Welcome to The Edible Forest, Annette Owen-Mulder and Les Mulder’s organic farm at Wherrol Flat.
We raise cattle and pigs, grow heritage fruit trees and a large range of vegetables. Annette uses the products of the fruit trees and veggie beds to make fabulous jams and preserves. We sell all of these things at local farmers’ markets.
In permaculture, the edible forest is a low maintenance and highly productive polyculture. It overproduces compared to monocultures and contains many different ecological niches, which are all occupied by useful species.
Our Edible Forest is a 56ha (140 acre) demonstration permaculture/holistic management farm 10 minutes out of Wingham, NSW. We are building permaculture gardens and housing, as well as raising a variety of animals.
In conjunction with Manning Landcare, we have run a number of field days, around Keyline concepts and permaculture design.
Our aim is to use this web site to document the journey we’re on, learning our new trade and building a sustainable farming enterprise.
THE LATEST NEWS
Important comparison Les 🙂
fantastic to see!
Mother Nature is truly astounding 🤗🧡
Wow! So good to see
Amazing
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#theedibleforest #wherrolflat #frogs #frog #frogsofinstagram #wildlife #wildlifeathome #Amphibians #amphibiansofinstagram #manningvalley
Dams are full to overflowing again, so in a week or two we can throw a tonne or so of bentonite in try to stop them leaking. Wish us luck...
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#Dawn #morningmist #aftertherain #manningvalley #barringtoncoast #theedibleforest
Good luck with that 🤗🤗🤗
Les took this video of one of our green tree frogs. A bit of a surprise after months living inside a dry downpipe! Love those sucker feet!
Certainly a favourite of mine. Now Annette you have had your share send some rain up the valley. Pleeeease
They were so noisey last night love them🥰
Fantastic enjoy. The frog sure did 😃
How good is that?
The jam was splendid 😀
Great photos. The birds got my mulberries as they do every year 😞
We picked mulberries this afternoon. It was messy but fun.
The beetroot was absolutely beautiful thanks Annette 👌👌
We have had the same fun
This reminds me of when my kids were at Infants school in Strickland St. The mulberry tree in the school yard, they used to come home all purple in mulberry season.
On 31st March Georgie arrived to stay. She is a sweet, gentle little cow, a trifle tubby but Anna said she gave her lots of treats.
Yesterday Les looked at her and thought the she was looking thin. She's the bottom of the pecking order here with our little herd so he was worried she might be missing out on the good feed but... look what he found this morning
Anna said it must have been an immaculate conception
How wonderful is that, a beautiful baby in this crazy world we live in 🤩🥰❤
Wow that’s sooo exciting congratulations
She was on Tinder and kept it secret
Wow what a lovely surprise🥰
That’s a gorgeous story!
Gorgeous ❤️
Wonderful. 💖
Beautiful.....Spring is so precious 🌸🌸
Beautiful.
Beautiful new life xx
The last two frosts have knocked our early crops back.
Dinner tonight, potato, cauliflower and sautéed leeks soup - all home grown 😊
Wow they look great! Haven't heard of that trick with leeks.
Jolis poireaux!
Impressive, so pray tell what's the toilet roll method? Is it simply placing a loo roll cardboard over the young leeks?
Well done!! I’ve leek envy x
They look superb!!! 😀
Tell me more Re toilet roll?