At our last meeting we decided we would get together early for a working bee, so arrive at 7.30am, and get ready to get dirty! Then we will have morning tea (please bring a plate and a chair). This will be followed by our monthly meeting at 9am, or thereabouts. Why? Previously we had our […]
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Today we got water put onto the site, with potable and non-potable risers. Excited to almost be able to have a drink and water plants that are in, and that will go in! Pictures speak for themselves really. But thanks Luke and crew for doing this for us. They asked where the nearest toilet was,
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Today’s working bee and meeting were both very productive. We had loads of new and old members keen to get the garden going. After the meeting, the guilds were weeded. Thanks to Graham for watering them over the past few weeks they look healthy, but so did the weeds! Meanwhile, the compost bays needed to
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The workshop last Saturday saw a great bunch of people planting two of potentially seven native food forest guilds. These types of guilds ideally have seven layers, from very tall trees to smaller trees, shrubs, ground cover and root plants. The two guilds we made have a sandpaper fig and a macadamia tree as their
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Early on Saturday 12 September 2020 at 7.30am, the Gympie Mayor dropped into the gardens for a sticky beak. We did a short tour and discussed our plans for the gardens. He and his wife even sat in on our meeting and asked questions and made very useful suggestions. Thank you for visiting us Mayor
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Morag Gamble is a world-renowned permaculture educator, speaker, author, blogger, film maker and designer. She recently held a YouTube masterclass called ‘How to start a community garden‘. In it, she explains the many types of gardens people can create in any setting, but most of all she discusses the all-important benefits of community gardens in
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