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The Small Farms Network is a free support service for people who live on or manage rural and peri-urban land on the south coast and southern highlands of NSW. The Network provides support to all landholders ranging from half a hectare to several hundred hectares. Members in our Network range from full time farmers/producers, to residents who visit their property on the weekend and live in Sydney.
A range of services are provided to assist you with your activities whether it be:
- producing beef, sheep, goats, poultry, alpacas or worms
- horticultural crops, farm forestry, bush tucker or vegetables for family or commercial production
- weed control, pasture productivity and soil health advice
- project planning for bushland, creek restoration or shelterbelts design
- training workshops and field days on a wide range of topics
Kangaroo Valley Biodiversity Fund Project 2012-14
Building corridors for biodiversity, carbon stores & livestock shelter
This project aimed to establish up to 10km of vegetation corridors on cleared farming land in Kangaroo Valley, linking riparian corridors with on farm remnants and escarpment vegetation. The project worked with seven farms and establised over 7km and 8,000 tubestock, with much more work to be completed.
For more details, check out our project page or enjoy our project slideshow. .
Milton Rocks! Building a Sustainable Monzonite Landscape
The Croobyar Road catchment covers an approximate area of 3,500ha (agricultural land) and includes the important riparian corridors of Croobyar, Leaneys and Stoney Creeks. These three sub-catchments support the regionally significant Narrawallee Inlet and Burrill Lake Estuary systems.
During 2012-13, the Small Farms Network in partnership with the Croobyar Road Farming Group have been busy planting vegetation corridors across the landscape, revegetating Leaneys and protecting areas of Stoney and Croobyar Creeks.
For more details, check out our project page or enjoy our project slideshow.
With all the rain over the May / June 2013 period a number of projects are still to be added to our slideshow. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy looking at the work completed by Julie Holstegge and the Croobyar Road Farming Group.
Berry Corridor Slideshow
The Small Farms Network has been working with landholders in the Berry Corridors area since 2004 (See Project Page). The main priority has been to protect Coomonderry Swamp from grazing pressure, establish vegetation corridors across the landscape and improve sustainable grazing practices through on farm extension workshops.
Check out some of our on-ground projects completed so far - click here.
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 Illawarra Bushland DatabaseVegetation survey data from across the Illawarra region from Helensburgh in the north, to the Shoalhaven River in the south. |
Local Producer Networks |
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 Sheep NetworkLocal breeders meet four times a year to discuss seasonal issues with local experts. |
 South Coast Goat NetworkAre you a goat breeder, producer or have pet goats? Then this Network is for you. |
 Bee Keepers NetworkA page dedicated to our members who are keen to network and learn more about backyard bee keeping.. |
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Canon Australia Grant |
 Berry Corridors Establishing vegetation corridors between Coolangatta Mountain and Moyean Hill |
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