Leesa's Little Farm

28/07/2024

Had to bring in the professional to make sure everything is square and level for the new farm stall 😁👍 Thanks bro 🔨⚖️📐

26/07/2024

Come and grab some amazing fresh local produce. Now Open 🍊🍋🥬🍆

Late produce post…. See you in the morning for the Plot 4504 Market Garden farm gate stall with four wheel espresso

Your shopping list for Plot 4504 Market Garden farm gate stall is:

Plot 4504 veggies - Cherry tomatoes, pumpkin, kale, silverbeet, radish, turnip, pakchoy, Chinese broccoli, limes, pickles, jam

TwoPeas Minifarm fresh mixed salad and Atherton raspberries

Crumb Artisan Sourdough country white loaf, activated charcoal & sesame loaf, rosemary & garlic loaf, banana bread, brownies and chocolate chip cookies

Harefield Horticulture organic avocados and turmeric 🥑

Basilea Living Herbs seedlings

Little Loves by Rachel , raw honey, Barbs indoor plants & Davids artisan woodwork , Bopple nut farm macadamias

Saturday 8-10am
132 Pioneer Drive Narangba
Cash and card payments

21/07/2024

Beautiful afternoon winter's sun shining on some pretty nice looking potato plants 😍
Makes me feel very happy and satisfied 💕
Simple joys in my life always make me smile 😊

What moments make you smile in joy and contentment in YOUR life? Stop and pause next time you unconsciously break out in a smile. Take note. Celebrate those moments 🎉

20/07/2024

I just learnt about another disease which our frogs have to battle with. Chytrid (pronounced “KY-trid”) affects frog's skin depleting electrolytes needed for heart function, which can cause them to have a heart attack. Did you know frogs drink through their skin, so you can appreciate the serious nature of this disease!
So what can I do about this? Glad you asked 😁
Build them a FROG SAUNA!
A simple solution to help the cute little froggies battle survival of existence.
We've just made a few FROG HOTELS at the local kindy, a big and beautiful Frog Sauna looks like it will be next on the agenda🥰

20/07/2024

Home grown salad for lunch...well mostly.
I'd love a milking cow for fresh milk and milk products like cheeses, but with that level of time commitment, it's never going to happen 😔
I can always dream about it though 😉🥰

19/07/2024

My nature moment for today 💕
Walking to my car after my shift this afternoon I spied this little fruit bat gorging itself on nectar of these gorgeous grevillas. It went from one flower to the next drinking the nectar with its long little tongue...licking it lips until it became aware of me and pretended to camouflage with the tree...unsuccessfully 😂

14/07/2024

After a hectic week I've finally managed a Sunday afternoon rest in the warm sun. A chance to slow down for a few hours and spend some quality time with my beautiful daughter 💕

29/06/2024

Packing the boot ready for our local monthly community swap meet -
Grow Make Bake Deception Bay 😁🍊🍋🌟

26/06/2024

I finally found some time to harvested tumeric.

When the leaves die back in the cooler months is the signal to get the gardening fork out and get some gentle exercise in.
Forking to loosen the soil and then gently lifting the roots/rhizomes minimise the tumeric 'fingers' from snapping off.

Hosing any soil that gets stuck in between the rhizomes is the easiest way to clean it up before bringing into the kitchen.

I use tumeric everyday to help manage inflammation. I'd rather eat my medicine than use other forms if possible.

"Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food.” Hippocrates

21/06/2024

Finally got around to planting my seed potatoes. I've been patiently waiting until they've chitted...fancy talk for sprouting. This is when they begin to sprout shoots from the swollen spots known as 'eyes'.

If you buy 'seed' potatoes from your local nursery, seed or even produce store you can be confident they will be virus free. If you plant potatoes from your last shopping trip you increase the risk of introducing viruses into your soil which is extremely difficult to deal with. They may have also been treated with a growth inhibitor to prevent them from chitting!

Hopefully we'll be harvesting around 20kgs of potatoes in Oct/Nov 🤞

Have you ever considered growing potatoes?
They are such a fun food plant to harvest. You don't need a lot of space or even a garden bed for that matter. A large container, pot or upcycled vessel with drainage holes and at least six hours of sunlight is all you need. Why not give it a go!

21/06/2024

Another garden bed created and resting before planting up in Spring😁 👍

Only another two to go...maybe three 🧐😁

19/06/2024

This little guy/girl quickly jumped off the rocket (arugula) leaves I harvested and tried to hide - they didn't want to be added salad protein 😅

I'm grateful for the little holes, imperfections and insect encounters of my home grown food and am more than happy to shake off the spiders, preying mantis and other bugs when I harvest it because they remind me that it's spray free produce and the ecosystem of my garden is healthy.

My 🌟TOP TIP 🌟
Use a salad spinner after rinsing your harvested salad leaves, you'll be surprised the little critters you might have missed 😉🕷️🪲🐌🐞

12/06/2024

Not very exciting photos for some, but for those who understand...they are 🎉

Found some 🍄fabulous fungi 🍄in the food forest 🌳
This made me so happy and excited to know that the ecosystem is happy and healthy 🥰

Such a gardening geek thing I know 😏

02/06/2024

This beautiful cheery yellow cosmos is a reminder of our responsibility as gardeners and growers.
The cosmos is trying to run away 😅
It is quite a distance from the closest site of planting. The seed may have scored a ride on my boots or even on Milo our dog!
Having this grassy space on the lower slope of our established gardens helps us spot potential escapees, as it acts as a buffer zone. It enables me to recognise potential offenders and be more vigilant when dealing with the plants seeds.

