Wynlen House Philosophy
Wynlen house is the name of our small farm or micro farming enterprise in Monkittee St, Braidwood. Wynlen House produce is grown using organic and permaculture principles plus lots of loving care, in a small market garden. The aim is to produce as much of the food we consume as possible and to supply food locally. This of course includes vegetables and
also animals. We keep chooks,
ducks and turkeys for both egg laying and meat production. We also raise sheep and pigs on an alternate basis.
A key focus is growing food to be consumed locally. This is also termed slow food. If you want to eat it, then you should grow it or try to locate it from the local region. All aspects of food, its quality, its origins, its preparation, how it arrives at our plate needs to be thought about. Every step in this process has an impact on our environment. Producing food organically and locally minimises this impact. There is nothing new about this. It is really only in the last 60 years of the twentieth century that the growing of food in home gardens and in local regions was not the norm. Prior to the introduction of chemical fertilizers in the early twentieth century, leading to large-scale broad acre farming, most food was produced locally and most people participated in some way in its production. Wynlen House is a small endeavour in the age-old tradition of food production.
Slow food offers opportunities to put meaning and productivity into your life. Working with the soil, helping it produce and practising animal husbandry (raising animals) satisfies the human urge to keep in contact with the foundation of life. Participating in the cycle of life keeps you grounded, provides focus and gives immense joy. Eating food that has been grown with passion, love and care is the best food in the world. It’s about caring where your food comes from, how and where it is grown, and how it is processed, prepared and shared. This is simple honest food of the highest quality. It is food with soul and you can taste the difference.
A key focus is growing food to be consumed locally. This is also termed slow food. If you want to eat it, then you should grow it or try to locate it from the local region. All aspects of food, its quality, its origins, its preparation, how it arrives at our plate needs to be thought about. Every step in this process has an impact on our environment. Producing food organically and locally minimises this impact. There is nothing new about this. It is really only in the last 60 years of the twentieth century that the growing of food in home gardens and in local regions was not the norm. Prior to the introduction of chemical fertilizers in the early twentieth century, leading to large-scale broad acre farming, most food was produced locally and most people participated in some way in its production. Wynlen House is a small endeavour in the age-old tradition of food production.
Slow food offers opportunities to put meaning and productivity into your life. Working with the soil, helping it produce and practising animal husbandry (raising animals) satisfies the human urge to keep in contact with the foundation of life. Participating in the cycle of life keeps you grounded, provides focus and gives immense joy. Eating food that has been grown with passion, love and care is the best food in the world. It’s about caring where your food comes from, how and where it is grown, and how it is processed, prepared and shared. This is simple honest food of the highest quality. It is food with soul and you can taste the difference.
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