July 14, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Vegetable Garden

Watercress

I have to say making these floating pots and exploring aquatic edibles has been so much fun. Unfortunately, I have […]

July 14, 2020July 16, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Landcress

Our lovely neighbour Mette gifted us some land cress and we have recently been able to separate it and share […]

July 5, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Vegetable garden

During isolation, we decided to turn the rabbit hutch into a veggie garden. We loved our bunnies, but Rabbits can […]

July 5, 2020July 9, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Lemongrass

Lemongrass is one of my favourite scents and one of the first herbs we decided to plant in our Sydney […]

June 27, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard

Dogbane

This beautifully winter flowering plant is said to repel dogs and cats. It is commonly known as Dogbane (Plectranthus caninus) […]

June 27, 2020April 30, 2021Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Salvia’s and the Eastern Spinebill

Thanks to our crop swapping friend Cecilia, we’ve started collecting Salvia’s for the food forest at Booyong. Cecilia generously gifted […]

June 15, 2020Accomodation, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation

Golden Whistler

Would you believe over 130 bird species have been sighted at Booyong. The latest discovery is Golden Whistler who loves […]

June 12, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Anne’s Bell Peppers

These plants were gifted to us by our neighbour Anne and we have since shared them with many friends and […]

June 6, 2020June 1, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Places of Interest, Projects, Rainforest Flora

Hastings Farmgate Tour

Sadly, the current covid-19 situation has led to the inevitable cancellation of the 2020 Hastings Farm Gate Tour. However, we […]

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

Tasks completed at Booyong during May

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