Our services include:

- Full farm design; designing the horse farm and its infrastructure to supply equine needs, increase horse health and landscape biodiversity.

- Compost and compost tea; education and consultation on composting methods and their benefits and uses, aimed at the composting of stable waste into a resource and possible income generator.

- Farm hydrology; education and consultation on making farms drought proof, using swales on contour to slow down the water movement across the surface and draw it underground, instead of it be-coming a cause of erosion. We use a Yeoman’s keyline plow to deep rip on contour to increase soil carbon and water holding capacity, without disturbing the soil biology.

- Tree systems & forage systems; education and consultation on planting trees and fodder plants along swales. This practice increases soil fertility, biodiversity and provides additional feed for the horses. Leaves and branches break down in the swales with the help of soil microbes and fungi and the nutrients are being dispersed evenly with the water into the soil and across the land.

- Economy; education and consultation on decreasing dependency on high cost, high energy input equine farm practices, (feed, fertilisers, medication, supplements, waste disposal, etc.), and increasing horse health, soil health and the creative use of the farm’s available resources – giving you an edge on the horse market.

About Nicholas Huggins

Nicholas is a qualified Permaculture designer, consultant and teacher. He studied Permaculture under expert Geoff Lawton at the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia and has given various Permaculture seminars around Australia. Nicholas has designed and implemented Permaculture systems across Australia and consulted on projects in the USA, Mexico, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Canada and Saudi Arabia.

Nicholas also holds a Diploma in Horticulture and Cert. 3 in Landscape Design. He was managing director of a landscape design and construction company in Queensland for 12 years. Now he directs his knowledge and energy full time to the rehabilitation of the Australian landscape, empowering landowners to act and be involved in a positive transformation of the land. Nicholas also writes articles for Horses and People Magazine (www.horsesandpeople.com.au) and the website of the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia (www.permaculture.org.au).

Half or full day consultations and educational workshops are available.