Learning Through Experience
For more than fifty years, Earthkeepers has been about learning through experience and sharing that knowledge with others.
These teachings bring together practical ideas developed through decades of sustainable living — from growing food and working with nature to making better use of the resources around us.
Explore the videos below and discover some of the knowledge that has shaped life at Earthkeepers.
Growing With Nature
Healthy, productive gardens are about more than simply planting and harvesting. These teachings explore the relationships between plants, soil, insects and the environment around them.
What is Companion Planting?
Discover the Earthkeepers approach to growing plants together and creating a more diverse garden.
The Value of Soil, Compost, Weeds, Rare Seed & Diversity
Explore some of the different elements that come together to create a productive and diverse growing environment.
Beneficial Insect Gardens at The Keep
Take a closer look at the role beneficial insects can play within a productive and diverse garden.
Working With Water & Climate
Understanding your environment is an important part of sustainable living. These teachings look at microclimates, capturing water and practical approaches developed for challenging conditions.
Understanding Microclimates
Judith Collins demonstrates an example of a microclimate at Earthkeepers in Buxton, NSW.
Harvesting Water With Paths & Mini Dams
See how paths and small dams can form part of a water-harvesting approach, including in suburban environments.
Water Harvesting Techniques
Explore practical approaches to capturing and making better use of water around the property.
Food Saucers — A Drought Survival Strategy
Discover an Earthkeepers approach developed around growing food and managing difficult, dry conditions.
Food, Animals & Sustainable Living
At Earthkeepers, food production, animals and the garden are interconnected. These teachings explore some of the practical ideas behind producing food and making different parts of the property work together.
Pigs, Plants & Fertilisation
See how animals can form part of a broader growing system at Earthkeepers.
Using Smoke to Delay Harvest
Explore an Earthkeepers technique involving smoke and the timing of harvest.
Know Where Your Food Comes From
A look at one of the ideas at the heart of the Earthkeepers philosophy — understanding where our food comes from.
Continue Learning With Earthkeepers
Watching and reading are only part of the learning experience.
Earthkeepers continues to share more than fifty years of practical knowledge through hands-on learning, garden experiences, personal guidance and talks.
Whether you want to grow more of your own food, better understand your garden or explore a more sustainable way of living, there are many ways to continue learning with us.