Come and get a guided farm tour at KoruKai Herb Farm. Meet the team behind KoruKai and get your questions answered.
On KoruKai Herb Farm everything is grown spray-free and organically with an integrated pest and disease management. We measure the nutrient density in our vegetables and herbs with a Brix meter and do microbial soil analysis on a regular basis to help us with decision making.
You will see a range of our garden and fertility set ups. We have a large composting operation and produce 4-5 tons of compost per year. We make Johnson Su Compost, thermal compost, vermicast as well as extracts and teas to feed our plants.
We implement permaculture principles wherever possible trying to close the "loop". We have a Permculture Design Certificate with Geoff Lawton. We have a reed bed for grey water, a composting toilet and use water harvesting techniques like swales on contour on our hilly block.
We keep Wiltshire sheep, ducks, chickens and weaner pigs. We have a Jersey house cow and transform the milk into butter, cheese and yoghurt.
The tour finishes with probiotic refreshments and herbal teas.
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Inspiration and positive vibes :-)
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Monique Bartosh 08/05/2022
Inspirational Visit
Thank you so much for the awesome visit to your farm. After a scenic drive out to your amazing property we absolutely loved looking around and learning so much about all the different plants. It really brought to life so much of the organic learning we had done in theory. Also appreciate you answering all our questions. A wonderland to visit.
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Jackie10/12/2021
Totally Inspiring
So much knowledge was shared, such a motivational and inspirational moving experience to be shown around a property and how achievable it is with determination focus and hard work. Congratulations to you all and thanks for sharing.
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Lizette06/12/2021
Farm Tour
Thank you for sharing you and your family's journey with us. You have accomplished magnificent feats on your property and you are an inspiration.
Thank you especially for sharing the mistakes and mishaps. Too often an inspirational working farm like yours can seem unobtainable to us lay people. Through sharing your learning curves, you remind me that mistakes are merely that - an opportunity for learning, and that we need to keep at it.
Kudos to you and your family and all the best for the future.
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Valerie (Manna at LU) Lowe28/03/2021
Thank you!
We so very much enjoyed hearing how you got the farm going and why you do what you do. I’ve already made the suggestion to two others that they should really go. I’d go back in a heartbeat. Hope to see you on campus sometime!
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Jacob Rados28/03/2021
Sharing the knowledge
Lovely to be a part of this Farm tour, very informative, a real powerhouse of a team doing the real work on the land. Great to see and bear witness to. Lots of gems of wisdom, very much appreciated the time and knowledge shared. Thankyou
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Amelie30/11/2020
Blown away!
Thank you so much for opening your doors at your open day. I was absolutely blown away by your beautiful and productive gardens. You are so knowledgeable when it comes to organic growing and you have such an in depth knowledge of healthy soil, the basis for all that you do. I have been following you for some time and now that I have visited I know for sure that you walk the talk.
We are taking bookings now for next summer from November 2022 right through to April 2023.
Guided farm tour for individuals, couples and groups of up to 20 people. Price is the same for 1 person and for 20 people.
Duration: 1.5 - 2.5 hours. Either 9:30 - 12pm or 1pm - 3:30pm Place: KoruKai Herb Farm, Pigeon Bay Dates: Send a message to [email protected] to arrange a suitable date before making a booking.
