2026 blue mountains edible garden trail
including containers & challenging spaces
Welcome to the Trail! We're so excited your here. This year we have 43 gardens open across the Blue Mountains, each with something unique to enjoy. Please remember to check the day and opening time of each garden. Have a wonderful weekend!
Safety First!
Make the most of the Trail by having a quick look at our visitor information.
Navigate the Trail
Use the menu below to go to specific suburbs on the Trail. Use the Trail Map to see all the gardens on a map and plan your route. Each address in the description is a link to the garden on google maps so you can get directions. Ctrl-f to find key words on the page.
Containers & Challenging Spaces
Excitingly, the 2026 Trail is the first to be themed! This year, gardens will be focusing specifically on containers and challenging spaces to highlight the wide range of opportunities to grow food and the the innovative ways edible gardeners beat the odds. Gardens have specified their containers and challenging spaces where applicable.
Workshops/Demonstrations/events
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Fermentation Demonstrations 11am & 3pm Sat & Sun - Wild Health Hub Blackheath
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Chicken Chit-Chats 10:15am & 12:15pm Sun - Ashview Katoomba
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How Susanne Started the Trail anytime Sat - Susanne's Garden
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Face Painting, Treasure Hunt, Adventure Playground & Coffee Stall all day Sat - Kindlehill School Wentie
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Botanical Watercolour Painting 2pm Sun - Bellevue Cottage Faulconbridge (reserve your spot here)
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Hot Composting 11am Sun - Springwood Community Garden
Plants for Sale
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Maggie's Farm (Leura) - Sat & Sun
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Yarrawa (Woodford) - Sat & Sun
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Springwood Community Farm - Sun
We sincerely acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Blue Mountains, the Darug and Gundungurra peoples, on whose land the Edible Garden Trail takes place. We pay our respects to their elders, past and present, thank them for their continuing care for Country, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
Mount Victoria
#1 the living kitchen garden - wild health hub
A productive edible garden built around real life, curiosity, and creativity rather than perfection. An evolving space filled with seasonal produce, culinary and medicinal herbs, edible flowers, fungi, native bush foods, worm farms, soil-building projects, and our always-curious chicken companions in their rather fabulous palace.
11am & 3pm Live Fermentation Demonstrations
Containers & Challenging Spaces: As renters, we’ve embraced raised beds, wine barrels, baskets, grow bags, vertical towers, buckets, and repurposed containers to create productive edible spaces. Frosts, shorter growing seasons & determined native wildlife keep us creative, inspiring solutions like container mushroom growing, worm farms, biochar, and resilient home food production.
saturday & sunday
#2 lilypad
Home garden with loads of vege patch, green house and fruit trees . A frog pond out the front.
saturday & sunday
#3 mount victoria public school
Our garden is P&C run, with the purpose of beginning fostering an interest in growing for the whole school community. It’s in its early stages of growth having been dormant for a few years, we’re excited for the potential for new beds and future harvests!
Containers & Challenging Spaces: We have a few container beds. But also a kind of small lot for a big school. I’m not sure how it fits the theme except for a challenging space being “a space that will only survive if community run it” which has its own challenges!
saturday only
#4 lauren's garden
North facing backyard veggie garden with espaliered fruit trees, rambling raspberries and mounded garden beds. I’m a tough love gardener as I’m also a mum and small business owner, I learn A LOT through trial and error every year.
sunday only
Blackheath
#5 blackheath community farm
A volunteer-run community garden that has been running in Blackheath for 10 years. The Farm focuses on growing community, collecting locally acclimatised seed, sharing vegetables and hosting a communal lunch every week. Vegetables are protected from wildlife by a large cage. Open Sundays from 10am to 2pm and all welcome.
sunday only
#6 blackheath community kitchen garden
Responding to the “cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”, our garden grows organic produce for those in need, partnering with Vinnies, BANC and the Uniting Church.
saturday only
#7 blue gum montessori preschool garden
Our preschool has a thriving edible garden that the children maintain, along with a nature playground for the children to play in. The children use the garden regularly, watering and tending to the plants, feeding the worms, and picking plants to take home and share with their families.
saturday only
Containers & Challenging Spaces: As the garden is quite small, and a walkway, we use as much space as possible, with raised garden beds and pots in the other spaces. This year the children made paper pots out of old artworks to plant our broad beans in. We watched them turn into seedlings in our preschool room before planting in our garden.
