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Djanaba Farm

Locality: Ellalong

Phone: +61 403 747 019

Address: 32, South Street 2325 Ellalong, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 "Chalking Up" The Edible Weeds Walk Satarday 9th to Sunday 10th of May Follow the botanical chalking along the track to help identify edible and useful local wi...ld plants. The event is designed to help you learn about and connect with nature which is especially important during the current crisis. The walk will focus mainly on the edible aspect of weeds.I will also will be writing and pointing out some of the local Australian Bush Tucker plants along the track. This event will run over the weekend and you can start at any time you like. Start at the Fernleigh Cafe, 89 Fletcher Street and walk up the small hill on to the track.Turn left at the track and head in southerly direction. The end point of the marked walk will be Fernleigh Track Railway Tunnel at Belmont. Start time : After 10:30am Start Point : Fernleigh Café,Newcastle NSW Cost. : Free Duration. : About one to two hours Safety: Social distanceing & quarantine guidelines. Equipment: Smartphone,notebook,water bottle,hat Suggeted Reading : Weed Forager's Handbook By A.Grubb & A.Rowland Wild Foods Of Australia By Tim Low

23.01.2022 Keen to plant some of these cold tolerant varieties of Avocado

23.01.2022 Love this time of year.

20.01.2022 Gundagai is famous for having having a dog on the tuckerbox. Djanaba Farm has the dog on the spa

19.01.2022 Introducing our newest family members Sofia and Maggie. Thanks to Kirsha Dairy at Melville.

17.01.2022 We love our new saddles. Thanks James Saddlery

15.01.2022 Last day of Autumn. Our Blueberries are putting on a show and the chilli plant harvest is huge! Send your best chilli sauce recipes please :)

12.01.2022 Today’s job...prepare a bio intensive bed for garlic

12.01.2022 We currently have some nesting Plovers in the paddock. If you are visiting they will make a lot of noise and swoop as they guard their nests. This pair have been here on the farm for a long time and we have enjoyed watching them hatch many a brood. https://www.wires.org.au/plovers

12.01.2022 Great reading.

11.01.2022 This way of thinking is what we are aspiring to at Djanaba Farm. Think global, act local.

10.01.2022 Sunday in the shed!

09.01.2022 Great planting ideas.

09.01.2022 In these crazy times, I thought I'd add something small to the group. For most of you it's probably overly basic, but feel free to share around. If someone who ...wouldn't otherwise grow food gives it a go, or if someone without a lot of money tries it, it's served its purpose. Also for those feeling increased anxiety about provisioning for the future, something small, cheap and practical like this gives a feeling of positive action, as well as the benefits of a small amount of light exercise in the outdoors. 1. Find a large container. Anything free or cheap should do (half plastic barrel, fertiliser bag, washing machine tub... anything!) 2. Put in some organic matter. If you don't have your own compost, use leaves, grass clippings, weeds, small twigs, manure, etc. This will start to break down by the time plant roots reach it. 3. (Again if you don't have your own compost,) fill the container with potting mix. 4. Find a tall (2m +) stick and poke it in the centre of your soil. I deliberately say stick instead of stake, because the idea of buying a nice straight manufactured stick seems ridiculous to me. Plants grow and climb better on a natural stick anyway 5. Plant it with seeds. Seeds are cheap. I've chosen snake beans near the pole. They are fast growers and heavy croppers. The nitrogen they fix in the soil will help future plantings. Around the pole I've chosen to plant Chinese cabbage, interspersed with radish seeds. Sow the radish thicker than recommended on the pack, and eat the plants you pull out to thin them when they get overgrown. 6. Water it in and stand back. These seeds should germinate withing a few days. Adjust the species in keeping with the seasons. As it cools down change to peas from beans. 7. Repeat! Make another one the next week in a new tub. 8. Once the tubs have cropped out, add in some compost to revive the soil and start again with more seeds!

08.01.2022 Autumn mornings are the best on the farm. We certainly are blessed to be socially isolating on Country. Fed the cows, played with the horses now sitting at my desk enjoying the serenity.

07.01.2022 Full moon and a good fire. Long weekends done right.

04.01.2022 This is so exciting to watch and to be a associated with. The recovery of Aboriginal food growing is at the heart of Djanaba Farm. Thanks so much to Unc Bruce Pascoe for opening Australia's eyes to the history and value of Australian native produce. https://www.theguardian.com//its-time-to-embrace-the-histo

04.01.2022 Next weeks project

01.01.2022 This weeks project on the farm will be a wicking bed project to plant our winter crops.

01.01.2022 Foodscaping. Awesome!