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May 27, 2020 by Ronni Martin

Edible Flowers

By Ronni Martin. NSCF Education & Support Team Manager

Bring colour and interest to your garden and plate by growing edible flowers. Edible flowers can create a colourful show in your front garden. Or they can be distributed through your vegetable beds or around fruit trees where their other uses in attracting beneficial insects and pollinators will be appreciated.  You can even grow some edible flowers in containers on your deck or balcony where they are close to the kitchen.

Edible flowers can be used to garnish sweet or savoury dishes, as well as in flower butters, oils or liqueurs. They make great decorations on cakes or desserts, either fresh or candied. Zucchini and daylily flowers can be stuffed with tasty fillings and steamed or baked. However, most flowers are served fresh, not cooked, so that they keep their colour and texture.

You are already eating some edible flowers as the common ‘vegetables’ broccoli, cauliflower, and artichokes are all flowers. The spice saffron is the stamen from the crocus flower, while cloves are flower buds. Capers are the unopened flower buds of a bush native in the Mediterranean.

Flowers are part of the traditional cuisine around the world. In the Middle East, Eastern Europe and India, floral waters such as rosewater and orange flower water are used to flavour sweets, meats and beverages. The French mixture known as “Herbes de Provence” has dried lavender flowers in it, while the liqueur Chartreuse contains carnation flowers.

Stuffed nasturtium
Artichoke
Nasturtium, pineapple sage and feijoa salad

Choosing edible flowers

Some flowers are poisonous so always identify flowers accurately before eating them.  And use flowers as a garnish, so you eat them in moderation.

Some common garden flowers to be avoided (but not a complete list) are: arum, azalea, crocus, daffodil, foxglove, hydrangea, iris, oleander, lilies, lily of the valley, lobelia, and wisteria.

Only the petals of composite flowers (daisy-like flowers) are edible. The pollen of composite flowers is allergenic and may cause reactions in sensitive people. Sufferers of asthma and hay-fever should not consume composite flowers, and may have extreme allergies to ingesting any flowers at all. If you have any allergies, consult your doctor before consuming edible flowers.

There are a few cautions to remember before harvesting any flowers:

  • Don’t harvest any flowers that could have been exposed to animal excrement.
  • Don’t harvest any flowers that have had insecticides sprayed on them.
  • Don’t harvest any flowers from the side of roads where they have been exposed to carbon monoxide or other pollutants.
  • Don’t eat any flowers from florists as they may have been sprayed with pesticides.
  • Don’t pick any flowers that show signs of disease or have been eaten by insects.

Common edible flowers for the subtropics

*= Composite flowers.  Only the petals of composite flowers (daisy-like flowers) are edible.


Alyssum

Angelica

Anise Hyssop

Apple Blossom

Artichoke

Banana

Basils

Bergamot

Borage

Burnet

*Calendula

Caper

Carnation

* Chamomile

*Chicory

Chives (garden & garlic)

Cilantro / Coriander

Citrus

Clover

*Cornflower

*Cosmos

*Dandelion

Dahlia

Daylily

Dianthus

Dill

Elderberry

*English Daisy

Fennel

Freesia

Fuchsia

Gardenia

Garlic

Geraniums

Gladiolus

Hibiscus

Honeysuckle

Hollyhock

Hyssop

Iceland Poppy

Impatiens / Busy lizzie

Jasmine (Arabian)

Johnny Jump Up (Heartsease)

Lavender

Lemon Verbena

Lilac

Mallow

Marjoram

Mints

Mustard

Nasturtium

Oregano

Okra

Onion

Pansy

Passionflower

Pea

Peony

Pineapple guava / Feijoa

Pineapple Sage

Primrose

Radish

Red Clover

Rocket

Rose

Rosemary

Rose of Sharon

Runner Bean

Sage

Scented Geranium

Snapdragon

Society Garlic

Squash Blossom

Summer Savory

*Sunflower

Sweet William

Thyme

Viola

Violet

Winter Savory

Zucchini


Pumpkin
Scented Geranium
Hibiscus

 


Using edible flowers

Pick your flowers in the morning when their water content is at its highest. Then wash the flowers gently in salt-water and immediately drop them in cold water for 1 minute. Dry on a tea towel. Then separate the petals, remove the stamens and stems as they are often woody or bitter. Use your flower petals immediately, or store the whole flower in a glass of water in the refrigerator overnight.

