Selection Easy to use, and indispensable reference book to hundreds of perennial species. Jeff Nugent & Julia Boniface, Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute. First edition. 1996.	Max: 7 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Permaculture Plants: A Selection, First Edition 1996. Written by Permaculture pioneers Jeff Nugent and Julia Boniface, of the Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute in Nannup, Western Australia. Signed copy by Jeff. An easy to use guide to selecting hundreds of perennial species. An indispensible reference for Permaculture designers. Plants to suit most environments. Productive plants for land rehabilitation. Nutritional & medicinal information. Exhaustively indexed.
	Permaculture Plants: Agave and Cacti Extensively indexed, comprehensive guide to over 400 species of Agaves and Cacti, written by Permaculture pioneer Jeff Nugent.	Max: 4 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Written and signed by pioneering Western Australian Permaculture practitioner, peer and author Jeff Nugent, this another valuable resource book to add to your collection. Paperback 106 pages. Second Edition. It is described as 'The comprehensive guide to edible and useful Agaves and Cacti, that is extensively Indexed with over 400 useful species', and covers 'Productive plants for land rehabilitation. Plants which survive uncertain rainfall. Drought and snow resistant plants. Staples of ancient cultures. Low effort emergency food'.
	Permaculture Plants: Palms and Ferns 1st Edition Comprehensive Guide to Edible and Useful Palms and Ferns. Written by Jeff Nugent. Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute.	Max: 4 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
The comprehensive guide to edible and useful palms and ferns, written by Jeff Nugent of the Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute in Nannup, Western Australia in 2016. Productive plants for land rehabilitation, staple foods, emergency foods and difficult sites. More than 950 species listed.
	Seed Savers Handbook Valuable handbook for seed saving and use of vegetable, culinary herbs and edible flowers in Australia and New Zealand. Michel & Jude Fanton. Seed Savers Network.1993.	Max: 1 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
One of favorite resource books on heirloom seeds and seed saving. Written by Michel & Jude Fanton, founders of Australia's Seed Savers' Network. Wonderfully Illustrated by Alfredo Bonanno. This highly valuable soft cover book, shows how gardeners can protect our global food heritage - and east it too. Details the seed collecting, propagation and growth cycles of 117 vegetables, culinary herbs and edible flowers. 1993. 2008 reprint. 176 pages

Farm Store

Ordering & Delivery

Thank you for visiting our farm store.SHIPPING AND PICKUP

Please note our Plants and Vege & Herb Seedlings are only available by local pickup.
Western Australian seed orders customers can select dispatch by Parcel Post or Express Post.
Outside of Western Australia, seeds are Express Posted.
Seed orders may have limits of number of varieties per order and total number of packets available due to demand.
Due to demand we may also not be able to offer Seed purchases outside of Western Australia.
Local pickup is available from our farm here in Geraldton if you live locally or traveling through.

PAYMENTS

Payment accepted is direct deposit, cash or cheque.
Eftpos is available for local pick ups at our nursery.

ORDER CONFIRMATION

All orders will be confirmed by email or phone as to availability, total price and shipping.
For local pickups we will include agreed collection time if outside our walk in open times.

STOCKLIST UPDATES

Our order forms and stock list catalogues are updated regularly as stock is sold, and seasonally produced.

