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25.01.2022 This fortnights featured garden is Trents Place at Highvale. Join us for the tour -- especially his tips and insights about repurposed raised garden beds -- at 9.30am on Sunday 23 August.

25.01.2022 Love them or hate them Chokos are easy to grow and care for, all they require is a support to climb on and away it goes. Think pear or apple substitute Hilltop farm is a five acre organic profusion of edible farming and sustainable living. MA Shapcott

25.01.2022 Lovely gardening people, are you ready for your fortnightly dose of learning about edibles on Sunday at 9.30am? Itll be here before you know it! This time were going to meet Jacki at Blue Dog Farm, Ocean View, wholl show us her beautiful 10m x 20m "salad" garden, as well as her babies, trays and trays of microgreens. Be sure to tune in and ask any questions in the comments. See you then!

24.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are showing you around John and Pauline's Haven on the Hill. Located at Highvale in the Samford Valley, there is lots to see and get inspiration from. You might even discover John's tips for achieving amazing turmeric (see photo). Tune in for heaps of useful gardening info, and ask any questions in the comments for a live response. Don't forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

24.01.2022 In this video, Kylie and Steve take us on a tour of their DIY chicken coop. They talk through what they like about their design, as well as a few things they would change if they built another chicken coop again. The layout is huge but because they have integrated it so well with the rest of the garden, it is hard to tell there is even a chicken coop in their garden when you first arrive. They explain some of the reasons for choosing its location and what they planted around it too to get the most out of the natural fertiliser that flows from the chicken coop when it rains.

23.01.2022 Our Garden of Eden

23.01.2022 Time for your next fortnightly food gardening fix! And luckily for everyone, Susanne didn't let a weekend in Mackay interfere with our filming schedule, instead putting together what has been affectionately dubbed the "Mackay Special" (BIG thanks from the rest of us, Susanne!). Here is the Mackay Special program: 9.30am - Garden tour (with live commentary) of Mandy's Cane Field Garden 10.00am - The Third Ground Project: Growing a Community... 10.30am - How to set up a black soldier fly system for compost and chicken food 11.00am - A visit to Mandy's kitchen: sourdough bread and fermenting See it all here on Facebook without even leaving home starting at 9.30am on Sunday 18 October.

22.01.2022 In this video David runs us through how he made his own biochar furnace using an old keg and drum. Watch every step of the way, and you could make your own biochar furnace too!

21.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are (virtually) touring Trent's Place at Highvale. Trent refers to himself as an amateur food gardener and is enthusiastic about growing without the use of herbicides and pesticides. A real highlight are his many repurposed raised garden beds, so watch to be inspired and see how you too can give your back a break from bending down! Tune in to find out more, followed by the opportunity to ask questions live afterwards. Don't forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

21.01.2022 Tomorrow we have some extra special things happening when it comes to Edible Gardens! We are featuring John and Paulines edible garden in Highvale. But there is not one, but two videos with live commentary. At 9.30am we have the tour of the front yard... At 10.00am we have the tour of the back yard Then, the day keeps on going.... It is Sustainable House day tomorrow, and this year it is a free online event. It goes ALL DAY and you can do virtual tours of peoples sustainable homes around the country. Visit sustainablehouseday.com.au to register. There are specific times for different homes so might be worth reviewing the program to see what interests you. This year, they have included a session on edible gardens and they asked Samford Edible Garden Trail to MC the panel! If you would like to join in the zoom call, it is at 2pm - 2.40pm, in Rm 3. (Just go to the website and click on program and you can join from there. )

20.01.2022 The Wicking Bed Garden Virtual tour this Sunday 27 June. Do you have poor soil and limited water or want to learn more about Wicking Beds? Then tune in on Sunday at 9.30am AEST, when we visit Lee’s garden in the heart of Samford Valley. His garden is proof that with a few good strategies, and a little bit of re-purposing, you can grow an abundance of vegetables and fruit trees. ... #garden #wickingbeds #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #growitlocal #backyardgarden #permaculture

20.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are sharing David and Christines Garden of Eden with you. There is so much to discover and information to gain from this Glass House Mountains garden and the two supplementary videos. Tune in to find out more and ask any questions that you think of via the comments section. NB: it being Fathers Day tomorrow, there will be a delay in your questions being answered, but rest assured they will be in due course. Dont forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

20.01.2022 Time to tell you about this fortnights edible garden because -- unbelievably -- its already been two weeks since we started spruiking our last one. See how Christine and David accommodated a food forest, vegie & herb beds, edible boundary gardens, and chicken run on their 1+-acre Glass House Mountains block, all while retaining a sizeable lawn and incorporating an enviable composting set-up. But wait, theres more! David also showed us how his repurposing, salvaging and ingenuity has paid off and resulted in a homemade biochar furnace (!!) and fridge-sized solar-powered food dehydrator (wow!). You wont want to miss this segment so if you can, make yourself and your dad a cuppa and view it together, conveniently screening on Fathers Day, 9.30am Sunday 6 September.