#8 ngurra
Just downsized/relocated back to the Blue Mountains a little over 2 months ago.
Currently placing in large pots Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) - literally protein in a pot! It contains protein equivalent to soy beans as well as amino acids and other vital nutrients. Can be eaten fresh or dried into a powder for storage and wider applications across a variety of foodstuffs. Visitors to our very new culinary garden will be able to touch and taste saltbush and get plenty of information about this ‘hero plant’ so needed in ALL our gardens! A short stroll from Blackheath station. Level yard and access.
saturday & sunday
Containers & Challenging Spaces: We're working on creating a Culinary Garden alongside one side of the house over pavers - so raised beds and pots!
#9 robin's garden
1 large polythene house, together with 2 small ones, we grow all our salad greens in a variety of sizes cloth bags, mounted on trellises with timber battening approximately 700mm above the ground, , providing heat , with plenty of air circulation. A composting area. A compost that uses neighbourhood green and brown materials.
saturday only
Containers & Challenging Spaces: Using black cloth bags of various sizes to successfully grow , all our product , a change of compost happens frequently, when new seedlings are planted
Katoomba
#10 olive.citrus.flour.katoomba
Our focus is on creating a Mediterranean oasis in the heart of Katoomba by planting various fruit and nut trees as well as a small olive grove, our "mini vineyard"and a few veggie beds dotted amongst the gum trees. We are replacing the grass with edible ground covers, herbs and flowers which thrills us to see bees coming back. We pride ourselves on not using pesticides, helping to allow beneficial predatory insects to do their job, referring back to my dad's traditional methods of plant care.
sunday only
#11 jen's garden
Nestled in a stunning north-facing position, this well-established permaculture garden is a vibrant teaching space, home to Permaculture Matters and the inner space. With its highly productive veggie patch, orchard, worm farm, ponds, and waterway, the garden demonstrates the power of living in harmony with nature. The property also features a large glasshouse with a wicking bed, solar passive and energy-efficient buildings, and ample rainwater storage, all contributing to a sustainable, self-sufficient environment. Native bushland adds to the biodiversity, creating a thriving ecosystem. Permaculture Matters offers a range of workshops and Permaculture Design Courses on site.
saturday only
#12 ashview
Learning from generations before us, led us up the garden path to create our own small, completely organic patch that is well designed, highly productive, and teaming with Gardenalia. Who says veggie gardens can't be pretty? We incorporate worm farms, a thriving kitchen herb garden, composting systems, and a magnificent chandelier-clad chicken mansion! We will be holding chicken chit chats at 10:15am / 12:15pm on coop set up, and caring for our feathered friends. Hope to see you in the patch! Please note: this garden is not suitable for mobility issues and close parking is limited.
10:15am & 12:15pm Chicken Chit-Chats
sunday 10am - 2pm only
#14 food co-op X farm it forward plot
In this plot, market gardener and social worker Sarah Corbett uses non-disturbance methods to regeneratively grow food for the Blue Mountains Food Co-op with the help of volunteers. A very windy area!
sunday only
#13 planetary health centre
Planetary Health veggie garden - with circular water demonstration site and composting cool seat
saturday 10am - 2pm only
#16 wood, water, stone cottage & music studio
A small organic garden on a 524m square block (including the house, studio, ponds, raised veggie beds, potted herbs and mini food forests), with a focus on chemical-free, no-kill pest control. We incorporate elements of foodscaping, small garden orchard design, Zen garden design, and permaculture with an abundance of flowers. The garden squeezes in 60 fruiting trees and vines (of which half produce so far) and is the home of writer Linda Moon and audio engineer Jason de Wilde.
