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URL:https://dev.rydedistrictmums.com.au/events/sustainable-food-garden-at-
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Food Garden at Moss House\, Denistone
DESCRIPTION:The real sustainability means growing your own food. It saves
  millions of litres of water used to grow crops and reduces the use of fos
 sil fuels\, which otherwise power the farming machinery\, transport and co
 ld storage of food.\n\nLocated on a steep hill the Moss House garden is a
 n example of a seven-years-old vibrant\, sustainable permaculture propert
 y\, designed with the primary goal to provide the owners with food and med
 icinal plants.\n\n(Only the garden is open to the general public).\n\nAnnu
 al vegetables are grown in raised beds (some of them are self-watering wic
 king beds) and the produce is either eaten fresh or preserved in various w
 ays for storage. Nearly 30 fruit trees and many perennial vegetables are m
 ixed with flowering plants attracting beneficial insects\, creating a rich
  and colourful ecosystem\, which includes also two beehives of native stin
 gless bees and a flock of seven egg-laying hens.\n\nRainwater is harveste
 d from the roof of the house and two other structures in the garden (total
  storage 15\,000 litres) with main tanks feeding garden taps\, laundry and
  the second toilet. Surface water runoff is captured using swales\, mulch 
 and a composting pit.\n\nNothing ever leaves the garden\; all non-edible m
 aterials collected from it are composted (in bays\, bins and worm farms)\,
  mulched or used to build plant supports.\n\nDuring the day there will be 
 talks and several guided tours through the garden (see the Day Events 
 below). You will have an opportunity to see elements of permaculture garde
 n design in action and to taste some of the produce grown on the site. To 
 learn about food growing and sustainable design check out the Permacultur
 e Sydney North stall\, plant sale table or Crop Swap Sydney stall (you a
 re welcome to bring your garden crops to swap!).\n\nThe 1938 double-brick 
 house (not open to the public) is partially retrofitted.\n\nElectricity is
  provided by the grid and by 1.5 kW solar panels. Eaves\, window awnings a
 nd shutters protect interiors from the sun in summer. In winter the house 
 is heated by two slow combustion wood-heaters (firewood is foraged locally
 ).\n\nFor more information about the garden go to the Moss House website 
 or check the ABC TV Gardening Australia episode from May 21st\, 2016 “A 
 Productive Paradise”\n\nDay Events:\n\n 	10:00 – garden opens\n 	10:00
  -11:00 – produce swap by Crop Swap Sydney\n 	10:40-11:10 – guided gar
 den tour\n 	11:30-12:00 – “Medicine from Your Garden” – talk and d
 emo on herbal preparations\n 	12:30-13:00 – guided garden tour\n 	13:30-
 14:00 – “Fermenting Basics” – talk and demo on vegetable ferments\
 n 	14:30-15:00 – guided garden tour\n 	15:30-16:00 – guided garden tou
 r\n 	16:00 – garden closes\n
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CATEGORIES:What's On
LOCATION:Moss House\, 14 Burmah Road\, Denistone\, Australia
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