A good backyard vegetable garden design starts long before you dig in the dirt. It begins with noticing… where the sun falls, how the wind moves, what you want to grow, and why. And so we’ve made a beginner’s guide to Designing Your Backyard Vegetable Garden that you can use to create a veggie patch…
Thinking about growing mushrooms on logs at home? Choosing the right kind of wood is one of the most important steps — especially if you’re working with native Australian species. While mushrooms like shiitake and oyster are traditionally grown on oaks, willows, and poplars in their countries of origin, many Australian hardwoods can work well…
A note: this article is partly an extract from The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook – from chapter one, Observe and Interact. If you’re not familiar with this book, you might like to start by reading the Habits, Hope and the Power of and/also … or the What is Permaculture extracts. Just an idea. These thoughts…
Companion planting isn’t about strict rules – it’s about principles, observation, and learning from your garden – it’s about understanding how different plants can work together, creating a garden that is more resilient, productive, and a joy to tend. Carrots, silverbeet, and flowering coriander doing their companionable thing in our garden is a perfect example…
There’s nothing more rewarding than growing, harvesting and enjoying produce that you’ve grown yourself, and we’d love to see everyone growing some of their own vegetables at home. But, starting a vegetable garden can be a bit overwhelming, we know – there’s a lot to think about! Happily, we’ve created a free guide for you…
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There’s nothing more rewarding than growing, harvesting and enjoying produce that you’ve grown yourself, and we’d love to see everyone growing some of their own vegetables at home. But, starting a vegetable garden can be a bit overwhelming, we know – there’s a lot to think about! Happily, we’ve created a free guide for you…
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Heya lovely readers, guess what? Our next intake of Permaculture Living is currently OPEN for bookings, until Wednesday 10th at 5pm. So if you’ve been planning to join us for a while, now might be a great time? One of the great things about this 12-week online course is that if you need to take…
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