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Permaculture Principled Homesteading, Health & Wellness living, Wholefood Cooking tips & recipes, Seasonal 'Beyond Organic' produce from our Farmgate & much more....
846 The Bucketts Way, Stroud Road,
New South Wales, Australia 2415

I've been fumbling my way through this 'ol homesteading journey for nearly 20 years now ... none of it really came natur...
08/07/2026

I've been fumbling my way through this 'ol homesteading journey for nearly 20 years now ... none of it really came naturally to me & I'm pretty much self taught. Apart from teaching myself to cook, preserve & other homestead'y skills, for me the most gratifying to date has been crafting plant medicine. In a deep sense, plants have taught me so much more than decocting a bottle of winter tonic or a pot of nourishing soup. It's taught me ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ด๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐’€; which ironically means 'from the earth' and ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ด๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐’€; 'living with intention & compassion'๐ŸคŽ
If you want to start feeling that very real yet slightly magical sense of empowerment, to be able to take care of yourself & others especially in times of need & unpredictability; then we have a weekend planned just for you. It's an ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ป๐‘น๐‘ถ๐‘ซ๐‘ผ๐‘ช๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘ป๐‘ถ ๐‘ฏ๐‘ถ๐‘ด๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘จ๐‘ซ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ, yet so so much more ...
https://www.limestonepermaculture.com/events/intro-to-homesteading-course

A little late arvo harvest of Cherry ~ Strawberry Guavas on Limestone Permaculture Farm.
08/07/2026

A little late arvo harvest of Cherry ~ Strawberry Guavas on Limestone Permaculture Farm.

Peeps with a Passion for Poultry; and then we ate ~ Pate, Pumpkin, Pickled Eggs, Pulled Poultry, Ploughman's Platter, Po...
06/07/2026

Peeps with a Passion for Poultry; and then we ate ~ Pate, Pumpkin, Pickled Eggs, Pulled Poultry, Ploughman's Platter, Potatoes ... a pretty peachy place to be this past weekend on Limestone Permaculture ๐Ÿชฟ๐Ÿฆ†

๐’ž๐’œ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐’ฉ๐’ข ๐’œ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐’ž๐’œ๐’ฐ๐ฟ๐’Ÿ๐‘…๐’ช๐’ฉ ๐’ž๐‘…๐’ช๐’ฉ๐ธ๐’ฎ! ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธThe air is crisp, the bugs are lurking & it's time to get prepared for the days ahead ...
01/07/2026

๐’ž๐’œ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐’ฉ๐’ข ๐’œ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐’ž๐’œ๐’ฐ๐ฟ๐’Ÿ๐‘…๐’ช๐’ฉ ๐’ž๐‘…๐’ช๐’ฉ๐ธ๐’ฎ! ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธThe air is crisp, the bugs are lurking & it's time to get prepared for the days ahead ...

RECIPE FOR YOU!
๐ธ๐ฟ๐’Ÿ๐ธ๐‘…๐ต๐ธ๐‘…๐‘…๐’ด ๐’ฏ๐’ช๐’ฉ๐ผ๐’ž has been a homestead staple here for many years. I couldn't even try and count the batches yet alone bottles I've crafted! Known in the botanical world as Sambucus Nigra, Elderberry has been used by herbalists in natural medicine and by traditional cultures for centuries. Historically, it had the reputation for being a magical plant, for much more than just its medicinal healing abilities; often associated with protection, healing and connection to the spirit world โœจ
Elderberry syrup has been shown to have antiviral properties, inhibit viral replication and may assist to alleviate symptoms of the common cold. It strengthens your immune system, is full of antioxidants and has antimicrobial effects. Its nutrients include vitamin A, B, C, carotenoids, amino acids and flavonoids. Elderberry juice is also very rich in certain essential minerals such as potassium, calcium & phosphorus.
The addition of Raw Honey helps to coat your throat and soothe a cough. Using local raw honey may also inoculate you to local pollen, reducing allergy response over time. sTAY wELL ๐Ÿ’œ Nici

๐ŸŒผ If you'd like to purchase a $20 "DIY' pack please send me a message!

