Co-Abundance is...
about Co(operative) abundance:
working with nature to sustain bountiful harvest. Harnessing the energies of sun, soil water with the biology of living plants and animals in cooperation and abundance.
“experience the different seasons on our organic farm & enhance all our lives”
producing olives, capers, pistachio, carobs, figs ....
with the native animals, trees and grasses
creating an evolving permaculture farm.
“Farming as though life matters”
Winter 2002
Spring 2008 on the southern edge of Burra, South Australia
contours on the hillside
olive tree rows designed to fit the landscape, catching rainfall and runoff, absorbing into soil storage, under mulch, available for tree roots
permaculture in action
principles and practices on our low rainfall (440 mm) 23 Ha farm
layers in the landscape
the overlay and integration of permaculture with nature’s systems: soil, climate, native vegetation in co-operative abundance to create productivity, resilience and balance
caring for people & place with shared harvest
ask us about community supported agriculture and subscription farming
producing organic food
our passion for health giving food produces fruit with vitality, rich in nutrients and robust in flavour
semi arid location
hillside with mostly eastern and southern slopes & part of the Northern Mt Lofty Ranges on the edge of Burra SA
elevation 460 - 530 metres above sea level
low rainfall organic production is hard work! adopting old and tired soils, a barren hillside, from previous land use overgrazing sheep; now transformed with thousands of native trees, regenerating native grassland and of course our developing food forest: olives now & soon to be producing pistachio, capers and carobs
organic olive fruits from mostly italian tuscan varieties of frantoio, leccino, moraiolo, pendolino, hand picked from autumn & winter and pressed locally to yield fresh, vibrant & robust flavours in our extra virgin olive oil - use liberally for taste & health!
purple/black fully ripe kalamata olives hand picked and slow natural fermentation in brine produce great texture and enhanced flavour, just taste the difference!
About Our Co-Abundance
permaculture farm