 Growing Edible Flowers

The first task when planning to grow flowers is to find out the growing conditions the different types need. Seed packets or plant labels will tell you their soil, light and temperature requirements.

Most flowers thrive in well-drained, fertile soil enriched with compost. However, go easy on high-Nitrogen soil amendments as they will increase leaf growth at the expense of flowering. A layer of mulch around the plants will help to keep the soil cool in summer, retain moisture, and feed soil micro-organisms.

Grow plants with similar light and water requirements together to make it easier to give them the conditions they need. Most plants will flower better in full sun, but in the subtropics they will do just as well in part-shade, especially shade from the summer afternoon sun.

Give plants at least one good watering a week but more often in hot summers. Container grown flowers may need daily watering.

To ensure the edible flowers look their best, give them some shelter from strong winds. Even a few taller plants in the main wind direction will help to shelter smaller plants behind them.

‘Deadheading’, removing flowers once they drop their petals, extends the flowering time by encouraging the plant to create more flowers. However, you can collect your own seed if you leave some flowers on selected plants to set seed.

My ‘Top 10’ edible flowers for the subtropics, in alphabetical order, are:

Borage (Borago officinalis)

Sow seed spring to summer. Sun to part shade.  Grows to 90cm. Bee attracting blue flowers, edible leaves.


Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

Sow seed autumn to spring. Sunny position. Fertile soil. Collect seed and deadhead regularly. Orange to yellow flowers.


Cornflower (Centaurea cyanea)

Sow seed autumn to winter. Sun to part shade. Fertile soil. Grows to 60cm. Blue (pink to mauve) flowers.


Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus, C.sulphureus)

Sow seed in late winter to spring. Sun to part shade. Drought tolerant.

C. bipinnatus: pink to red flowers, up to 1.5m tall.

C. sulphurea: orange to yellow flowers, 45 – 50cm tall


Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva and cultivars)

Propagate by division. Full sun. drought tolerant. Strappy leaves form a clump to 50cm. Botanically it is not a Lily, so the flowers are edible. Numerous colours and cultivars.


 

Dianthus (Dianthus spp)

Propagate from cuttings. Biennial. Full sun. Drought tolerant, needs good drainage. In acid soils, add lime. Deadhead regularly. Pinks to reds. 10 to 50cm. Pinks, Carnations and Sweet Williams are all species of Dianthus.


Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, H. acetosella, H.sabdariffa, H. tiliaceus)

Propagate from cuttings or seed. Full sun. There are many species of hibiscus, all with edible flowers.

H. rosa-sinensis – ‘hawaiian hibiscus’ – small trees or shrubs. Many cultivars with flowers from pink to yellow, red and white.

H. acetosella – cranberry hibiscus. –small shrub to 2m. Deep pink flowers and red leaves are edible.

H. sabdariffa – roselle. Swollen calyxes are used to make jam or drinks.

H. tiliaceus -native hibiscus. This tree is too big for most backyards, but the flower is edible if you spot a tree in flower somewhere.


Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

Sow seed direct, in spring to autumn. Sun to part shade Poor soil increases flower production. Drought tolerant. Orange to yellow flowers, edible leaves. Groundcover.


Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans)

Propagate by cuttings. Sun to part shade.. Red flowers and pineapple-scented leaves are edible. Small shrub to 1.5m.


Viola (Viola spp)

Sow seed summer to winter. Fertile soil, mulch to protect surface roots. Keep moist. Deadhead regularly. Purples, yellows, whites. Viola, pansy, heartsease, and Johnny Jump Up are all species of Viola.


 

Filed Under: Farming, Nursery Tagged With: Gardening, info, Organic Gardening, permaculture

May 5, 2020 by Karen Lavin

April 2020 ENews

During April we have continued with robust, timely and ever-positive responses to Government guidelines and restrictions around COVID-19. The Markets have remained open during this period thanks to a very hard working and dedicated team and collegial shoppers. The Nursery is powering along and we continue to think BIG about the future. We are delighted to see the global movement towards home grown food and hope you are inspired by this too!

Read here.

Northey Street City Farm publish a free electronic newsletter every month.

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You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.