19.01.2022 What do potatoes, turmeric, ginger and Jerusalem artichokes have in common? You can readily grow them all in food-grade buckets! In this video, Bill of Tullamore Farm talks us through this effort saving method, which you will be able to replicate at home with ease

19.01.2022 In this video Mandy from the Cane Field Garden in Mackay, shows us her systems for farming black soldier flies. They have an insatiable appetite for compost, and produce lovely fertiliser for the garden, plus they are a food source for your chickens!

18.01.2022 If you just watched the live garden tour...dont go too far away. We couldnt resist doing another video on Mary-Ann and Colins edible driveway. That will start in a few minutes!

17.01.2022 As if Mary-Ann and Col's orchard wasn't enough to have us all green with envy, join us as we walk up their fruit tree-lined driveway and discover the edibles planted on either side. Minimise overlooking "ready to pick" fruits, by situating them where you will see them each and every day.

17.01.2022 The Cane Farm Garden of Microbe Mandy

16.01.2022 Kylie and Steves Garden over the hill at Arana Hills. So many things happening in a small space garden!

16.01.2022 The time has come,' the gardener said, To talk of many things: Of peach bamboo and tamarind Of cabbages and stings And why the composts boiling hot ... And if all bugs have wings.' See what all is happening at John & Pauline's Haven on the Hill at Highvale on Sunday at 9.30am, including their "stairway of produce". You're bound to love it!

16.01.2022 If you just watched the live garden tour...don't go too far away. We couldn't resist doing another video on Mary-Ann and Colin's edible driveway. That will start in a few minutes!

16.01.2022 Here is a photo from Kylie and Steves garden that we are featuring this Sunday morning. Are you intrigued? Please join us at 9.30am for a live garden tour. Plus we are releasing three shorter videos on how they designed their chicken coop, their quick and simple compost bin method, and a DIY native bee hive with insulation. Any ideas what the amazing looking vegetable is that Kylie is growing in her garden?

15.01.2022 Here is a photo from Kylie and Steve's garden that we are featuring this Sunday morning. Are you intrigued? Please join us at 9.30am for a live garden tour. Plus we are releasing three shorter videos on how they designed their chicken coop, their quick and simple compost bin method, and a DIY native bee hive with insulation. Any ideas what the amazing looking vegetable is that Kylie is growing in her garden?

15.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we start the Mackay Special by showing you around Mandy's (aka Microbe Mandy's) abundant vegie plot, well north of our Brisbane home base. Tune in for heaps of useful gardening info and to check out what's growing well there right now. Remember to ask any questions in the comments for a live response. This will be followed at 10am by how Third Ground Coffee House deals with their spent coffee grounds in a way that not only serves -- but also seeks to ...educate -- the local community (ThirdGround Backyard). Don't go away though, because at 10.30am you can get ideas on harnessing (figuratively speaking) black soldier flies to break down your food scraps in to beautiful compost, or to supplement your chickens' diet. Yum! Fix yourself a quick cuppa, then we're back again at 11am, this time in Mandy's kitchen to learn about making sourdough bread, and how fermentation works. And as always, you can catch up on (or rewatch) any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail. See more

15.01.2022 Third Ground Coffee House Project

14.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am, we are visiting John at Darra. John is particularly passionate about growing fruit, and will also show us how he uses aquaponics and managed to turn a boggy part of his yard into a positive. Tune in for a peek into his yard followed by a live Q&A session. Dont forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

14.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are (virtually) touring Trents Place at Highvale. Trent refers to himself as an amateur food gardener and is enthusiastic about growing without the use of herbicides and pesticides. A real highlight are his many repurposed raised garden beds, so watch to be inspired and see how you too can give your back a break from bending down! Tune in to find out more, followed by the opportunity to ask questions live afterwards. Dont forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