saturday only
#18 Katoomba High School Grow Tunnel
Farm It Forward erected a large grow tunnel at Katoomba High School where they grow vegetables using non-disturbance methods, raise seedlings and facilitate youth programs.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: previously, a 'dead space' on school grounds. Soil had to be built from scratch.
saturday only
#15 katoomba public school
A school garden, that is much loved by our enthusiastic young gardeners. We have chickens, old fruit trees and lots of veggies. We love growing food and sharing what we grow with our community.
saturday only
#17 alleyn
Alleyn is a small garden on a corner block, making use of the northern sun, with raised garden beds (including wicking), dwarf fruit trees, green houses and several baths; one of which is an actual bath in a bath house! The verges around the garden help create an additional connection nature and local wildlife.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: We have raised beds, pots, wicking beds, greenhouse, bathtubs (garden beds, ponds and even a bath...) and verges. Growing food in a small space means everything is more intensive and organised, with many solutions (raised beds) creating additional challenges (keeping soil fresh and moist).
saturday only
#19 sarah's garden
No dig in-ground vegetable garden with composting and seed raising house. Some fruit trees but the focus is vegetables. Timings and varieties are optimised to try to get the most food possible out of a small growing space in the cool climate of Katoomba.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: A healthy possum population is discouraged from the vegetable beds with a low powered electric fence. The garden is not accessible. There are steps.
saturday & sunday
Leura
#20 the vegary
A large backyard veg and fruit tree garden, with a large chicken coop and veg enclosure 'the vegary'. Not a community or commercial garden, but a private veg garden which is very productive and feeds the neighbours as well.
saturday only
#21 maggie's farm
Very large vege and fruit garden. Espaliered apples, figs. Also blueberries and raspberries. Most veges. Mulch and compost systems. Worm bin. Variety of barrier tricks to protect young seedlings and mature produce from butterfly/birds/pests. My success is so much about barriers!
Plants & Seedlings For Sale
saturday & sunday
#22 leni's garden
Permaculture homestead integrating vegetable garden, food forest, meat rabbits, chickens and milking goats.
sunday only
#23 edible serenity
This six year old permaculture garden is set on a block of about 1000sqm that was previously lawn and weeds. Features include over 60 fruit trees, berry bushes and nut trees, multiple raised garden beds, chickens and a wildlife pond. Beauty is an important consideration in this garden so full of flowers, and with a penchant for the use of practical magic, a ceremonial stone circle adds an extra dimensional layer of interest.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: I use a bathtub for collecting rainwater and old pots as in ground watering devices. My northern wall, positioned in a very narrow alley, is home to a thriving passionfruit vine. I aim to use every inch of the space for growing edibles for me and for the insects, birds and animals.
sunday only
#24 the zest is yet to come
Our plot is a largely shaded garden that is filled with cool climate trees, flowering shrubs and outdoor baths called Madge and Maude. In the spaces where the sun shines, amongst the hills hoist, sits a variety of home made veggie patches and fruit trees. You are welcome to meander, and enjoy the different aspects.
saturday only
Wentworth Falls
#25 susanne's garden
Organically grown gifts to the local wildlife who don't leave much for me. So I grow my herbs inside in pots. Stone fruits, nuts, citrus, asparagus, native spinach, herbs and a kiwi vine that provides over 100 kilo of fruit each year. Come and talk to me about how to start your own Edible Garden Trail which has become a nationwide movement - starting here in Wentworth Falls.
