The yard permaculture sharehouse

Emma, Josie and Margie will take you on a journey around their permaculture garden which is bursting with produce front and back. This is one of three sites where the Gnomes Farming Cooperative meet to grow food locally in suburban garden spaces. There are around 40 fruiting plants on the large block, including persimmon, apples, plum, hazelnuts, bananas, passionfruit, lilly pilly and a berry forest of blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries. Maximum production is achieved through a market garden area, which this year includes 150 garlic plants, enough to supply the household for a year. The garden also features a beehive, an outdoor kitchen and wood heated bath.

This event is part of the Backyard Harvest Festival. Click here to download a pdf of the full program.