Two days ago, we posted this wanted poster on FB, for people with whipper snippers. The post got over 1,800 views. And guess what some…
A small group of us got together on Saturday 20 December to do a couple of things that needed doing – one practical and one…
Thanks so much to all the people who helped out at Bunnings on Saturday. We managed to raise about $1,000, which is pretty outstanding and…
Moving things from place to place of course! These are the logs that Graham cut a few moons ago. They were headed for the gully…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
Early on Saturday – 7.30am – the Gympie Mayor dropped into the gardens for a sticky beak. We did a short tour and discussed our…
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…
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…
The composting workshop we held today – the first after Covie – was a real success, despite the rain that hit hard at one stage.…
So you have done some basic soil tests and now want to improve your soil. You need to make compost, but how to go about…
Come and learn how to design your own native food forest creating a thriving eco-system with edible native plants. In this workshop, you will learn…
Ever wondered how you can develop a self-watering system for your vegetable garden that is water and time efficient? Well, a wicking bed is the…
We have workshops planned each month for the rest of 2020, as long as restrictions permit. Out next one will be how to make valuable…
In December 2018 we came up with a list of needs and wants in a series of early morning discussions. Mel Marx very kindly helped…
We heard yesterday that we were successful in gaining funding from the council for a gabion herb wall. This is such welcome news! The wall…
Hi people! We are hoping to get back on track as soon as restrictions on gatherings with over 10 people are lifted. Our next meeting…
While we are all in lockdown, it might be nice to share some of the projects you are up to in the garden… It may…
We badly needed to find someone who could do a small amount of work for us. The ground needed to be prepared for our infrastructure…
After our last meeting we did four more soil tests around the site. The soil depth is not that good. But we looked at all…
The gardens won Nestle Community Program funding, to the tune of around $7,000. Although we would like to be off grid as much as possible…
The UN has a ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development‘ which includes 17 goals to try to achieve. Community gardens work towards at least four of…
Well, we do now! In our workshop this morning we learned about: Soil health: its physical texture and structure, its biology and nutrition needs. And…
We are featured in the February 2020 edition of Gympie Living. You can read it online here! Happy reading!
We are so excited about signing an MOU with SkillCentred! These guys are going to work on getting our garden up and running as part…
People are welcome to come along to our soil health workshop on Saturday 8 February at 8.30am! Alan Coates will be running the hands-on event.…
At our working bee today, we marked out the areas where we will be putting our pizza oven/seating/meeting area with a skillion roof. All under…
First big thank you for the day goes to Luke, Graham’s son, for setting up this website. He gave freely of his time and expertise…
December 5 is International Volunteer Day. What better day to go to Peregian to attend the Healthy Towns awards and find out that our garden…
On 21 September we were invited to have a spot at the Gympie District Landcare Annual Festival. We jumped at the chance and gave away…
Our garden is currently at the back of a car park and may be not entirely visible or very homely. All good, but where can…
A very kind lady, called Kim, offered us a whole stack of horse poo. Yum, yum. So here the good people are collecting the poo…
Permaculture teaches us that we have zones in our gardens – zone one is the nearest to us, zone two a little further and so…
We had been waiting a while. And waiting another while. And just another. But then in August 2019, we had a licence agreement from Gympie…
Mel Marx, (middle, standing) is an innovator, farmer, permaculture designer and passionate fan of the sustainable living movement. She agreed to help us out (for…
When we signed our agreement we were not entirely sure what we had. We know it is flood prone, but we needed to really walk…