Djangbung Gardens is located just out of Nimbin NSW. Bellingen Seedsavers travelled north in July to discover new plants and new ideas.
Bedding from the chicken yard is composted conveniently alongside the chicken yard.
It takes Polly Pig a day to dig one of these beds. The lone dead stem marks an overwintering Jerusalem Artichoke.
Human urine is collected as well.
Shiitake Mushrooms are a successful crop.
A stand of timber provides material for mushroom logs and construction.
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| Eel and Fish Pond: The clay soil holds water |
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| Ready to start the 90 minute tour. |
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| Food producing Lotus Pond in Winter |
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| Resident Tawny Frogmouths |
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| Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes) |
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| Branch from large White Mulberry provides summer shade |
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| Chicken House |
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| Construction bamboo and edible bamboos abound |
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| Permaculture educator Robyn Francis is proud of her edible bamboo. |
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| Bamboo is converted to biochar annually |
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| When visitors arrive, a low fence of bamboo and mesh is used to pen geese and ducks in the citrus orchard. |
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| A 'hot' compost pile near the chicken shed. |
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| A large Magnolia flowers near the cafe. |
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| Polly Pig |
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| Polly Pig works the soil in these fenced gardens. This bed has over-wintering Jerusalem Artichoke plants |
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| Polly's urine is captured and her manure collected from a cement floored pen. |
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| A simple plastic bin filled with sawdust is regularly emptied and the sawdust composted |
Human urine is collected as well.
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| A type of Pomelo fruits well. |
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Shiitake |
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Shiitake inoculated logs |
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| A 20m timber stand along one boundary |
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