Filed Under: eNews Tagged With: Bees, City Farm Nursery, Education, kids activities, organic farmers market, permaculture, Wicking Beds

March 27, 2020 by Desi Achilleos

City Farm Nursery

We are open again, 6 mornings a week!

City Farm Nursery products, plants, and useful information can be found here.

 

Filed Under: Nursery Tagged With: City Farm Nursery, Container Gardening, ethical gifts, Leafy Greens, permaculture

September 5, 2019 by Desi Achilleos

NSCF E-News

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To subscribe to our monthly free e-newsletter CLICK HERE.

You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.

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August 22, 2019 by Ronni Martin

Call out for Australasian Permaculture Convergence 2020 Workshop Presenters

 

Northey Street City Farm will be hosting the next Australasian Permaculture Convergence (APC) at Redland Bay near Brisbane from 20 to 23 April 2020. More information about the APC is available on www.apc.nscf.org.au. Tickets are on sale through the website now.

There will also be a Permaculture and Community Gardens Festival on Sunday 19 April 2020 at Northey Street City Farm in Windsor, Brisbane. The Festival will showcase community gardens and permaculture projects. If you are a community garden or permaculture project interested in having a stall at the Festival, please email Simon Calcinai on markets@nscf.org.au.

Submissions are now open for presentations and workshops during APC2020.

The overall theme for APC2020 is Celebrating Nature’s Abundance. We are calling for submissions for workshops covering topics relevant to the three ethics of Permaculture, which are Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share.

All workshops will be 90 minutes long, and we expect presenters to include some audience participation in the workshop.

90-minute workshop application form:  https://forms.gle/rTJK6oidxwYSov628

There will be opportunities for some 10-minute presentations or project reports one evening and a project poster display area to share your projects with everyone at the Convergence.

10 minute presentation application form:  https://forms.gle/NadykVU3YAQTgacd9

Please fill in the relevant application form outlining your proposal to the selection panel. The panel will review all submissions and choose those that will complement each other and provide balance, depth and spread to the program.

Absolute DEADLINE for submissions is 5 pm on Tuesday 29 October 2019.

We’ll notify all applicants by 1 December 2019.

 

Filed Under: Permaculture Education Tagged With: Education, Events, permaculture, Workshops

July 17, 2019 by Ronni Martin

Forest Gardens

The Tree Care Group of volunteers have been renewing the plantings in the various orchards and forest gardens around our site over the last couple of years.  These gardens are along the Northey Street boundary and to the west of the allotment garden area.

So, what is a forest garden and how does it work?

 An interconnected system

A forest garden is a polyculture or mix of different perennial plants that aims to produce food without needing a lot of added fertiliser or water, by mimicking the processes of a natural ecosystem. Mutually beneficial plants are grouped together to form an interactive community called a guild. The plants are all chosen to do well in our subtropical climate.

Layers

In a forest garden, there are groundcovers, herbs, shrubs, vines, small trees and larger trees, all arranged to capture the sun’s energy while also providing shade for those plants that need it.

Interplanted

Between the larger fruit and nut trees are smaller plants that support their growth and productivity:

  • Legumes ‘fix’ nitrogen from the air into the soil, from where it is taken up by the roots of the fruit trees. Legumes include ice cream bean, pigeon pea, crotalaria, and pinto peanut.

 

  • Nutrient accumulators’ deep roots bring up important plant nutrients such as calcium from the deeper soil into the topsoil. Nutrient accumulators include comfrey and yarrow.

 

  • Host plants for butterflies and moths provide food for caterpillars, which recycle leaves into soil, attract birds and develop into butterfly and moth pollinators. Host plants include native mulberry, acacias, native grasses, sennas and saltbush.
  • Insectary plants provide pollen and nectar for insects that pollinate food plants and for insects that feed on and help control ‘pest’ insects that eat food plants. Insectary plants include rosemary, sages, native grasses, and nasturtium.

 

  • Ground cover plants protect and enrich the soil and stop weedy ground covers from taking over. Ground covers include pinto peanut, Brazilian spinach, sweet potato, mother of all herb, dianella, warrigal greens, myoporum, comfrey, yarrow and pepper leaf.

 

  • Mulch plants are regularly ‘chopped and dropped’ to smother weeds and protect and enrich the soil. Mulch plants include vetiver grass, Qld arrowroot, pigeon pea and lemongrass.

