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| About Us |
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Byron Bay Herb Nursery provides employment and training opportunities in the Byron Shire for people with an intellectual disability who require on-going support to work. Our primary business is the environmentally best practice production of high quality herbs to the horticulture market.
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| History |
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Byron Bay Herb Nursery opened for business in the Byron Bay Arts & Industry Estate in November 1992. The nursery is managed by a community based committee, Katia Project Inc. comprising members from the local community with expertise in areas relevant to the business and disability sectors.
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| Our Mission |
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Katia Project Inc. trading as Byron Bay Herb Nursery is a community organisation and a registered non-for-profit charitable organisation providing support and training for adults with an intellectual disability in the Byron Shire. We are committed to paying productivity based wages under award conditions in a work place culture that encourages skill development, independence, team work, and the production of a quality product.
Our primary business is the environmentally best practice production of high quality herbs to the horticulture market. We supply herbs to retail nurseries, garden centres, fruit & veg shops, hardware stores, landscapers, schools and naturopaths. Our herbs and are other herb related products are also available to the public at our nursery at wholesale prices.
We are committed to the physical, mental and spiritual health of our employees, customers and the community.
To this end we seek to provide a place of business that is accessible and inclusive, provides challenges, rewards accomplishments, promotes learning, and encourages contributions to the business, industry and community.
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| Our Vision |
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Byron Bay Herb Nursery aspires to provide valued employment to people with intellectual disability and be a highly profitable horticulture business that sets best practice standards in:
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- products that enhance health and well-being, and
- business practices that are economically sound, environmentally sustainable and socially desirable
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| Herb of the Month |
| NAME: White Creeping Thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Albus') |
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| DESCRIPTION: A low-growing perennial to around 10cm tall. Tiny aromatic leaves are born on erect stems. Small white flowers are borne in summer and they are quite attractive.
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| ORIGIN: Mediterranean. |
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| CULTIVATION: Thyme requires a hot, sunny location and is at its aromatic best if grown in well-drained soils that are low in nutrients. It will thrive in stony soil and requires little watering once it is established.
Plant seed in spring, preferably in punnets to be transplanted later. New plants can easily be propagated by layering from an established clump or by dividing the plants and replanting rooted sections. The plant will also grow readily from cuttings taken in late spring.
Can be used as an attractive drought tolerant ground cover. The plant should be sheared back after flowering is complete to encourage future bushy growth.
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| USES: Thyme imparts excellent flavour to all kinds of red meat dishes, soups, sauces and vegetable dishes and is a favourite ingredient in stuffings for poultry.
Thyme has also had many traditional medicinal uses especially in the treatment of coughs and colds and also as an antiseptic. (It contains thymol.) The herb was often used to make skin tonics. Thyme oil is reputed to repel head lice, though the smell is very strong and care must be taken with young sensitive scalps.
Thyme is highly attractive to bees and, planted near the vegie garden, can help promote pollination. The bushes may also help to mask the smell of vegetables and reduce some insect attack.
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| This information on herbs is provided free from Isabell Shipard's book "How can I use HERBS in my daily life?" Available from our bookshop. |
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| www.herbsarespecial.com.au |
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