31/05/2024

Last week of beautiful big white dragon fruit, as well as the seasons first ginger and imperial mandarins.
Available at Plot 4504.
Lots of fresh and nutritious greens and other local produce also on offer.
Open till 10am.

31/05/2024

Open Now
Enjoy a wide range of local and fresh produce.
Doesn't get much better than that 😉

Lots of fresh produce 🧺🌿this week

Plot 4504 Market Garden - Broccoli, Kale, Pakchoy, silverbeet, tomatoes, rosella, cucumbers, squuash, okra, chillies
Chilli jam, rosella jam, zucccchini pickles honey
Get Crackin’ Pastured Free Range Eggs

Leesa's Little Farm white dragon fruit, ginger and mandarins

TwoPeas Minifarm - eggplant, pumpkin, lettuce, stirfry greens, chard, mixed salad bags

Basilea Living Herbs
Bopple Nut Farm Macadamia
Little Loves by Rachel
Crumb Artisan Sourdough brownies and cookies

four wheel espresso fresh brews

30/05/2024

Found this pineapple in the food forest. The weight of the pineapple causes it to fall to the ground where new 'pup' plant forms. If not picked, the pineapple fruit will decompose and a new plant will grow from the top.
This pineapple also has a pup growing from its base - two new plants from one fruit - doubling my future growing potential.

Pineapples are very easy to grow. If you have some space in your garden and patience you can enjoy this beautiful sweet fruit yourself. Simply remove several of the lower green spikey leaves from a pineapple top to allow more root development to form and either place in a jar of water till roots appear or place directly in the soil and keep moist. They take up to two years to fruit appears - makes you enjoy your own pineapples more 😋

26/05/2024

I learnt some interesting information from yesterday's community swapping group, when guest speaker, Leah the florist, showed us some basic tips on arranging flowers.
Although I have got way too many gardens, I've still got one more garden bed to reinstate...my flower garden 🌼🌺🌸 It will be my flower cutting and pollinating flower bed which will greet people when they visit.
With a few suggestions from Leah about what to plant...I'm inspired and rearing to get out there and immediately start. Alas...but first I have to finish a few other projects 😔
Hopefully I'll have my 'new' garden ready for spring this year🤞

26/05/2024

Yesterday Leesa's Little Farm held another Walk & Talk Tour, despite a sprinkling shower or two. We discussed how permaculture ethics, principles and design process was applied to the property layout and how it functions.

If you've heard of permaculture before but are still uncertain about what it actually is or means, the Walk & Talk tour is a good opportunity to dip your toe in, and be properly introduced. We spent time exploring it from a theoretical perspective as well as practical application.

For those wanting to deep dive further into permaculture design, so you can feel confident to start your own journey on implementing these principles yourself on your own site, the Essentials of Permaculture Design series will be available in October 2024. Further information will be released later on in the year.

20/05/2024

I visited Bayview Kindy last week to discuss all things 🌱seeds and seedlings 🌱with the children.

This terms education session was exploring the connection between our food, seeds and soil.
I was impressed with their recollection of our first session and their knowledge of what seeds need to 'wake up'.

They used their fine motor skills to plant some tiny, different shaped flower seeds in pots to take home and care for.


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20/05/2024

The process has begun 💪

Upgrading the Little Farm Stall to a slightly bigger 'Little Farm Stall' 😅

19/05/2024

Available at Cafe Bancroft today.
White dragon fruit, limes & pumpkin.
Drop by for a coffee and a treat as well 😊

10/05/2024

Dragon fruit season has come to a close at Leesa's Little Farm.😔
Thank you for your support and positive feedback about the produce.🙏
This keeps me going forward 💕

I'm privileged to be able to contribute a little bit to our local food system. I believe it is a very important action which makes a community stronger, more resilient and healthier. If there were more 'little' farms or front yard, back yard growers then combined, we become BIG 😁💪

🚧 The Little Farm Stall will be CLOSED 🚧
for the next few months while it is upgraded to be more functional and weather proof.
If the weather improves it might be sooner 🤞

09/05/2024

What a great barter😊👍

Dragon fruit for a customised theatre cap.

Thanks Sherice 🥰

Maybe we will do it again next season 😉

09/05/2024

Just a beautiful start to a day 💕

07/05/2024

Visited Palms Lake Retirement Village Gardening Group this morning. It was a wonderful audience of keen gardeners who embraced the topics of Permaculture and, you guessed it, dragon fruit.

Thanks for your welcoming hospitality and engagement.

I really enjoyed my time with you this morning.

Thanks Mary for reaching out.

29/04/2024

Getting there slowly - principle 9 - use small and slow solutions 🐌

We're about a third of the way through changing the vegetable garden area.
Observing over the years different aspects of this space and creatively responding to change in our lives, both now and anticipating future changes, means we can redesign, or 'tweak' this area to work better for us, the food we grow in this space and even improve our contribution to our wildlife.

Permaculture is a design framework, which for us, takes the hard work out of navigating this process so it's a win for us, others and the earth.

If you're interested to know more, there is a walk and talk tour coming up at the end of next month 25th May.

Check out a previous post (27.4.24) for more details.

27/04/2024

I think everyone who attended the Permaculture Walk & Talk session this morning learnt something and was thankful for fine weather😊

We plowed through a lot of information which can be quite overwhelming, but hopefully with the assistance of technology 😉 the complexity of the topic was made a little clearer.

Unpacking the essence of Permaculture in a short time period is a challenging task, however the main point of learning is that it is a design framework for building relationships so all elements benefit.

I, also learnt a lot about working with technology 🧐 Not my favourite subject, however I faced my weakness head on. This way I will be more equipped to engage in our tech dominated world.

26/04/2024

Red dragon fruit also available today at Plot 4504 Market Garden 😋