Susanne began the Edible Garden Trail in 2018, which is now nationwide! She is an ambassador to the Trail and on the committee.
saturday only
#26 lost the plot
A diverse garden with many different rooms to enjoy. This garden is a work in progress using as many reclaimed resources as possible. It’s a home garden built on common sense and some traditional methods passed down from generations. No pesticide are used in this garden. Soil health is of the utmost importance. Tank water all assist in keeping vegetables and citrus growing and healthy. My garden is my happy place, great for exercise and mental health.
saturday only
#27 kindle hill steiner school
Set within a natural bushland setting, Kindlehill Steiner School's grounds are a living landscape of learning where children experience a deep connection to people, place and the natural world. The grounds include a variety of landscaped areas including a rooftop permaculture vegetable garden, orchard, fruit trees, composting sites, rainwater tanks and natural cob buildings, offering daily opportunities for students and teachers to engage with ecology, sustainability and the rhythms of the land.
Face painting, treasure hunt, adventure playground & coffee stall
saturday only
Bullaburra
#28 sunnyside up farm
Set on half an acre of gently sloping land, overlooked by a hand-built strawbale home, Sunnyside Up Farm features a continually evolving permaculture food forest of fruit trees, citrus, berries, vegetable gardens, medicinal herbs and a recycled window glass house. Hugelkulture beds and composting systems are used to improve the soil biodiversity and water holding capacity. Chickens, quails and bees play an integral part in the ecosystem and also contribute to food production.
sunday only
Lawson
#29 powell family permaculture garden
Permaculture gardens on a sloped suburban block. Large garden enclosure with annual veg beds surrounded by a thriving young food forest. Chooks & ducks in a deep litter yard with pallet-made houses. Quail hutch. Espaliered apples, flourishing verge garden, bush tucker area, kiwi arbour, reclaimed-materials glasshouse. Compost systems aplenty including bays, worm cafes and bathtub, chop & drop, separate pet waste compost area. Extensive drip irrigation network. Use of containers for tricky spaces.
sunday only
#30 amy's garden
A relatively young productive vegetable garden in an old mountains garden. Includes an orchard of citrus and fruit trees, a chook run and a greenhouse.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: I had a very productive garden in Letitia St Katoomba which was previously in the Trail. We have had the recent challenge of leaving that garden and starting a new, much larger one here in Lawson.
sunday only
#31 mountains gourmet
Abundant organic market garden with composting system and bees.
saturday only
#32 mindrise mushroom farm
We grow medicinal and gourmet mushrooms supplying Sydney's best restaurants and the Blue Mountain's locals
saturday only
#33 mid mountains community garden
Small productive organic garden using permaculture design and closed loop principles.
saturday only
Hazelbrook
#34 korowal
Our new Food Forest has been designed by our students as a place where learning, food and connection to nature come together, with the goal of growing an abundant range of edible plants that can provide fresh food for Crunch & Sip across our classrooms. From the Food Forest, our journey continues along the Bush Tucker Pathway, which winds across the school and leads through the bush to our outdoor classroom. As we follow the pathway, we are encouraged to slow down, observe and connect.
saturday & sunday
#35 blue mountains grown
Chemical-free companion mini orchard growing feijoas, avocados, citrus limes, lemons and
oranges, peach and blood plum, mulberries and red tamarillos. It includes vegetable and herb
beds, solar, with pumped tank water. Seasonal produce is for sale: jams and chutneys; 2-3 yo
locally grown feijoa, guava and tamarillo plants and bushes. Plus view other mountains-friendly
plants, such as ischia figs, flax, and bee friendly herbs such as tarragon, echinacea and anise
hysopp. Web: www.bluemountainsgrown.com.au.
saturday only
Woodford
#36 yarrawa
Originally developed in a native cottage style, the garden has evolved over 25 years to incorporate fruit and nut trees, native bush foods, vegetable gardens and deciduous ornamentals for seasonal colour. Gentle paths and dry stone walls meander down to a chicken coup, a worm farm and composting corner, and a small hanging swamp.
Plants for Sale including natives and edibles.
saturday & sunday
Containers & Challenging Spaces: I use old recycling tubs and a collection of large discarded pots for growing potatoes, garlic, ginger, tumeric, galangal and mint, with mixed success but constantly learning!
