Accomodation

Tasks completed at Booyong during May

Posted June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Machinery, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Each month we have a list of standard jobs that need to be completed, this is adjusted as we obtain […]

What’s been happening at Booyong in May

Posted May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening, Gardening - Natives, Machinery, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Booyong has bounced back after the rains, it is lovely and green again, the dams are full, the creeks are […]

Bushfires – Booyong Closed until further notice

Posted November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Fauna, Rainforest Flora

After a harrowing week, we have decided that it would be best to not take new bookings at Booyong over […]

Nigella

Posted November 12, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

This is the second year we’ve grown Nigella (Black Cumin/Nigella sativa) in our garden in Sydney – they have the […]

Toilet Paper

Posted September 26, 2019September 22, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

Toilet paper – we all use it every day here in Australia, and every year thousands of trees are cut […]

Lavender

Posted August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

This is one of my favourite herbs in my Sydney garden, the flowers are beautifully scented and have so many […]

Pied Butcher Bird

Posted August 15, 2019August 11, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden

So we suspect Bob’s been feeding this little guy for some time, he’s a constant companion as we’re working around […]

Coffee Grounds

Posted July 30, 2019July 29, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

We have become a coffee nation and in Australia it is estimated 75000 tonnes of ground waste is produced annually, […]

Firewood and Firewood Shed

Posted June 18, 2019June 16, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden

So happy to see the firewood shed complete and ready to go! It’s been a long time coming, but Bob […]

Mangoes

Posted April 23, 2019April 13, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard

Who doesn’t like Mangos, they were a must in the Food Forest at Booyong? We are fortunate to have an […]