SHARE Permaculture in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | Education

SHARE Permaculture

Locality: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6926 5125

Address: 61 White Avenue 2650 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 If you want to feel like you live in a health resort, grow berries. Here in the Riverina, berry season starts in October and continues to late autumn. At SHARE Permaculture headquarters, the first to start producing are the strawberries, then mulberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes then strawberry guavas. I've also recently planted gooseberries and currants. The red-currants are just starting to show. I'm sure though that there are other berries that ...could be added to the mix. All of these fruits ripen over a long period, so you aren't inundated with an overwhelming glut. They are also smaller manageable bushes/trees suitable for small gardens. I haven't found any of these difficult to manage. Main problem has been birds but for some unknown reason, this year they are leaving the fruit to me. Not only are all these berries delicious but super healthy and low in sugar. You can contact me for advice/consultation to help you get some berries in to your garden. Pictures taken today. See more

24.01.2022 I've always allowed the politically self sowing sow thistles to grow in my garden because it was like chocolate to the guinea pigs. Now it's the quail that get excited about it, especially the flowers. It has quite a number of nutritional benefits and is especially good for the liver. It doesn't taste too bad either. Animals know what's good for them.

22.01.2022 ".....Make your existence a ritual that honors everything your body and words touch...."

22.01.2022 A wonderfully nourishing way to utilise our winter veggies.

19.01.2022 Summer fresh taste in the middle of winter. These are so cool and refreshing. Monster winter harvest this year. They are growing so big. Pepinos are really easy to grow and appear to have two fruiting seasons - January and July, with the winter one being the biggest.

19.01.2022 Cutting off a garlic bulb. This was meant to be added to the next post about preserving garlic. Doh.

18.01.2022 Do you like garlic.... or the medicinal qualities of garlic? Or both. If yes, then you need to know how to preserve it. Garlic is only harvested at one time of the year. Here in the Riverina, thats early November. So to get the best garlic all year round, your garlic needs to be looked after. First it needs to be dried appropriately. On the ground under a gum tree works well.... according to our local organic garlic grower. Then it should be hung in an airy place out of dir...ect sunlight. Braided garlic has proven to be a successful way to do that. Plus they look beautiful (See picture 3) The cloves in picture two are from a braid I have on my wall that is 8months old. They are still plump and very flavoursome. Other ways to keep it is in ferments. A honey ferment for your immune system and a salted ferment for the exquisite flavour. So, now you'll know what to do after this years harvest. See more

15.01.2022 I have this trouble all the time. When something grows in my garden that is soooooo perfect, it's a struggle to chop it up and eat it. While I know that once picked its dying and decaying, I want to keep it, just to admire it. I guess that's one of the unique experiences of being connected to your food. I wonder if it is more challenging for people who grow animals for consumption. Especially if they give them names.

14.01.2022 via @sumbu.official

13.01.2022 I think that forever I have wanted one of those wooden drying racks on a pulley system, where you lower it for access and raise it to benefit from the hot air that rises over a stove and to get it out of the way. (Also wanted one of those lovely men who did the hanging... see picture ;-) ) I've got something nearly as good now using racks I already had. It's a perfectly good set up and dries stuff in just hours. Especially useful on these foggy days. #lowcost #usewhatyouhave #utiliseenergy

12.01.2022 Pretty pleased with these perfect purple globes.. grown from seed.

09.01.2022 Attempt 10. There is consistency with the loaves now so it's time to try adding different ingredients....like whole grain flour. Not only is this bread nutritious and tasty, it's super cheap. Two loaves = less than $3. It also lasts for two weeks without refrigeration.

08.01.2022 When you've neglected your garden for months and this is what it does.

07.01.2022 A true "eco-hut". Built from almost entirely recycled materials by the owner. Almost negligible use of the earths resources, i.e. no solar panels, no reverse cycle aircon, no grants, no stains and paint and estapol. No new roofing or timber. Yet, it has a futon, wood stove, cupboard, lanterns and table and chairs inside...all restored from 2nd hand. Water tank - 2nd hand. Shower and toilet outside.

07.01.2022 Spring veggies. So beautiful. This was the first picking of the radishes. I was strangely excited.

06.01.2022 This lovely big broccoli head (held by crazy grey head) is going in the pot for broccoli soup. It's not too hot yet to enjoy soup, plus you can eat broccoli soup cold. It's grown well in the back yard no-dig garden and there are still a couple more. This patch @2m x 1m has been productive. Still cabbages and cauli's to harvest plus the wild rocket, coriander and nasturtiums have been prolific, not to mention the bee friendly borage. Bokchoy were in the mix for a while. There are also quite a few leeks that need harvesting now. They can go in the soup. Soon the whole lot will be pulled out to make way for beans.

06.01.2022 When many people talk about regenerating land it's usually in the context of fixing land that has been devastated from mining. The amount of land that has been degraded because of mining is small compared to the areas of land damaged by industrial agriculture. If you think about how much of our landscape is under cultivation or pasture you will envisage billions of acres. Both these practices are responsible for HUGE losses of soil, organic matter and biodiversity... all con...ditions deemed as contributors to climate change and loss of food quality. Research indicates that to restore and regenerate our land 30% of the land currently farmed should be regenerated i.e. brought as closely back to the natural state they were once in (Impossible to return completely to the original condition). This coffee plantation in the northern NSW is well on the way to achieving this. (The majority of properties plant rows of trees in a bid to be more sustainable but these areas cover less than 1% of their land.) PS( I have completed a serious study on the coffee industry and the majority of the coffee you are consuming doesn't even come close to this conscious level of farming practices. Coffee production is one of the biggest contributors to land, water and air pollution and have a very sad reputation because of their human exploitation.) Zentveld's Coffee

06.01.2022 This is one way to beat the problem of slaters, slugs and earwigs from demolishing your emerging seedlings. Start them off in egg cartons and plonk them straight in the garden as is.

01.01.2022 Doing all the right things with this balcony garden. https://www.facebook.com/gardeningaustralia/videos/1539938062882446/