Chris McLeod
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Aug- 2013 -8 AugustDemonstration Sites
Fernglade Farm – Winter 2013 Update (Australia)
The rains turned up here in Victoria, Australia, in April and then kept on pouring. So far this year has…
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Jun- 2013 -21 JuneDemonstration Sites
Fernglade Farm – Late Autumn (May) 2013 Update
Some of the 50kg worth of tomatoes growing this season What a summer it was in the South Eastern corner…
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8 June
The Great Strawberry Heist
The thieves watched and observed from a safe distance, noting my movements 24/7, 365 days a year. They struck hard…
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Feb- 2013 -23 February
Fernglade Farm – Late Summer 2013 Update (Australia)
It’s nearing the end of summer here at Fernglade farm and what a summer it has been. Two inches of…
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Jan- 2013 -15 January
Fernglade Farm – Mid Summer (January) 2013 Update
What a difference six weeks has made to the food forest here! The change in climate between cool and wet…
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14 January
Food Forests, Part 7: Watering and Soil Food
Someone remarked to me yesterday that the fruit trees in the food forests here at the farm must require an…
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Dec- 2012 -6 December
Fernglade Farm – Early Summer (November) 2012 Update (Australia)
Writing the article series about Food Forests has made me aware of how much interest there is in them and…
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Nov- 2012 -6 November
Food Forests, Part 6: Diversity, or Picking a Garden Salad
One benefit of a single crop farm is that it isn’t hard to remember what it is that you are…
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Oct- 2012 -15 October
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Sep- 2012 -29 September
Food Forests, Part 5: Water – Friend and Foe
I always thought that rain was a nurturing and gentle aspect of nature. You know how it is, you get…
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14 September
Fernglade Farm – Early Spring (September) 2012 Update (Australia)
Writing the series about Food Forests has made me aware of how much interest there is in them and how…
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Aug- 2012 -22 August
Adventures in Hugelkultur in Australia
A while back, the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia presented an article on hugelkultur raised beds (see also here and…
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