13.01.2022 THANK YOU. From the bottom of our hearts. It is impossible to name all the names and to capture in words or pictures the full scope of happiness for our first live OPEN DAY for the Samford Edible Garden Trail in our beautiful community and the stunning Samford Valley which was in its autumn splendour on Sunday. A highlight was the beaming faces of those gardening enthusiasts who were lucky enough to score a ticket before we sold out, and especially the little ones who lit up ...with seeing their hero, Costa. We watched as Costa took the time to make each child feel special and inspired... We think it's gnome-dust that really added that extra special touch of magic that lit us all up! And...HOW BEAUTIFUL WERE THE GARDENS? Everyone who crossed our path while filming and driving Costa around had SO much enthusiasm for what they had learnt, and our truly generous garden hosts were elevated to Garden Educators, their accumulated experience and wisdom much appreciated. Thanks to Millen Farm & The Mini Farm Project. We thank once again, Samford and Districts Progress and Protection Association Inc, and our sponsor, the Bendigo Community Bank-Samford & Brendale (Community Bank Samford). Thank you to ALL the local businesses who supported us, it really does take a village, and what a wonderful one we have! Lastly, but most importantly, there are many moving pieces behind each successful project, and at the core, there are a team of volunteers, silently working away to ensure each piece works as best as it can. Thank you to our very humble gracious leader, Susanne Engelhard, and her amazing team who managed to think of just about everything for their very first Open Day, and are still busy going through your feedback forms to see how they can improve next year's one! Don't forget: We still will be recording garden visits around the Valley area, so, if you have an edible garden you think would help others to learn more about gardening too, get in touch with us, we would love to pay a visit! We are on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. www.samfordediblegardentrail.com.au

13.01.2022 In this video, Trent shows us how he has repurposed old water tanks and a couple of spas to made some really cool looking raised garden beds. They are the perfect height, look fantastic, and saved a whole lot of waste from going to the tip.

13.01.2022 Sustainable Horticulture in Darra!

12.01.2022 At Kerry, an hour-and-a-quarter south of Brisbane CBD, is a food gardening paradise called Tullamore Farm. Owners Bill and Carol manage to grow a staggering 98% (not a typo!!) of their fruit and veg intake here, in amongst the bush. Tune in on Sunday at 9.30am for your fortnightly dose of inspiration. We'll show you around and share with you their strategies for: * taking some of the hard work out of gardening; * storing abundant produce for later consumption; and * how to maximise output by companion planting.

11.01.2022 As you know, the edible garden tour of Mary-Ann and Colin from Dayboro will be posted up with live commentary at 9.30 this morning. Just before that, at 9am, we are being interviewed by Costa about our experiences with the trail (it will finish at 9.25am! ready for the garden tour). If you are free at 9am, please join in the chat (via his page) and post up a comment about what you liked about the Trail, or any suggestions that you have for us to improve it, or if you have an edible garden you would like us to visit!

11.01.2022 Kylie and Steve's Garden over the hill at Arana Hills. So many things happening in a small space garden!

11.01.2022 In this video, Jackie from Blue Dog Farm has a chat with us about how supply chains for small scale farmers. Specifically we talk about REKO, a Swedish model for an online farmers market. She has set one up in her local area (Dayboro, Qld, Australia) during COVID-19, and it has taken off!

10.01.2022 John and Pauline's Haven on the Hill, Highvale

10.01.2022 In this video, David shows us how he has made his own DIY solar dehydrator using an old upright freezer. It looks fantastic and dries their homegrown produce at the perfect 46deg C. Perfect!

09.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are showing you around Bill and Carol's Tullamore Farm, located at Kerry in SEQ, a little south of Beaudesert. There is stacks to see and get ideas from, including how to grow and store a few root crops in food-grade buckets, and set up a food gardening schedule to structure your entire approach. Tune in for heaps of useful gardening info, and ask any questions in the comments for a live response. Don't forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

09.01.2022 In this video we focus on one corner of Johns backyard edible garden where he has built a fishpond as part of his integrated aquaponics system. He located it here because this was previously a boggy corner of the garden, and nothing much grew here. Now he has a place to grow out his fish, as well as feed the surrounding fruit trees with nutrients from the pond. He talks us through how he planned the drainage, the design of the fishpond, and the fruit trees as all part of an integrated aquaponics system.

