Food gardening tips and stories

The Bates’ Homestead is proof that you don’t have to own your own property to grow your own food. Rental garden veteran Katy Bates, her husband Greg and their two children began their Bate’s Homestead adventure on a small suburban block in Canberra. Five years later, the family’s current rented property nestles in the rolling hills of Childers. And their 1500m2 edible garden features wicking beds, a chicken yard, beehives and … wait for it… a guinea pig tractor. Top tips for

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A not-is-be-missed Creative Harvest workshop for passionate growers and devoted devourers of heirloom tomatoes. Join Penny Woodward, renowned co-author of 'The Ultimate Book on Tomatoes' and Enjoy the heirloom story and discover their delectable differences Take your knowledge of growing these exquisite edibles to new heights Here's a taster of the workshop wisdom to come. 4 top tips for enjoying a healthy, plentiful crop of heirloom tomatoes: Shake things up. If you have lot

How can you resist? We’re thrilled to bits to welcome Merry People, makers of (OK, we may be just a tiny bit biased) the planet’s most...

By Kristy Plumridge from Green Hills Farm Late spring and early summer herald the joys of a thriving seedling-filled garden. The...