Soil health workshop numbers are limited!

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. Alan has been a TAFE agriculture and horticulture teacher for more than 30 years. He has taught biological farming, integrated pest management, production horticulture, subtropical fruit growing and, of course, …

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The Bunnings crew!

What a productive time we had at Bunnings! Willing, friendly helpers every two hours…. Onion chopping in the car…. No complaints about price rise…. Several donations…. Conversations that led to learning…. And a fantastic $1,200 profit…. MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO GAVE THEIR TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY GARDEN!

Busy bees at working bees

This morning our lovely team got together to raise money for the gardens by recycling bottles. Then we cleaned up the garden and got working on other odd jobs. One of the jobs was to clear rocks so we can easily mow, and create a swale to slow the water coming into our shed. Check …

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Saturday 28 May – 8.30am to 12pm – Wicked garden bed workshop

Wicked (pronounced “wikt”) garden beds are an increasingly popular way of growing vegetables and herbs. They are self-contained raised beds with built-in water reservoirs that supply water to plants from the bottom up. This changes how, and how much, you need to water. Because they are self-watering (apart from a tiny input from you), they …

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