Home Soil Tour

Effective and simple techniques for growing food regeneratively in our region 

Rachael and Damian from Home Soil grow interesting and super tasty veggies in positive ways!

Their garden is 'beyond organic' and built on regenerative interconnected systems that divert waste, build soil, and promote diversity both above and below ground.

They grow all sorts of lovely things, make lots of beneficial biology rich compost, and save seed.

After attempting to start seriously growing food about 15 years ago with varying success, they have explored many organic techniques, and have studied Permaculture, No Dig gardening, Soil Biology (through the Soil Food Web School) and producing biology rich compost. They now contribute to a local CSA collective and are set to expand their growing area.

Come visit their garden and learn about their journey and techniques!

About the Facilitators

Rachael (a born and bred Canberran) and Damian (who grew up on a traditional sheep/cattle/wheat farm in NSW) both studied Graphic Design and 3D Animation. They met while studying Games Development and currently hold desk jobs in the creative media industry.

Aiming to live closer to nature and more sustainably they moved to a property on the outskirts of Canberra (now Home Soil) in 2009. A desire to teach their kids about sustainability (and that there are alternatives to Maccas), combined with a love of good food, naturally led them to start growing their own - though it initially proved more challenging than anticipated.

What began as a learning curve has now become a passion, leading to fascinating insights and a thriving garden. Rachael spends one weekday a week in the garden, with the rest of the work done in their spare time. Through much trial and error, they now eat from their garden most days and contribute excess to the local community.

Rachael and Damian are now eager to share their knowledge and experiences and help others grow food with positive outcomes.

More about the facilitators: 

https://www.instagram.com/home.soil/

Catering

Morning tea will be provided, including tea, coffee and light refreshments.

Accessibility

Driveway is unsealed and about 100m long but suitable for most standard vehicles.
Farm is not wheelchair friendly as there is uneven ground.
Bathroom access is available.

Safety

Please bring your drink bottle, hat, sunscreen and enclosed toe footwear.
Please be aware that there may be snakes about as the weather is warming.

SPECIAL NOTES

Please do not bring any pets, as poultry are part of our food growing system.