Description
Grow your own spray free vegetables and become more self sufficient.
 Growing methods – Raised garden beds, Wicking beds, no dig Soil prep – practical hands on Sowing, planting, harvesting Pest control the organic way Succession planningBloomfield’s Homestead is a Land for Wildlife property in Jimboomba. The area, known to be in a ârain shadowâ, receives a lot less average annual rainfall than the greater Brisbane region. Doreen and Jamie implementing a permaculture design whilst still working full-time jobs, with the aim to be off grid and more self-sufficient. Different regenerative planning and management techniques are applied.
There is an abundance of native trees and shrubs now compared to when they moved in, in March 2016. Different perennial growing systems, water harvesting earthworks, zero waste nursery/worm farm, a grey water garden, syntropics system, and wicking beds have been implemented. We also raise and harvest on-site our own ducks, geese, turkeys, chickens and pigs, and utilise hot and cold smokers. On the property are several native and European honeybee hives.
Price $55
Light refreshments during the workshop.
9am to 12:30pm
Location: Heritage Rd Jimboomba
15 people maximum per workshop
Bookings essential
15 people maximum per workshop
Bookings essential
Direct transfer for people that have no PayPal
Doreen Jachmann
Account Number:
1119 4824
BSB:
064-175
Reference which workshop and your Name
Your workshop facilitator will be Doreen Jachmann a Permaculture, Horticultural Consultant at Bloomfield’s Homestead and President at Permaculture Connect Inc.
