Private Tours of ORTO Permaculture Farm

We give private tours of our permaculture farm to couples and groups (up to 25) . The ticket price, allows entry for 2 people, hence you only need one ticket for 2 people.

Two tickets are needed if 3-4 people.

Three tickets are needed if 5-6 people

Four tickets are needed if 7-8 people and so on… because each ticket allows entry to a maximum of two people.

Children (19 & below) can enter for free.

Tour runs for 1.5hrs and is delivered at a time negotiated with you between 11am and 3pm most days of the week.

BUT 🙂 be sure to get in touch with me first to negotiate a date and time for your tour BEFORE you purchase tickets on this website 🙂 thank youuu heaps and….

This tour is perfect for anyone who wants to build a passive solar home & permaculture garden.  Ask us questions about:

• Adobe building, Lightearth, Strawbale, Rammed Earth, Cobb,
• Wetland design and how it differs from building a dam
• How to use aquatic plants for biodiversity
• How to use a greenhouse to passively heat your home
• Establishing and maintaining a fruit orchard
• Establishing and maintaining a berry orchard
• Plant selection and nurseries
• Wild life corridors and accessing trees for revegetation
• Shrubs, trees, wildflowers and indigenous grasses
• Establishing a herbaceous perennial garden
• Keeping chickens and heritage hens
• Creating cool microclimates through the use of plants
• Planting paddocks to create wind protection and shade for pasture raised animals
• Keeping pigs and selling meat all the logistics and rules and what you don’t know you don’t know…
• Water treatment -grey water
• Irrigation options & what you will need
• How to manage weeds
• Passive Solar Design
• high performing double glazed windows
• food preserving, storage and passively cooled larders

If you have a passion for naturally leavened bread baking, fermenting, food preserving or charcuterie then we can discuss these too!

I look forward to meeting you! I love giving tours!