 

Productive and resilient

Many of these support plants also produce food while other smaller perennial food plants add to the food yield as well.

A number of the support plants are local native plants that support a greater number and diversity of insects, lizards and birds than exotic plants. They help control any population explosions of ‘pest’ insects that could threaten the food plants.

Always changing

The forest garden changes over time, as faster growing fruit trees such as bananas and pawpaws mature and produce food and then die back to let the slower growing trees, like citrus and avocado, emerge.

How does it work?

A forest garden achieves its aims by:

  • placing plants carefully in relation to each other to facilitate interconnection and support
  • recycling plant nutrients through the soil to the root zone to feed the food plants
  • building a rich, spongy soil that holds water
  • supporting abundant microbial and insect life in the soil and on the plants.

 


 

Filed Under: Farming Tagged With: Gardening, info, permaculture, Useful Information

January 8, 2019 by Ronni Martin

Feb 2019 Permaculture Design Course

Come join us for our 25-year Silver Jubilee Permaculture Design Course on Saturdays from 9 February to 25 May 2019.

“Visions of an Ancient Wisdom”

This unique course, delivered over 16 weeks in Brisbane, gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities.
Learn to:
• Build Resilience through Connectivity
• Facilitate Regeneration of the Earth
• Create Abundance through Design

The Permaculture Design Course (PDC) builds from its foundation in the ethics and design principles to strategies giving you the techniques and tools to inspire critical thinking.

YOU WILL LEARN

• the history of permaculture and agriculture and the foundational concepts of the permaculture ethics and design principles
• to design from ecological pattern literacy, systems thinking, using Ethics and Design principles, designing from the whole, differentiated into parts
• to use the Scale of Permanence to give realistic outcomes for any design
• climate analogues and how varied mirco-climates affect your site
• the patterns of our intent and that of our landscapes, elements and their functional connections in your design to minimize waste
• to savour our soils: soil biology, amendments, uses and putting it all together
• about trees and forests and how we can integrate them into our systems
• how we can cultivate our ecology to produce food based on our unique needs by including annuals, perennials, forest gardens and animals into our systems
• to enhance our communities and local economies through social permaculture design
• a practical understanding of the design process through group and individual design work

INCLUDED IN YOUR COURSE FEE

• Rosemary Morrows ‘Earth Users Guide to Permaculture’
• Extensive resources and handouts to complement course outcomes
• Teachers whose conceptual understanding of the permaculture design process complements their broad range of knowledge and experience to create an immersive learning environment
• Hands on experience at a 25 year old permaculture site in Brisbane
• An experience of COMMUNITY & FUN

Saturdays, 9 February to 25 May 2019

COST

$1140/ $873 Health Care Card Holder Early Bird Discount (full payment one month prior to course commencement).

$1250/ $930 Health Care Card Holder

For more information and to book see our PDC page here

Eventbrite - February 2019 Permaculture Design Course

For 25 years Northey Street City Farm has held up the standard of sustainable living in the city and we invite you to come participate and begin your journey with us.

Filed Under: Permaculture Education Tagged With: NSCF, permaculture, Permaculture Design Course

August 2, 2018 by Ronni Martin

Bushfoods for permaculture gardens and farms in the sub-tropics

Adding local bush foods to your garden can add new flavours to your diet while sustaining wildlife as well. There is a native plant to fill almost every purpose from food to fiber to timber, and they come in all growth forms from vines to giant trees. The lists below will help you to find a useful local plant suited to our climate and landscape.

There are many reasons to include bush foods in your garden design. Local native plants are easier to look after than exotic plants as they are well adapted to local conditions of climate and soil.  They’re also less susceptible to pests and diseases and can assist with pest control as they provide habitat for native insects and birds that feed on pests. Growing native plants attracts wildlife to your garden which gives you an added connection with your natural environment and helps to increase biodiversity. Bush foods can also be included in bush regeneration plantings to increase the productivity of native plantings on site.

Many local native plants have the bonus that they add different, interesting foods to your diet. Bush foods include spices like native pepper, vegetables like warrigal greens, fruit like native raspberry and nuts like macadamia. Learning about local bush foods acknowledges the way indigenous people lived in the environment, and this understanding promotes respect for the land.

