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, 2020July 26, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

New Poly Tunnel in the Food Forest

  Everyone seems to be building polytunnels in their veggie gardens these days. Now that we have one, I can […]

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 […]

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

What’s been happening at Booyong in May

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

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe

African Blue Basil

Our lovely Sydney neighbour Mette gifted us an African Blue Basil plant (Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum ‘Dark Opal’), a strong […]

November 5, 2019November 2, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Lemon – Balm

At Permaculture Sydney West Seed Savers recently we were discussing the value of knowing the herbs in your garden and […]

November 3, 2019November 2, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Identifying Species at Booyong

As you walk around the food forest or conservation area at Booyong, you may notice that several of the plants […]

August 21, 2019July 12, 2021Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Lavender

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

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

Pied Butcher Bird

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