08.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are showing you around John and Paulines Haven on the Hill. Located at Highvale in the Samford Valley, there is lots to see and get inspiration from. You might even discover Johns tips for achieving amazing turmeric (see photo). Tune in for heaps of useful gardening info, and ask any questions in the comments for a live response. Dont forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

08.01.2022 Time to tell you about this fortnight's edible garden because -- unbelievably -- it's already been two weeks since we started spruiking our last one. See how Christine and David accommodated a food forest, vegie & herb beds, edible boundary gardens, and chicken run on their 1+-acre Glass House Mountains block, all while retaining a sizeable lawn and incorporating an enviable composting set-up. But wait, there's more! David also showed us how his repurposing, salvaging and ingenuity has paid off and resulted in a homemade biochar furnace (!!) and fridge-sized solar-powered food dehydrator (wow!). You won't want to miss this segment so if you can, make yourself and your dad a cuppa and view it together, conveniently screening on Father's Day, 9.30am Sunday 6 September.

08.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am, we are visiting Kylie and Steve over the range at Arana Hills. They are dedicated food gardeners and it really shows! Tune in for a peek into their yard and a live Q&A session. Dont forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

07.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we're excited to show you around Dawn and Bernie's insect and butterfly garden at Albany Creek, not too far from Samford. It features a wide variety of vegetable and other plantings, many with noteworthy insect interactions you'll get to hear about. Here's the run sheet: 9.30am: Garden tour about vegies and common insects, with live Q&A 10.15am: Would you like butterflies in your garden?... Also, don't miss this opportunity to quiz Bernie -- retired entomologist extraordinaire -- about that mystery insect you've snapped a pic of, but don't know its intentions! Is it wreaking havoc, or is it a 'goodie'? Time to ask an expert! Don't forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

07.01.2022 Thanks to all the kids who participated in the 'Kids Quiz' on our Garden Open Day Trail. Congratulations to the kids from Ferny Grove, Mount Crosby, Samsonvale, Keperra and Samford, the winners each received a $15 gift voucher generously donated by Ray White Samford to Samford Valley Garden Centre who kindly discounted these by 33% so we could draw out six winners instead of the anticipated four.

07.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are visiting Jacki of Blue Dog Farm at Ocean View. Jacki is a lively and dedicated grower of salads and microgreens, a devotee of the REKO movement in Dayboro, and has been experimenting with all manner of liquid goodness for use on her garden. Tune in to find out more, followed by the opportunity to ask questions. Dont forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

07.01.2022 Tired of brush cutting along your fenceline? Or even worse - having to pull out long grass and weedy vines growing up the wire? Here is a fencing hack just for you!

06.01.2022 Imogen and Mike's Cottage COVID Garden is food for thought. See what you can achieve if you replace the time it takes to commute to and from work with gardening!

06.01.2022 ** Tomorrow ** at 9.30am we are sharing David and Christine's Garden of Eden with you. There is so much to discover and information to gain from this Glass House Mountains garden and the two supplementary videos. Tune in to find out more and ask any questions that you think of via the comments section. NB: it being Father's Day tomorrow, there will be a delay in your questions being answered, but rest assured they will be in due course. Don't forget, you can catch up on any of our previous videos right here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel, Samford Edible Garden Trail.

06.01.2022 In this video we focus on one really interesting tree that Trent is growing in his backyard. And that is the Malabar Chestnut. His tree is about 7 years old and produces edible nuts. We decided they taste a bit like a cross between a macadamia and a cashew. Delicious! You can also eat the leaves and the fruit of this tree.

05.01.2022 Join us as we vist the COVID Cottage Garden on the Samford Edible Garden Trail. Imogen shows us her delightful Edible Flower / Herb Garden. It is alive with insects and you will be inspired by the colours and diversity. Herbal tea anyone?

05.01.2022 Great news, loyal SEGT followers: only 3 sleeps to go until we show you The Green Carambola Garden at Arana Hills, just a short drive from our Samford base. Tune in at 9.30am on Sunday 12 July to see the abundance of edibles Kylie and Steve are producing on their suburban block, and stay for the live Q&A session afterwards.

05.01.2022 This fortnight's featured garden is Trent's Place at Highvale. Join us for the tour -- especially his tips and insights about repurposed raised garden beds -- at 9.30am on Sunday 23 August.

05.01.2022 The time has come, the gardener said, To talk of many things: Of peach bamboo and tamarind Of cabbages and stings And why the composts boiling hot ... And if all bugs have wings. See what all is happening at John & Paulines Haven on the Hill at Highvale on Sunday at 9.30am, including their "stairway of produce". Youre bound to love it!