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Finally unpacked and reflecting on the weekend just gone. Tagged along this time with Limestone Permaculture to add a li...
30/06/2026

Finally unpacked and reflecting on the weekend just gone. Tagged along this time with Limestone Permaculture to add a little roving homesteading to his Goat & Sheep โ€˜Intro to Permacultureโ€™ Scone Race Club ~ gratefully sponsored by Hunter Local Land Services directed by Lori ๐Ÿ’A good sized crowd & met some fab like-minded humans. Iโ€™m slowly but surely gaining confidence & skills in delivering some of my farm kitchen shenanigans to the outside world. Lemons were the star of the show, with a side of ๐Ÿ & ๐Ÿ‘Scone NSW, you were a real treat ๐Ÿด ~ ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Emily, thankyou ๐Ÿฅ‚ Willow Tree Hotel, Scone INN Scone๐Ÿ›Œ purchased a Native Wattle from the loveliest Nursery Cafe Plants on Main to enjoy some Scone sunshine back on the farm ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ’™E-แ—ทOOK ๐Ÿ“š ๐“ฃ๐“—๐“” ๐“ฆ๐“˜๐“๐“ฃ๐“”๐“ก ๐“ข๐“๐“–๐“” ๐Ÿ‚ 67 pages ~ $11Simple to create, warming, nourishing & delicious recipes lay ahead; gut boost...
22/06/2026

๐Ÿ’™E-แ—ทOOK ๐Ÿ“š ๐“ฃ๐“—๐“” ๐“ฆ๐“˜๐“๐“ฃ๐“”๐“ก ๐“ข๐“๐“–๐“” ๐Ÿ‚ 67 pages ~ $11
Simple to create, warming, nourishing & delicious recipes lay ahead; gut boosting bakes 'n broths ๐Ÿต elevating elixirs ๐Ÿ‡ nourishing nectars ๐Ÿน tasty tipples ๐Ÿธ & fruit based food for the skin & home ๐ŸŠ
"๐’ป๐“Š๐‘’๐“ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐’ท๐‘œ๐’น๐“Ž, ๐’ป๐’พ๐“‡๐‘’ ๐“Š๐“… ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“ƒ๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“ˆ ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐“Œ๐’ถ๐“‡๐“‚ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐’ธ๐‘œ๐’ธ๐“€๐“๐‘’๐“ˆโ€~ Nici ๐Ÿงก
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๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’•๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’ & ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“ ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’๐’š ๐’„๐’“๐’‚๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’†๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’Š๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰ & ๐‘ฏ๐’š๐’ˆ๐’ˆ๐’†.
๐‘ฐ๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†, ๐’š๐’๐’–'๐’๐’ ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’„๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’, ๐’˜๐’‰๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’” ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’‰, ๐’๐’๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ ๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’—๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’”, ๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’• ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š.

๐‘ณ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’…๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž-๐’•๐’-๐’ƒ๐’๐’•๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’๐’„๐’๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”, ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’”๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’†, ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’Š๐’’๐’–๐’†๐’” ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’…๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‘๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•, ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’š ๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’‘๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’” ~ ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’‡๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’‰๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’†.
๐‘พ๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’…๐’š, ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’‡๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’†.

