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Producing food from the garden is more than just a matter of frugality. Home grown food coming directly from garden to kitchen (especially when used as raw food) is fresh, wholesome and nutritious.
After more than 30 years of growing food from my own garden, finding out the hard way just what NOT to do, I can assure you it really doesn’t need to be that way at all! With a bit of ingenuity and no more than about 5 hours per week, you should be able to produce a significant proportion of your fresh food needs from even a small garden.
Who am I? Just a humble country dirtdoctor who has spent many years walking around paddocks, helping farmers with all manner of problems. If you like you can see more details about my experience and qualifications at LinkedIn: 
View My profile. You can also read more about my story here.
You can use Food-from-the-Garden.com to learn about such things as organic vegetable gardening, edible herbs and flowers, fruit growing, eggs and poultry, even home aquaculture and beekeeping.
Apart from the subjects in the menu to the left, there are some other interesting topics you may like to check out:
- How to become an Organic Gardener
- Integrating various crops into a somewhat self-supporting 'mini-ecosystem'
- Moon gardening (coming soon)
- Understanding how weeds work
- Managing garden pests
There is also information from the latest research into improving garden soil and even some garden ecology (which includes some of my own R&D projects), together with lots of gardening resources to help make the job easier.
But if you are looking for something specific, you can search this site for what you want.
And you can also make a contribution to help make this a really valuable library of information about producing Food from the Garden. A quick way to start sharing your knowledge and learning from the experience of others is to visit "My Food Garden" and either add a story about general gardening or follow one of the links to more specific subject areas.
The edible garden you develop will provide a high level of self-sufficiency, but it will also help reduce waste from your home and ensure you return to a healthy home environment every day. It may even help you generate some extra income if you would like it to. So enjoy your journey into food from the garden, together with the health and lifestyle benefits it brings.
A good way to start is by using the menu of topics below:
| Search websites for more gardening information You can search this site or search websites throughout the internet for the information you are looking for. |
| Food garden index Food garden index to information on individual productive options.. |
| A gardeners supply point to help you find what you need. This is your one-stop gardeners supply for books, tools, education resources and more. |
| Garden Ezine - 'The Food Gardener' A Garden Ezine for Organic Food Gardeners |
| Improve garden soil – don't buy top soil! It is always better to improve garden soil than replace it with so-called "good top soil". What you need is a reliable way to achieve and maintain a high level of soil health. |
| Organic Garden Compost Saves Money Stop buying more and more fertilizer to grow less and less. Using organic garden compost you can produce your own tasty and healthy organic food, and build a healthy lifestyle for your family |
| Beekeeping in the Garden Beekeeping is not difficult, but it can be frustrating for beginners. Here is a quick and easy way to get started. |
| Raising chickens for fresh eggs at home Raising chickens with a backyard free range system produces fresh wholesome eggs the family will love. |
| Home aquaponics and aquaculture Aquaponics and aquaculture introduce some unique options for food from the garden. |
| Garden ecology ties everything together Garden ecology turns a collection of plants and animals into a harmonious and balanced system. |
| Your Home Vegetable Garden Plan A home vegetable garden plan that considers layout, rotations, and so on, will help ensure the best results. |
| The types of vegetables to choose for your garden The types of vegetables you choose to grow depend on the stage in your rotation, the season and the space available. |
| Herb gardening and edible flowers Herb gardening and the cultivation of edible flowers and edible weeds add both zest and some interesting options to the food from the garden. |
| Fruit growing in the home garden Fruit growing brings many sweet and juicy treats to the garden. There is nothing quite like eating fruit straight from the tree or vine. |
| Edible wild plants in the garden Edible wild plants - both weeds and native plants - add interest and frugality to food gardening. |
| Organic Gardening blog Organic gardening is a rapidly changing subject, with new ideas and innovations appearing almost daily. This blog keeps you up to date with organic food gardening research, projects and topics. |
| Visit our "News and Views" Blog This extra Blog aims to keep you informed about current News and interesting stories we have received from our visitors. |
| Useful web Links Links to various websites that you may find useful. |
| My story - who I am and why I made this website My story will give you some idea how do I know what I am talking about. In fact, I am just a |
| Contact us if you have a question Contact Food-from-the-Garden with any questions or comments you might have. |
| Fruit gardening books Books on fruit gardening and fruit tree care |