04.01.2022 John and Pauline's Haven on the Hill, Highvale (Part 2)

04.01.2022 Have you been wondering how aquaponics differs from hydroponics? Unsure how to make a boggy part of your yard useable? This fortnights featured gardener reached out to the SEGT team early in our May 2020 trail offering to show us his unique garden set-up. Situated in Darra (roughly 45 minutes away), John Hays garden is a perfect fit for one of our on-going road trip/on-the-road segments. Tour Johns garden with us at 9.30am on Sunday 26 July and type any questions you have for him in the comments to receive an answer.

03.01.2022 Tullamore Farm - Self sufficiency in 6 years!

03.01.2022 In this video we focus on how Jacki from Blue Dog Farm looks after her soil to grow such beautiful and high nutrient vegetables in her organic small scale farm. She talks us through an ancient formula called Supermagro.

03.01.2022 You seem to be enjoying our ongoing fortnightly garden tours, which is great! Here are the next few Sunday garden tour dates for you to pop in your diary: Sunday 26 July Sunday 9 August Sunday 23 August... Sunday 6 September Sunday 20 September Dont fret if you cant watch at 9.30am on the above dates though, you can always catch up later here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel. Just search up Samford Edible Garden Trail, subscribe, and away you go!

03.01.2022 Thank you to our Trail Goers who filled out our feedback forms, we got some valuable insights. We are delighted to announce our four winners, Sarina, Sarah Pollard, Rose Robertson and Jill Bray. (We will be in contact with you via email). You have won a $20 gift voucher from Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery ... We'd love to see pics and hear about what you decided to plant in your garden!

02.01.2022 Successfully growing your own fruit & veg takes more than just hard work and simply wanting to. It requires forward planning, routines around plant & garden maintenance, and flexibility & innovation to ensure you maximise all of your cherished harvest (including out of season). Tullamore Farm's Bill and Carol took the time to plan for success with succession planting from the outset, but their system can be adopted any time -- even if you already have a food garden -- if you are looking to garden in a more structured way.

02.01.2022 We had a glitch with the main garden tour video this morning. It has stopped at 4mins, but rest assured there is more! We are reloading it, please check in later today as it might take a while to reload it. At 9.45, the two shorter videos are coming up so hang tight for those! David shows us his DIY biochar furnace, and his solar dehydrator.

02.01.2022 Are you wanting to make your own Native Bee Hive? In this video Steve shows you a simple design he has come up with for a DIY native been hive, and it includes an insulated cover he has made from recycled Styrofoam. We think the cover looks pretty funky, but it is also very functional as it protects the native bees from high temperatures. And judging by how many native bees there were buzzing around this hive, they seem to like it too!

02.01.2022 As if Mary-Ann and Cols orchard wasnt enough to have us all green with envy, join us as we walk up their fruit tree-lined driveway and discover the edibles planted on either side. Minimise overlooking "ready to pick" fruits, by situating them where you will see them each and every day.

02.01.2022 In this video, join us as John takes us on a tour of his DIY aquaponics system. He shows us how he has set it up to use it to water a vertical garden where he is growing seedlings and microgreens. He then shows us the three stages to his system, and how he has integrated the aquaponics system into his suburban edible garden.

01.01.2022 This is such a simple and quick way to make compost at home when you are living in a suburban backyard. Steves suburban backyard is bursting with edible food, and his soil is amazing. We asked him what he is doing to get such amazing soil and he said, compost! In this video Steve shows us his technique where he uses three compost bins in a rotating system so he always has compost available to add to his raised garden beds. He demonstrates how to build a compost bin in just minutes by adding in easy to find garden waste and horse manure that he buys for a couple of dollars from a local charity. It only takes about a month for a compost bin to be ready to add to his garden.

01.01.2022 Our livestream will be at 11.30am. Fixed the glitch with our streaming software!Our livestream will be at 11.30am. Fixed the glitch with our streaming software!

01.01.2022 Entomology: [noun] the branch of zoology dealing with insects. How does this relate to gardening, you ask? Find out on Sunday when we bring you our next segment. It features Albany Creek-based entomologist Bernie and his wife Dawn in their suburban insect and butterfly garden. There *may* even be the opportunity to submit photos of critters you've stumbled upon, but have been unable to classify as beneficial, pesky or aesthetically challenged (aka good, bad or ugly). 9.30am on Sunday Brisbane time -- see you then!