Today, after we had de-capped bottles, we worked on our raised beds, adding mushroom compost, minerals and worm juice. The worm juice was very kindly donated by Paul, a local, who manages to get hold of an abundance of the liquid gold! Thanks Paul. We watered the plants on the herb wall. And guess what?
Our herbs are there for the picking! Read More »
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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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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Yesterday was a big day for us, mainly thanks to Gympie Regional Council. The sign went up and they installed a water meter, so now we are able to show all keen Gympieites where we are. Shortly, too, we will be getting Luke from Burst Plumbing to get us hooked up to town water for
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The composting workshop we held today – the first after Covie – was a real success, despite the rain that hit hard at one stage. Everyone got happily involved in a hands-on way after Graham explained how we were going to make a cubic metre of hot compost. The first row for the three-bay compost
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