Plants

Locally Grown

	Name	Description	Habit	Order & Collect Local Pick Up Only - Sorry no postage.
	Morus nigra Black Mulberry	Long lived hardy feature tree produces masses of delicious tangy berries. Its shining… Long lived hardy feature tree produces masses of delicious tangy berries. Its shining emerald green heart shaped leaves create a dense thick canopy that works wonderfully as summer shade. Fast growing in its first few years, it will tolerate limestone coastal and inland areas. Deciduous in the colder months when it can be best pruned and shaped.	Tree -	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Green Spr-Sum - - Tree - ~ Mature Size: 6 m tallx 6 m wide Long lived hardy feature tree produces masses of delicious tangy berries. Its shining emerald green heart shaped leaves create a dense thick canopy that works wonderfully as summer shade. Fast growing in its first few years, it will tolerate limestone coastal and inland areas. Deciduous in the colder months when it can be best pruned and shaped.
	Pogostemon cablin Patchouli	Popular perennial tropiclal and subtropical herb with distinctive aroma, widely used as… Popular perennial tropiclal and subtropical herb with distinctive aroma, widely used as an essential oil in aromatherapy, treatment of minor skin irritations headaches/fevers in traditional Chinese medicine. Prefers a part shaded or filter sun site with free draining moist soils. Typically grows to under a metre tall with pale pink flowers in Autumn.	Shrub -	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Pink Aut-Win Med. - Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 0.75 m tallx 0.75 m wide Popular perennial tropiclal and subtropical herb with distinctive aroma, widely used as an essential oil in aromatherapy, treatment of minor skin irritations headaches/fevers in traditional Chinese medicine. Prefers a part shaded or filter sun site with free draining moist soils. Typically grows to under a metre tall with pale pink flowers in Autumn.
	Punica granatum Pomegranate	Orange/red fruits with sweet juicy deep red seeds, hang from this pretty… Orange/red fruits with sweet juicy deep red seeds, hang from this pretty, deciduous tree. The juice of this fruit has proven antioxidant health benefits. Flowering from Spring to Summer, it tolerates wide conditions including hot dry summers, frost and limestone soils.	Shrub - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Orange Red Spr-Sum Low - Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 3 m tallx 3 m wide Fruiting Orange/red fruits with sweet juicy deep red seeds, hang from this pretty, deciduous tree. The juice of this fruit has proven antioxidant health benefits. Flowering from Spring to Summer, it tolerates wide conditions including hot dry summers, frost and limestone soils.
	Sclerocarya caffra Marula	A beautiful deciduous shade tree with a huge water holding root to… A beautiful deciduous shade tree with a huge water holding root to get it through the dry months. Its fruit is used to produce ‘Amarula’ cream liqueur and its mildly tart tasting fruits are high in Vitamin C. To obtain fruit both sexes are needed. Female flowers bear the fruit. Male flowers producing the pollen display on longer sprigs on branches. Where stock is mature and has flowered, or we have done grafts we note their sex. Otherwise sex of plant stock is unknown. This strain of Marula has been sourced from South Africa and selected for it’s large flesh to seed ratio. A rare fruit tree here in Australia.	Tree - Large	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Pink Spr-Sum Low Tol. Tree - ~ Mature Size: 7 m tallx 7 m wide Bird Attracting Fruiting Shade Tree A beautiful deciduous shade tree with a huge water holding root to get it through the dry months. Its fruit is used to produce ‘Amarula’ cream liqueur and its mildly tart tasting fruits are high in Vitamin C. To obtain fruit both sexes are needed. Female flowers bear the fruit. Male flowers producing the pollen display on longer sprigs on branches. Where stock is mature and has flowered, or we have done grafts we note their sex. Otherwise sex of plant stock is unknown. This strain of Marula has been sourced from South Africa and selected for it’s large flesh to seed ratio. A rare fruit tree here in Australia.
	Vetiveria zizanioides Vetiver Grass	Vetiver is a fast growing grass, non-invasive and non-competitive. It makes a wonderfully… Vetiver is a fast growing grass, non-invasive and non-competitive. It makes a wonderfully fast growing hedge around vegetable gardens or fruit trees in orchards. Vetiver clumps can be divided once established. Prefers full sun aspect. This grass is summer active and if constantly cut can grow up to 600 mm a fortnight. Leaves also make excellent garden mulch.	Grass-Sedge - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
- - Med. - Grass-Sedge Fast ~ Mature Size: 2.5 m tallx 1 m wide Quick Growing Windbreak Vetiver is a fast growing grass, non-invasive and non-competitive. It makes a wonderfully fast growing hedge around vegetable gardens or fruit trees in orchards. Vetiver clumps can be divided once established. Prefers full sun aspect. This grass is summer active and if constantly cut can grow up to 600 mm a fortnight. Leaves also make excellent garden mulch.
	Vitis sp. Grape - Italia Muscat	Italia Muscat is one of the most popular varieties of table grapes… Italia Muscat is one of the most popular varieties of table grapes in the world due to its appearance and flavour. They have a large, consistent fruit with a lovely golden-yellow color, and a delicate musky flavor. In Geraldton and midwest it fruits around Xmas. Prune annually when deciduous.	Climber - Climbing	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Spr-Sum Med. Protect Climber - ~ Mature Size: 2.5 m tallx 3 m wide Fruiting Italia Muscat is one of the most popular varieties of table grapes in the world due to its appearance and flavour. They have a large, consistent fruit with a lovely golden-yellow color, and a delicate musky flavor. In Geraldton and midwest it fruits around Xmas. Prune annually when deciduous.