Happy Winter Solsticeโœจ๐Ÿ’› Iโ€™m not sure if itโ€™s the same with you but the older & wiser I become, I seem to embrace these d...
21/06/2026

Happy Winter Solsticeโœจ๐Ÿ’› Iโ€™m not sure if itโ€™s the same with you but the older & wiser I become, I seem to embrace these days with so much more gratitude. Maybe itโ€™s finding solace in the daily magic this farm delivers & embracing the seasonal cyclical rhythms, that I find hope & courage to make better in this world we live in today. A lovely farm tour this morning on Limestone Permaculture farm, to mark this auspicious occasion. Thanks for coming yโ€™all xx

Recently here on Limestone Permaculture farm we farewelled our PDCHC class of 2026. Itโ€™s always a mix of joy & sadness a...
15/06/2026

Recently here on Limestone Permaculture farm we farewelled our PDCHC class of 2026. Itโ€™s always a mix of joy & sadness as we say โ€œcya laytaโ€ ๐Ÿฅน but never good~bye. This class named themselves THE EDGE DWELLERS โ€ฆ I have to admit I was a wee perplexed when first heard the chosen name but you know, sometimes things sit before they fit & in this case, words never rang truer. I think originally it was based on a โ€˜gardening term', yet spiritually, it refers to a person who has stepped back from conventional societal norms to seek deeper meaning, self-awareness & connection to nature. Over the 3 months of guiding & educating, youโ€™ve all in your own way, grown as humans, touched our hearts, shared with us your stories of life, love & loss but most of all, hope. We all need hope. Hope keeps life moving forward with optimism & you all did that with such enthusiasm & grace. Nourishing you all was a pleasure (at times a little daunting as 4 students were chefs ๐Ÿซฃ) I hope you take away some farm spirit to cultivate into your daily lives โœจ ๐Ÿ’š Nici
Bronte, 'thankyou' my baking bestie๐Ÿ’˜
Brett my Babez Limestone Permaculture you are amazingโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ
Maplewood Permaculture you guys rock as always, thankyou๐Ÿ’–

I seriously get so excited to see my homesteading heroine & pickling gal pal Kellie Wall (The Pickled Patch), also equal...
12/05/2026

I seriously get so excited to see my homesteading heroine & pickling gal pal Kellie Wall (The Pickled Patch), also equally excited for her hand~crafted goodies when she comes to teach her Homesteading session on all things Preserving, Mushrooms and more Limestone Permaculture Always so inspiring, generous & clever, thanks Kell ๐Ÿ’

It's getting a little cooler, finally, enticing me to cook more warming dishes like this one served up to our students t...
28/03/2026

It's getting a little cooler, finally, enticing me to cook more warming dishes like this one served up to our students today on Limestone Permaculture

๐“–๐“ž๐“›๐““๐“”๐“โ€™ ๐“œ๐“˜๐“›๐“š & ๐“๐“๐“ฃ๐“˜๐“ฅ๐“” ๐“ฆ๐“๐“ฃ๐“ฃ๐“›๐“”๐“ข๐“”๐“”๐““
'๐“ข๐“›๐“ž๐“ฆ ๐“’๐“ž๐“ž๐“š๐“”๐“ก' ๐“ก๐“˜๐“’๐“” ๐“Ÿ๐“ค๐““๐““๐“˜๐“๐“–
๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ & ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ โ€“ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ & ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ
t = teapsoon

1 cup arborio rice (pre-rinsed well)
1L coconut milk
1 can coconut cream
ยฝ cup raw honey or ยฝ tin coconut condensed milk
ยฝ cup coconut or rapidura sugar
ยผ t fine sea salt
1 heaped t ground turmeric
1 t ground cinnamon / native cinnamon myrtle
1 t native wattle seed extract (optional) / vanilla extract
ยฝ cup raisins / sultanas (pre-soaked in apricot brandy or other alcohol, though โ€˜opt.โ€™)

Turn slow cooker on LOW whilst prepping ingredients.
To the slow cooker add all ingredients except the raisins, hand whisk well to combine, cover then cook on low for around 4 hours. When the pudding has been cooking for about 4 hours and is thick and creamy looking & rice is just cooked through, add the soaked raisins, stir and cook on HIGH for a further 15 mins. Once happy, turn off slow cooker & serve into bowls or cups w/ a little sprinklinโ€™ of ground cinnamon or native cinnamon myrtle. Lovely the next day for breakfast with yoghurt. Nici

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