On larger Permaculture properties bush foods have potential for being grown commercially. There is increasing demand for bush foods, with industry associations that are working to build markets for their products. Lemon myrtle, Davidson’s plum, macadamia nuts, and native limes are all grown in commercial quantities. Rosella and other bush food jams are often available at Farmers Markets.

Growing Requirements

Most of the plants listed below are rainforest species. They require well drained soil, with high levels of organic matter and will not tolerate long periods without moisture. Most will tolerate shade, but require sun for the best fruit or seed production.

 


 
Zone 1:            Home garden
Common Name Botanical Name Growth Form Uses
Flax lily Dianella caerula Hardy plant with strappy leaves, attractive flowers and fruits Edible blue fruits
Native raspberry* Rubus rosifolius var rosifolius Prickly canes, suckers readily, full sun fruit eaten fresh or in jam
Native Turmeric (Cape York Lily) Curcuma australasica Ginger-like plant, large leaves, attractive flowers Rhizomes used like turmeric
Native violet Viola hederacea Low groundcover Flowers and leaves edible
Nyullee (pigface) Carpobrotus glaucesens Succulent groundcover, full sun ‘Salty strawberry’ fruit
Rosella Hibiscus sabdariffa Annual shrub Red calyx used in jams, teas, chutney
Scrambling lily Geitonoplesium cymosum Small vine, likes shade Shoot eaten raw
Scurvy Weed Commelina cyanea Perennial prostrate herb with blue flowers Leaves eaten raw or cooked
Spike rush (water chestnut) Eleocharis dulcis water rush that grows in water or boggy ground Edible corms
Warrigal greens* Tetragonia tetragonioides annual groundcover, salt tolerant, sun or partial shade Edible leaf (must be boiled first), used as a spinach

 

 


Zone 2:            Home orchard
Aniseed myrtle* Backhousia anisata small to medium tree aromatic leaves with aniseed flavour, used in teas
Bolwarra Eupomatia laurina Shrub Edible fruit
Blue tongue Melastoma affine Shrub with mauve flowers Grainy purple fruit
Burdekin plum* Pleiogynum timorense medium tree Purple fruit in winter, eaten fresh or used in jams
Cedar Bay cherry* Eugenia reinwardtiana shrub, full sun sweet, pink-red fruit eaten raw
Cinnamon myrtle* Backhousia  myrtifolia shrub with white flowers aromatic leaves for tea, spice
Davidson’s plum* Davidsonia pruriens small tree Sour fruit used in jams, wine
Finger lime* Citrus australasica small tree, best in partial shade small fruit (red, purple or green) used in drinks, marmalades,
Lemon aspen, common aspen* Achronychia acidula medium trees

 

lemon flavoured fruit, use in sauces, drinks
Lemon myrtle* Backhousia citriodora medium tree, hardy aromatic leaves contain ‘citral’, used in teas, sauces, cosmetics
Lilli pillies Syzygium spp. small – medium trees fruit used in jams, drinks, sauces
Lime berry Glycosmis trifoliata Shrub small juicy pink fruits eaten fresh
Macadamia* Macadamia integrifolia Medium/large tree edible nuts with high oil content
Midyim berry Austromyrtis dulcis low shrub, ground cover small, speckled edible fruit
Millaa millaa vine Eleagnus triflora clumping vine Small, tasty fruit, high in lycopene
Native ginger Alpinia caerulea attractive understorey shrub spicy seeds, shoots edible, leaves used to wrap fish in coals
Native pepper* Tasmannia lanceolata shrub for cool, moist areas, with purple or white berries dried leaves and seeds used as pepper
Native tamarind* Diploglottis australis Tall slender tree Sour yellow fruit used for jams, drinks
Peanut tree Sterculia quadrifida small-medium tree, deciduous Edible black seed in a decorative red pod
Riberry* Syzygium luehmannii small – medium tree, pink new foliage, white flowers, red fruit fruit used in jams, drinks, sauces
Round lime* Citrus australis small to medium tree round green fruit used in jams, drinks
Sandpaper fig Ficus coronata small trees fleshy purple fruit, edible raw or in jams
Small leaved tamarind* Diploglottis campbellii medium tree, hardy,

glossy green foliage

fruit with red, edible aril, used in jams, drinks
Walking stick palm Linospadix monostachya attractive understorey shrub refreshing small red fruit
Zig zag vine Melodorum leichhardtii vine Tangy ‘orange sherbet’ fruit

 

 


Zone 3:            Commercial orchard

*Species marked with an asterisk in the lists above and below have commercial potential.


