Visit Taroona Marian 2025

On a sunny but cold morning in February we were lucky to visit Marian’s vibrant and lush food forest in Taroona. In a little under six years Marian and her husband Pat have transformed a previously loved-but-neglected space into a thriving mix of fruit trees, vegetables, chicken habitat, and flowers.

 

FGG Newsletter February 2025

 

         🌶 Food Garden Group newsletter - February 2025 🌶

 We like to grow what we eat 

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In this newsletter - What to do in your food garden in February, seed saving, how to improve your irrigation, ideas for processing what you harvest, this month's Northern and Southern food garden visits, last month's visits in words and pictures, visits planned for coming months, and more. 

Visit Kings Meadows Michael and Suzanne 2025

Nestled towards the end of a quiet street, Michael and Suzanne's Kings Meadows garden is a testament to the magic that can be created with dedication, sustainable practices and a love of growing your own produce. Now 14 years old, this compact, yet incredibly productive garden was a beacon of inspiration for the northern January visit.

Visit Glenorchy Libby & Tim 2025

January’s garden visit was a tale of 2 gardens: the front was a fledgling food forest that’s already proving fruitful, while the back was a traditional food garden mid-transition to something easier to maintain and more productive.

Keep reading to learn more about the individual gardens that Tim and Libby are creating (is any garden ever complete?) and enjoying on their property in Glenorchy.

FGG Newsletter January 2025

          🍅 Food Garden Group newsletter - January 2025  🍅

 We like to grow what we eat 

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Happy new year everyone! 2025 will be an unforgettable year! Strap yourself in, hold onto your seat ... and here we go .................

In this newsletter - What to do in your food garden in January, this month's Northern and Southern food garden visits, last month's visits in words and pictures, visits planned for coming months, taking care of your tomatoes, where to buy good veggie garden seeds, and more.

Tomato variety 'Dancing with Smurfs'

Visit Kings Meadows Tanya and Gareth 2024

Tanya and Gareth's garden was picture perfect, a delight to explore and a credit to all their hard work in transforming the large southern facing sloping yard. A stroll down the many garden paths led us past a myriad of beds where native plants, grasses, ornamentals, large established fruit and nut trees, vegetable and berry patches all coexist in perfect harmony.

Visit Sandfly Jennie and Russell 2024

 Visit Sandfly Jennie and Russell 2024

The December visit of the Food Garden group to Jennie and Russell in Sandfly was one for the self-sufficiency enthusiasts! What a lot of inspiration and delight we all got from this charming and very productive garden.