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Bredbo Valley View Farm

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Commenced:	01/05/2007
Submitted:	04/10/2012
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	3260 Monaro Hwy , Bredbo, NSW, AU
Phone:	0402794212
Climate zone:	Cold Temperate

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Bredbo Valley View Farm

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Rural, Demonstration, Educational

Project Summary

"Valley View" is a pig and grazing based Permaculture project located in the Bredbo River Valley.

Project Description

The Monaro region of Austrlia is one of the most difficult places to farm in the country. With a rainfall average of just 560mm per year, 100 kph plus winds in September and a climte swing of between -18 and 40 degs it's hard to find something nice to say about the place sometimes.

But if we can make it work here then it'll work anywhere - but more importantly we are here to show our nieghbours just what can be done with a little bit of applied permaculture.

The farm has a 200 acre farm area (Zone 1-4) and a 1000 acre conservation area (Zone 5). By starting small and working hard and with advice and guidance from the likes of Nick Huggins and John Champagne I'm sure we'll develop a solid system in Bredbo.

So far we have bedded down Zone 2, the pigs keep Zone 1 a work in progress. We are using the pigs in a number of ways, clearing ground of love grass and tussock, digging, fertilising, helping create soil biology, spreading minerals and providing food and income.

Being Temperate Cold things take time to grow, gives us more time to see our mistakes and implement ideas.

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Earth works about to begin

Earth works designed by myself and Nick Huggins about to start on Saturday

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