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.

Trouble is that all this food-from-the-garden stuff sounds good, but probably means hours of back-breaking work when you have too much on your plate already – Right?

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 or so, you should be able to produce a significant proportion of your fresh food needs from even a small garden.

Here you can learn about such things as organic vegetable gardening, edible herbs and flowers, fruit growing, eggs and poultry, home aquaculture and even beekeeping (when I eventually get it all written down). 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. And I will be here too, as a guide to help you along whenever you need me.

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 click here, you can see more details about my experience and qualifications.

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. So enjoy your journey into food from the garden, together with the health and lifestyle benefits it brings.

Visit and post to our Photo Blog If you have something in your garden to show off or a problem you would like help with, try photo blogging it!

Garden Ezine - 'The Food Gardener' A Garden Ezine for Organic Food Gardeners

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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.

Your Home Vegetable Garden Plan A home vegetable garden plan that considers layout, rotations, and so on, will help ensure the best results.

Garden ecology ties everything together Garden ecology turns a collection of plants and animals into a harmonious and balanced system.

Gardening Ideas and Research Projects Gardening ideas and projects we have under development to give you even more ways to get food from the garden.

Organic Vegetable Gardening Everything you need to know about organic vegetable gardening at home.

Many types of vegetables are available to choose from The types of vegetables you choose to grow depend on the stage in your rotation, the season and the space available.

Home aquaponics and aquaculture Aquaponics and aquaculture introduce some unique options for food from the garden.

Raising chickens for fresh eggs at home Raising chickens with a backyard free range system produces fresh wholesome eggs the family will love.

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.

Find Gardening Supply and Resources Find gardening supply and resources to help get the job done with ease.

Gardening for profit can unlock a hidden business Sometimes, gardening for profit may be a feasible option, but there is more than one way to look at this.

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.

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

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