One of our most successful techniques for improving the soil has been Keyline Tilling, as proposed by P. A. Yeomans back in the fifties. We use a Yeomans Plough, as designed by P.A. and built by his son Alan: The aim is to reduce compaction (our soils were like concrete, all over the farm), improve... Continue Reading →
On Saturday morning after we’d had Sweetpea grazing on the driveway on Friday night, Les found a different type of dung beetle. We’ve never seen a dung rolling beetle here before. We think it is either Sisyphus Spinipes or Sisyphus Rubrus. We’ll let you know once we’ve had it confirmed - we hope by the... Continue Reading →
The Blob was found growing on the mulch in the orchard/food forest this morning: Luckily it was just the critter that inspired those awful movies, so it didn’t eat me when I poked it with a stick. That is to say, it’s a slime mould. Specifically Fuligo septica, or the Dog Vomit Slime Mould... Continue Reading →
We went to the Wingham Town and Country Expo and talked about worm tubes to lots of people. Here you can see how we made the tubes we have in our garden beds at home.
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