Zone 4:            Windbreaks, Erosion control, Stock shelter belts

All the species listed above can be used, plus those in the table below.


Zone 5:            Bush Regeneration areas

All the species listed above plus those in the table below.

Acacias (wattles)* Acacia spp fast-growing pioneers, small to large trees, add nitrogen to the soil many have seed that is edible after roasting and grinding, used for coffee substitute, and in desserts
Black apple Planchonella australis large tree edible fruit
Blue quandong Elaeocarpus grandis large tree fruit used for drinks
Brown pine plum* Podocarpus elatus large tree fruit used for jams, sauces
Bunya pine* Araucaria bidwilli large tree edible nuts, boiled, roasted, dried, ground for flour
Cockspur vine Maclura cochinchinensis clumping, thorny vine edible yellow or orange fruit
Kangaroo apple Solanum aviculare pioneer shrub fruits edible in small amounts when completely ripe
Native grapes Cissus antartica vines some have edible fruit
Native hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus pioneer, small flowering tree flowers edible in salads or jam, leaves edible when boiled
Native mulberry Pipturis argenteus pioneer small tree fruits edible
Native tamarind* Diploglottis australis medium-large tree fruit with yellow aril used for jams, drinks

 

 

Further Reading

Tim Low (1988) Wild Food Plants of Australia, Angus and Robertson, Sydney

Cribb, AB & JW. (1974) Wild Food in Australia, Fontana Collins, Sydney

Online

Australian Native Foods and Botanicals – www.anfab.org.au

 

 

Filed Under: Farming Tagged With: bush foods, farming, Gardening, info, permaculture, Sub-tropics

June 26, 2018 by Ronni Martin

Brisbane Permaculture Design Course starts 11 August 2018

This unique course, delivered on Saturdays over 16 weeks gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities.

Learn to:

Build Resilience through Connectivity

Facilitate Regeneration of the Earth

Create Abundance through Design

DATES:   Saturdays, from 11th August to 24th November 2018
COST:   $1450/ $1130 Health Care Card Holder (GST Inclusive)

INCLUDED IN YOUR COURSE FEE

  • Rosemary Morrows ‘Earth Users Guide to Permaculture’
  • Extensive resources and handouts to complement course outcomes
  • Teachers whose conceptual understanding of the permaculture design process complements their broad range of knowledge and experience to create an immersive learning environment
  • Visit to Crystal Waters where we will explore how these landholders have implemented permaculture design concepts into their lives
  • An experience of COMMUNITY & FUN

To BOOK a place on this course CLICK HERE


YOU WILL LEARN

  • the history of permaculture and agriculture and the foundational concepts of the permaculture ethics and design principles
  • to design from ecological pattern literacy, systems thinking, using Ethics and Design principles, designing from the whole, differentiated into parts
  • to use the Scale of Permanence to give realistic outcomes for any design
  • climate analogues and how varied micro-climates affect your site
  • the patterns of our intent and that of our landscapes, elements and their functional connections in your design to minimize waste
  • to savour our soils: soil biology, amendments, uses and putting it all together
  • about trees and forests and how we can integrate them into our systems
  • how we can cultivate our ecology to produce food based on our unique needs including annuals, perennials, forest gardens and animals into our systems
  • to enhance our communities and local economies through social permaculture design
  • a practical understanding of the design process through group and individual design work

 

“Thought provoking, inspirational and informative – whether you are planning for a farm, house or unit. Everywhere I now look I see patterns, choices and opportunities…” Mark Lacy, PDC student
More Info on our PDC page or Email: adultedn@nscf.org.au  or Ph: 38578775       

To BOOK CLICK HERE

 

 

 

Filed Under: Permaculture Education Tagged With: Courses, permaculture, permaculture course, Permaculture Design Course

May 2, 2018 by Desi Achilleos

May E-News

Every month we publish a free newsletter which lets people know what is happening at the farm. To subscribe fill in your email HERE To read May’s E-News CLICK HERE  

Filed Under: eNews Tagged With: edible nursery, NSCF, Organic farming, Organic Markets, permaculture

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