The Food Forrest

Developed by Annemarie and Graham Brookman and their children Tom and Nikki, the Food Forest is a

permaculture farm and learning centre that demonstrates how an ordinary family, with a typical Australian income, can grow its own food and create a productive and diverse landscape.

When the 15-hectare property was purchased in 1983, it was not much more than a bare barley paddock; only a few towering River Red Gums remained along the Gawler River from the time the Kaurna Aboriginal people camped in their shade and gathered food from the land. The heritage-listed homestead was built within the first few years of white settlement of South Australia and much of the fascinating history of the farm can be traced through the stone troughs at which Clydesdale horses drank and implements that once made life easier for the farmers of the day.

What They Offer:

Building with Strawbales

Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC)

Growing Mushrooms and Micro Greens

Introduction to Permaculture

Organic Vegetable Growing & Free Range Poultry

Fruit & Nut Growing

Preservation of Food – from Garden to Kitchen

Planning Your Property

Becoming a Certified Organic Producer

Australian Bush Food

To Contact them:

Postal: PO Box 859, Gawler, South Australia 5118
Street: 80 Clifford Rd, Hillier, South Australia 5116
Email: foodforest@bigpond.com
Phone: Aust 08 8522 6450 International + 61 8852 26450
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