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5 Acre Farm On the lands of the Djarra People, growing spray free, biodynamic flowers, fruit, vegetables + herbs

A Billy Button on the back drop of a crab apple...I grew these Billy Button's from seed and this is there second year of...
18/10/2026

A Billy Button on the back drop of a crab apple...

I grew these Billy Button's from seed and this is there second year of flowering...

Unfortunately the new lot of Billy Button's that I have grown from seed and planted out in the market garden area have been eaten by bugs...

So will need to buy more seeds and start again, thus is the sometimes life of a grower...

The bees and other insects have done a great job pollinating the quince tree...I have never thinned the fruit on my quin...
17/10/2026

The bees and other insects have done a great job pollinating the quince tree...

I have never thinned the fruit on my quince tree before...

Last year the quinces did not reach full ripening, so this year once all fruit is set, I will try undertaking a thinning to see if this will help with ripening...

More is not always better...

My sophisticated garden edging in the food forest underneath the fruit trees...I try to apply a use what I have got firs...
16/10/2026

My sophisticated garden edging in the food forest underneath the fruit trees...

I try to apply a use what I have got first approach and this is jut one example of that...

The edging will gradually break down over time, as it does it provides nutrients to the garden and a place for little bugs to live...

The first sign of the apricots...
15/10/2026

The first sign of the apricots...

Want to learn more about the tools that can help get the job done?I’d love to share the skills and knowledge I’ve learnt...
15/10/2026

Want to learn more about the tools that can help get the job done?

I’d love to share the skills and knowledge I’ve learnt over nearly nine years of working solo on my farm, 5 Acre Farm, with you in this one-day workshop, Women on the Tools.

No experience needed. No silly questions. No need to know what you’re doing before you arrive.

Just a safe, relaxed environment to learn how to use some practical tools that can help make getting the job done a little easier.

This will be a practical, hands-on workshop where we’ll learn how to safely use a variety of tools, including:

- Chainsaw
- Circular saw
- Drill
- Edger
- Hedger
- Pole saw
- Reciprocating saw
- Whipper snipper

The details:

DATE: Saturday 7 November 2026
TIME: 10am – 4pm
COST: $150 per person, including lunch and take-home notes

Book your spot: 5acrefarmtaradale.com.au/events

Please note: This workshop is for women only.

Come along, have a go, ask questions and leave feeling more confident about getting stuck into the jobs yourself.

Under the fruit trees in the food forest it is full with many flowers...There is an abundance of nigella, one of my favo...
14/10/2026

Under the fruit trees in the food forest it is full with many flowers...

There is an abundance of nigella, one of my favourite flowers, for all it's different stages...

14/10/2026

Want to learn more about the tools that can help get the job done?

I’d love to share the skills and knowledge I’ve learnt over nearly nine years of working solo on my farm, 5 Acre Farm, with you in this one-day workshop, Women on the Tools.

No experience needed. No silly questions. No need to know what you’re doing before you arrive.

Just a safe, relaxed environment to learn how to use some practical tools that can help make getting the job done a little easier.

This will be a practical, hands-on workshop where we’ll learn how to safely use a variety of tools, including:

- Chainsaw
- Circular saw
- Drill
- Edger
- Hedger
- Pole saw
- Reciprocating saw
- Whipper snipper

The details:

DATE: Saturday 7 November 2026
TIME: 10am – 4pm
COST: $150 per person, including lunch and take-home notes

Book your spot: 5acrefarmtaradale.com.au/events

Please note: This workshop is for women only.

Come along, have a go, ask questions and leave feeling more confident about getting stuck into the jobs yourself.

This flower has popped up under one of the fruit trees...Does anyone know what it might be?Trying to work out if it is s...
13/10/2026

This flower has popped up under one of the fruit trees...

Does anyone know what it might be?

Trying to work out if it is something I want to keep or not...Or even I put it there an forgot 🤦‍♀️

The first sign of plums...
12/10/2026

The first sign of plums...

The first flowers of the aquilegia I have grown from seed are appearing...The garden teaches me patience...It takes 12 m...
11/10/2026

The first flowers of the aquilegia I have grown from seed are appearing...

The garden teaches me patience...

It takes 12 months for the aquilegia to flower are germinating from seed...

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