The organic food pathway to glowing good health
Organic food is better for your health, your garden, and the environment, so it makes sense to learn how to grow your own.
Value-adding and making something from nothing
Everything you grow in your garden can be value-added, re-used, or re-purposed so the idea of ‘waste’ becomes a thing of the past.
5 ways to help your fruit trees recover from fire
Hopefully, you’ll never experience bushfire, but if you do, follow these tips to help your fruit trees recover as quickly as possible.
Making essential oils from fruit trees
Learn from the experts how to value-add to fruit trees and other plants in your garden by making your own medicinal essential oils.
How to prevent brown rot in your fruit
Brown rot can quickly ruin the fruit on your fruit trees. Learn how to prevent it, and what to do if you have it.
A secret weapon to protect fruit from extreme weather
Find out the secret weapon that can help protect your fruit against the extreme weather events which are becoming more frequent.
Five things we wish we’d known about fruit growing
We wish we’d known these five things when we started fruit growing to help us become better fruit growers much faster.
How to keep your worm farm happy
Worms hate hot weather, and cold weather, and don’t like it too wet or too dry, but with the right care, they are powerhouse workers.
Why we make dodgy fruit-growing videos
Our rustic home-made videos are designed to help you to learn how to grow organic fruit. If we can make videos, you can grow fruit.
Too many white peaches? It’s time for chutney.
There’s no such thing as too many white peaches as long as you have the capacity to deal with gluts when they happen.
Apricot bottling and a simple recipe for berry tarts
Summer is the best time to bottle apricots for eating in winter, and a great time to eat summer fruit fresh and in desserts.
Which apricots make the most delicious jam?
Apricot jam can be tricky to make, but once you get the basics right, always worth your time because the results are delicious.