Produce & Gifts

Honey & More

	Name	Order & Collect Local Pick Up Only - Sorry No Postage for Farm Produce
	Aquaculture: A Permaculture Perspective – Mollison 18 Hours of Bill Mollison in 1983 and 1985 on integrated aquaculture systems. Recorded and edited by Jeff Nugent. MP3 format on CD.	Max: 1 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Bill Mollison the founder of Permaculture talks about integrated aquaculture systems on this 12 audio recording in MP3 format on CD. Includes PDF files of course notes and plant species list. Recorded and edited by Jeff Nugent in September 1983 and December 1985.
	Flame Fruit Seasonally grown red fleshed dragon fruit.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Seasonally grown red-fleshed dragon fruit. Nutritious.
	Garden Honey Hand harvested liquid Garden Honey from our Permaculture Farm. Local Pick Up Only.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Hand harvested liquid honey from our own on farm hives. Our bees forage from our Permaculture Gardens and Native re-vegetated bushland. 100% Pure Honey. Minimal filtration and undiluted. Packaged in Glass Jars or Food Grade Plastic Jars. Local pick up Only.
	Gift Voucher – Heirloom Seeds Share the Care with Gift Vouchers for our heirloom, open pollinated seeds - Yilgarn Seeds.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Give the gift of heirloom seeds to that special gardener in your life. Voucher recipients can select form our range of Yilgarn Seeds non-GMO, non-hybrid open pollinated organically grown vegetable and herb seeds. Three years on issue of voucher for purchases. Local pickup of voucher or mailing option available with postage included.
	Permaculture Design Course: 47 Hours of Bill Mollison Permaculture Design Course 47 Hours of Bill Mollison. MP3 audio on DVD. Recorded in 1983 by Jeff Nugent.	Max: 1 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Permaculture Design Course audio in MP3 form delivered by Bill Mollison and accompanying PDF course notes on DVD, Recorded in 1983 by Jeff Nugent at Stanley, Tasmania. 'I have owned a set of these recordings for many years. It is a recording of the design course which I actually attended in 1983. They capture Bill in classic form full of energy, enthusiasm and passion. As a Permaculture teacher, designer and consultant, working on numerous projects around the world, I have found them to be an invaluable and endless source of reference information and inspiration' - Geoff Lawton, managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute.
	Permaculture Plants: A Selection Easy to use, and indispensable reference book to hundreds of perennial species. Jeff Nugent & Julia Boniface, Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute. First edition. 1996.	Max: 7 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Permaculture Plants: A Selection, First Edition 1996. Written by Permaculture pioneers Jeff Nugent and Julia Boniface, of the Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute in Nannup, Western Australia. Signed copy by Jeff. An easy to use guide to selecting hundreds of perennial species. An indispensible reference for Permaculture designers. Plants to suit most environments. Productive plants for land rehabilitation. Nutritional & medicinal information. Exhaustively indexed.
	Permaculture Plants: Agave and Cacti Extensively indexed, comprehensive guide to over 400 species of Agaves and Cacti, written by Permaculture pioneer Jeff Nugent.	Max: 4 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Written and signed by pioneering Western Australian Permaculture practitioner, peer and author Jeff Nugent, this another valuable resource book to add to your collection. Paperback 106 pages. Second Edition. It is described as 'The comprehensive guide to edible and useful Agaves and Cacti, that is extensively Indexed with over 400 useful species', and covers 'Productive plants for land rehabilitation. Plants which survive uncertain rainfall. Drought and snow resistant plants. Staples of ancient cultures. Low effort emergency food'.
	Permaculture Plants: Palms and Ferns 1st Edition Comprehensive Guide to Edible and Useful Palms and Ferns. Written by Jeff Nugent. Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute.	Max: 4 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
The comprehensive guide to edible and useful palms and ferns, written by Jeff Nugent of the Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute in Nannup, Western Australia in 2016. Productive plants for land rehabilitation, staple foods, emergency foods and difficult sites. More than 950 species listed.
	Seed Savers Handbook Valuable handbook for seed saving and use of vegetable, culinary herbs and edible flowers in Australia and New Zealand. Michel & Jude Fanton. Seed Savers Network.1993.	Max: 1 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
One of favorite resource books on heirloom seeds and seed saving. Written by Michel & Jude Fanton, founders of Australia's Seed Savers' Network. Wonderfully Illustrated by Alfredo Bonanno. This highly valuable soft cover book, shows how gardeners can protect our global food heritage - and east it too. Details the seed collecting, propagation and growth cycles of 117 vegetables, culinary herbs and edible flowers. 1993. 2008 reprint. 176 pages