Higgledy-Piggledy Farm

Higgledy-Piggledy Farm A tiny urban farm in Sunnybank. Growing food, growing community & living gently on the planet.

We live by the principles of permaculture, which are care for the earth, care for others and fair share. We live are trying to live sensitively and sustainably on our little farm and do not use harmful sprays on the produce or the animals.

The Higgledy-Piggledy family are on holiday in Thailand. We are enjoying the markets with amazing fruit and vegetables ...
04/01/2025

The Higgledy-Piggledy family are on holiday in Thailand. We are enjoying the markets with amazing fruit and vegetables and enjoying using google translate to speak with some of the vendors to find out the names of herbs and vegetables we don't see in Australia.

Honey harvesting day. We harvested from 4 frames, leaving the rest for the bees. They were very full and had started bui...
25/10/2024

Honey harvesting day. We harvested from 4 frames, leaving the rest for the bees. They were very full and had started building in the lid.
The honey is amazing.

14/09/2024
The hens share their pen with mulberry trees and at this time of the year their eggs look like they have been tie dyed! ...
09/09/2024

The hens share their pen with mulberry trees and at this time of the year their eggs look like they have been tie dyed! There are so many mullberries in the ground that their eggs roll into them and are coloured purple.
Hippy chickens!

Spring has sprung early! Our mulberry and mango tree is looking good.
19/08/2024

Spring has sprung early! Our mulberry and mango tree is looking good.

We wondered why the ducks weren’t laying as many eggs…..so we went on a ‘hunting expedition’ and found this clutch of 33...
21/07/2024

We wondered why the ducks weren’t laying as many eggs…..so we went on a ‘hunting expedition’ and found this clutch of 33 eggs behind the bananas.
There were 3 hen eggs as well, so one of the chickens joined the duck revolution!

18/07/2024

The joy of a morning bath.

Tonight’s dinner has been harvested!
07/07/2024

Tonight’s dinner has been harvested!

I am very pleased with this haul of tomatoes picked this morning. These purple ones have amazing colour and the fruit fl...
07/07/2024

I am very pleased with this haul of tomatoes picked this morning. These purple ones have amazing colour and the fruit fly don’t touch them! Winning!
They turn orange when they are ready to pick. They are a generous bush and look like bunches of grapes in the sun. Also delicious!

14/06/2024
These ducks have 2 clean water ponds to swim in……. But no…..this muddy puddle is more fun! 🤣😆 It’s like watching two yea...
07/06/2024

These ducks have 2 clean water ponds to swim in……. But no…..this muddy puddle is more fun! 🤣😆 It’s like watching two year olds!! 🩵

Last week, I presented a paper at the Therapeutic Horticulture Australian National Conference on the role of community g...
19/05/2024

Last week, I presented a paper at the Therapeutic Horticulture Australian National Conference on the role of community gardens in building resilient communities ready to face future pandemics and natural disasters. Using the theories and practice of therapeutic horticulture in green spaces to not only heal people but also heal, grow and strengthen communities and ecosystems is rich with exciting possibilities.
I am proud to be a member of Therapeutic Horticulture Australia and to stand with some of the best people I have had the pleasure of working with.
🌱 Today is World Therapeutic Horticulture Day 🌱.
Have an awesome day, Therapeutic Horticulture Australia

Look……a baby Pidgeon! Fluffy feathers and top knot not quiet as big. So cute! 💚🐦
19/05/2024

Look……a baby Pidgeon! Fluffy feathers and top knot not quiet as big. So cute! 💚🐦

Today’s harvest from our White Guava tree. These are destined for jam, paste and cakes. Oh, and eating just as they are...
28/04/2024

Today’s harvest from our White Guava tree.
These are destined for jam, paste and cakes. Oh, and eating just as they are!

04/04/2024

I love having a coffee watching the bees each morning. Who would have thought they could bring so much joy and relaxation. 🤗😊

31/03/2024

Happy Easter from the Higgledy-Piggledy Farm chooks.

22/03/2024

“Life is a garden, not a road. We enter and exit through the same gate. Wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice.”

— Kurt Vonnegut.

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Eight Mile Plains, QLD

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0450685595

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Bath time!

Bath time.
Bath time.

The joy of a morning bath.

Simple joys.
Simple joys.

Coffee with the bees
Coffee with the bees

I love having a coffee watching the bees each morning. Who would have thought they could bring so much joy and relaxation. 🤗😊

Happy Easter
Happy Easter

Happy Easter from the Higgledy-Piggledy Farm chooks.

Working bees
Working bees

I have added another routine to my morning - seems I am going to have to get up earlier! I usually have a coffee in the chicken run after feeding the girls, having a chat and watching them go about their morning. And now I am having a second coffee with the bees! It’s meditative to just sit and observe their comings and going’s. It’s great to see them coming in to the hive with their legs laden with pollen, so good to know there is a food supply for them. We have a lot of native bees around on the tiny farm so we have never had any issues with pollination, but I will be interested to see if our production increases with the arrival of these beauties. 💚

A duck meeting
A duck meeting

The ducks are having their meeting this morning at the water cooler and getting their instructions for the day!

Hunting for worms in the composting bananna palms!
Hunting for worms in the composting bananna palms!

A visit from a Blue Bandit Bee.

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