Our April SeedSaveUs get together was like being in a dream, where the setting and the food gardens combined to produce a paradise that a dozen or so avid gardeners drooled over and investigated, right down to the last worm.
It seems to me that this fruit and veg garden is powered not only by enthusiasm and knowledge but by alpaca poo too. How convenient that alpacas poo in neat piles so collecting it in a wheelbarrow, to make a new compost heap, is a breeze.
Sharon dyed some of the alpaca wool, using totally natural dyes made from various native plants, after it had been spun and turned into skeins. These are for sale, so if you’d like her to send you some, leave a comment below and I will put you in touch.
Scott runs the compost zone and makes enough rich compost to feed the 800 sq. m. garden, plus he uses Steve Solomon’s recipe to make a COF mixture (complete, organic fertiliser) and the system is obviously working.
Sharon’s favourite tomato from the Botanic Gardens selection was Aunt Gertie’s Gold, an enormous and very flavoursome tomato which is still producing its bountiful crop.
As usual the table was laden with goodies brought and shared by the members, including magnificent cakes, a delicious garden veg frittata, fresh sourdough bread and olives, South African rusk (a kind of spiced biscuit, with a texture a bit like violet crumble), apples freshly juiced that morning, a beautiful quiche and more…..
We shared seeds, plants and produce, all of which I forgot to photograph in my excitement to look through them all and hear the stories about them!
A family new to Tasmania joined us today and I look forward to getting to know them better and helping them get started on their adventures in food growing.
2 comments:
wow that garden looks amazing, and that tomato - oh gosh I could almost taste it :) You certainly do have a wonderful group there.
What another great SeedSaveUs outing! If you live in our area, come and join us. It's such a wonderful way to share food gardens.
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