Planting the guild – part 1
So now we’ve come to the second phase of planting our edible forest garden at Dreamland. Most of the “overstory” has been planted – in our case the fruit trees, the [...]
Biodynamic
Meanwhile at homeland…
With all the developments going on at Dreamland, it may seem as if Homeland is getting neglected. But despite the tell-tale weeds and overgrown grass, we’ve been [...]
Fruit tree planting
It’s been a busy week-end at Dreamland. Very busy indeed. In terms of the over-arching process of establishing Dreamland, this was one of those climax points along the way. [...]
The magic of fermented cow poo and biodynamics
We have been actively following Biodynamic principles and using Biodynamic methods for about 4 years now. In a nutshell, Biodynamics is a holistic, ecological, and ethical [...]
Vines = grapes, right?
We inherited some grapes, of unknown colour and variety, which were planted in our vegetable patch. But they weren’t doing so well. In fact, despite all our efforts, very [...]
A dream to plan
Starting off on Dreamland, we knew we had to apply some strategic thinking. At Homeland we have learnt and are still learning a lot of lessons. Daily. Just recently I have [...]
A blank canvas
And so it starts all over again… But then, it’s never quite the same is it? In fact, it this case it is not even remotely the same, not even by a mile… But then, it [...]
When life gives you lemons, squeeze the day
It’s amazing how nature provides us with the right vitamins at the right times of the year. With winter approaching, all the citrus trees are providing us with much needed [...]
Line up a lane of fruit trees
We have a long driveway, about 120 meters of it – I know because a 100m hose pipe doesn’t reach to the end. That is a lot of real estate. However, on the one side it has [...]