Linden
#37 totoro
Totoro is a small terraced garden on an easterly slope, with fast-draining sandy soil. It has veges, herbs, fruit trees, & scented bee- & insect-attracting plants, plus a big worm farm. The houses' earth roof & the 'Totoro teahouse' at the bottom of the garden are well known to garden-show visitors. We will sell plants over the weekend.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: veggies in rust- bottomed metal buckets.
saturday & sunday
Faulconbridge
#38 bellevue cottage
Bellevue Cottage is the lovingly restored weatherboard home of artist and author Kerry-Anne Knibbs. Silkie chickens and a pond help nourish the garden, while we make the most of our limited space with a passionfruit vine, upside-down tomatoes and cucumbers, and a small kitchen garden.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: our cool, shady garden is a work in progress and has limited space for growing food. We make the most of sunny spots and experiment with containers, grow bags, pipes for upright growing, companion planting and upside-down tomatoes and cucumbers.
Botanical watercolour painting 2pm (reserve spot)
sunday only
#39 serenity corner
Started in 2023, with just 2 beds and some pots, Serenity Corner continues to expand. It comprises a small vegetable garden and separate fruit enclosure. Growing mainly on a rock bed, raised beds and pots are used. New in 2026 is an ‘edible flowers and leaves’ bed. Also, access paths mowed into the surrounding area with grasses and flowers providing mini ‘nature strip’ havens for a range of insects and mini-beasts. Access by foot straight up the long drive and through the open gate.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: Pots, raised beds, sink tub. Challenge (apart from the wallaby and bandicoots digging and eating) is growing on a rock bed with very shallow soil.
saturday only
Springwood
#40 the urban farmer blue mountains
Step through gates of The Urban Farmer Blue Mountains and discover a vibrant, evolving community space. Created through years of passion, volunteer effort and contributions from people around world, every corner has a story to tell. More than a garden - it is a living classroom where permaculture, hands-on learning, art, music, workshops and community come together. Experienced gardeners, curious beginners or simply looking for inspiration, there is something here for you.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: Multiple espalier gardens (living fences) Balcony garden Native pollinator garden on boundary / adjacent to sclerophyll forest
sunday only
#41 springwood community garden
Getting to us is an adventure in itself: turn at the lights at 168 Hawkesbury Rd, drive 600 metres past St Thomas Aquinas School and you will find our thriving sanctuary. Here, we follow organic and permaculture principles to grow fresh, sustainable food. The absolute crown jewel of our site is our expansive food forest, which boasts over 70 fruit trees alongside a rich variety of native bush tucker.
Containers & Challenging Spaces: Custom-built enclosures designed to keep veggies thriving while protected from pests and wildlife. We've also transformed three old bath tubs into highly efficient water-wicking containers, perfect for conserving water and maintaining consistent soil moisture.
Hot Compost Workshop 11am + Plants for Sale: Strawberries, holy basil, cape gooseberries, society garlic, comfrey and lots more.
sunday only
Blaxland
#42 bowerbird ponds
Trying hard to get veggies/fruit producing garden on a sloping block in beautiful Blaxland. We have no clear philosophy, garden develops from empirical learning. Soil is key! So we add biochar and chicken manure to it. And yes, possums do eat your produce, so we try to net where we can. We even caged some beds! We have put in an automatic drip system also, because veggies do need water. Regularly. We are having lots of fun, losing calories, and occasionally get some good produce too!
saturday only
Emu Heights
#43 riverbank organics
A family-run business along the Nepean River at the base of the Blue Mountains in Emu Heights, passionate about growing and supplying wholesome organic food. We believe everyone should experience the joy of growing their own food. By involving our children in every step, we’re passing on the knowledge and skills to help future generations reconnect with nature, real food, and a more sustainable way of life. www.riverbankorganics.com.au
Containers & Challenging Spaces: Our raised garden beds are built using recycled Colorbond roofing sheets, giving new purpose to reclaimed materials while creating durable, productive growing spaces.