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Please contact us for large orders as we may be able to reduce shipping costs or if you would like to place an order from outside Australia. We offer a range of educational DVDs, pistachios, pistachio kernels and wines at wholesale prices. We send our orders every week on a Thursday with Australia Post. Please see here for further shipping details. Shipping costs will be displayed once you add item/s to your cart. Once we receive confirmation of your successful payment we will send you a... Read more »

Gerald Wittman

Gerald Wittmann runs an engineering firm which has amassed a great deal of information about the structural performance of strawbale walls. His role is to prepare a soil report, check architectural drawings and make suggestions about the ways in which a building of a particular shape/form can be constructed in a structurally sound manner. Read more »

Upcoming Courses

We have teamed up with Humanitix to facilitate the bookings for the courses. Through the sale of tickets, Humanitix donates funds towards educational programs for children in need. Courses are conducted at our Learning Centre located in an old stone barn, now outfitted with modern teaching equipment.The Centre is serviced by a state-of-the-art composting toilet and reedbed system and other environmentally responsible structures include passive-solar straw-bale accommodation, indoor-outdoor te... Read more »

Irrigation

Please use the links below to jump to specific information: Potential benefits Irrigation system prerequisites for success Design Condition Crop growth stages Weed control Soil water measurement Feel Tensiometers Installation Maintenance Neutron probe Soil moisture monitors Water application When to irrigate Feel Tensiometers Neutron probe Soil monitoring devices Quantity Leaching requirement Checking effectiveness Scheduling is the method by which a grower determi... Read more »

Pistachio harvesting & processing

Small scale mechanisation of harvesting and processing This film shows how a family growing pistachios on a small farm in Australia, found small-scale equipment to enable themselves to harvest, process and sell their crop. Their fascinating journey has helped others to source village-scale machinery from Sicily and Greece and unlock the true value of their produce. Small to medium scale growers often find themselves far from processing factories and many prefer to add value to their product and... Read more »
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