Waste Not! Swap this Saturday 9-12

That's right. Cauliflowers as big as your head! In April! Bring some of your home grown fruit and veg to swap and you might be lucky enough to take a giant cauli home...

But seriously, what we can promise is great coffee and company. So come along from 9-12 on Saturday morning with something to share (size is not not an issue) and take home something special. don't believe me? take a look at Happy Earths description and photos of the bounty at last months swap: http://www.happyearth.com.au/

hope to see you there.

National permaculture Day 1/5/2010

National Permaculture Day is a day to promote and celebrate Permaculture. It’s a day whereby our collective effort is consolidated, providing maximum focus on Permaculture across Australia. check it out at:

http://permaculture.org.au/2010/03/25/national-permaculture-day-may-1-2010/

http://www.permacultureday.info/

2 Part working bee

Hi all
With the Easter holidays and people away over long weekend we weren’t sure what to do about the Working Bee.  But a few of the crew went last week and got stuck in, rebuilding some of the front beds & planting a heap of seedlings. Way to go! Those seedlings will love this rain we have had over the last few days.

Anyway for those that want to do something this Sunday (11/4/10), ill be down there for a few hours from 10am.   Maddog.

P.S. The Harvest festival will also be on this Sunday at Osborne Park, Cliff Road Wollongong (opposite Belmore Basin) from 1 till 4pm. For more info check out  http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/Whats-On.html

Next SWAP & Working Bee Dates

Hi everyone, sorry for the lack of posts lately, seems like everyone's lives are getting more complicated and less time to get around to doing this. I just wanted to let you know our next Fruit & Vegi "SWAP" Day will be this Saturday. As usual bring along your surplus fruit & veg to swap and have a chat with some fellow growers over a coffee from our own coffee machine!
Note: that due to the Easter holidays in April our next "Working Bee" will be postponed. Please check back for a confirmed date.
Keep Crankin the Goodness. And remember:
"you can choose what you do, but you cant choose what you like to do."

Sorry Folks...No December Swap

Apologies if you heard otherwise, but Waste Not! falls on Boxing day so the Swap has been cancelled for December. Instead, be sure to take your great Aunt Betty that box of vegetables. The green leafy ones have lots of calcium which is good for her bones.

The next Swap will take place on Saturday, January 23rd 2010.

In the meantime, check-out a bit of Waste Not! background published at: http://communitygarden.org.au/sharing-the-wealth

Happy Holidays and see you in January!

December Working Bee

Hi everyone just reminder the last working bee for the year is on this sunday 6th december. Come along & join in and catch up with everyone before the holidays. See you there!

PDC at The Crossing - Bermagui NSW

Sorry this has taken a while for me to addthis post but its been a hectic few weeks & im struggling to find the time anyway.....    Recently 4 of the crew from "The Garden" spent 13 days at the "the Crossing" in Bermagui  NSW. To a Permaculture Design Course run by John Champagne and a group of guest tutors.

It was a great experience enriched by the site and by our fellow students that came from a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.

So here are just a few photos Ill be adding more and sorting out some captions when I get a chance.