Written by Lucy House
There’s a great vibe at the Community Gardens. Lunch was fantastic – there’s some good cooks amongst us. It may get warm over the summer, but Sunday was lovely sitting in the shade of the Mulberry Tree. We did our usual round table (round lawn) discussion, and most people have been busy with their spring […]
Written by Lucy House
The get together started out with a brief committee meeting. We are hoping to organise an outing to a farm out Kilkivan way where it’s been regenerated using native flowering plants – see the photos at the bottom of this post. More information on this will be sent out this week. If you’re interested, it’ll […]
Written by Lucy House
New day, new time, new venue! I’d love some comments from those that went as to what you thought of the afternoon. I thought it was really good. The Community Gardens is shaping up to be a lovely space to be and I for one prefer the idea of being outdoors to inside! We started […]
Written by Lucy House
Our recent AGM was supported by a small group of enthusiastic permies. The Management Committee is mostly unchanged, however we have a few more general committee members and a change in format for the Events Co-ordinator role, which has now changed to a small sub-committee. We also decided to trial a change in day and […]
Written by Lucy House
We recently had a group activity held at Serge and Maria’s place. It started with the regular seed saver meeting, which is where we pack the seeds that we sell through the group. This is always a good morning, as we chat while we pack the seeds. It fills the People Care ethic well! Community […]
Written by Lucy House
Last weekend, a few members of the Permaculture group braved the wet weather to go on a farm walk at an established Permaculture farm owned by Tom and Will Kendall from PermEco. You can find them here: https://permeco.org/. This is a farm that Tom has been living on and turning into one of the best […]
Written by Lucy House
Our committee meeting was held before the group meeting. Some of the discussion points of interest were: There was quite a good number of people who braved a drizzly, cool night to come along to the meeting. Plenty of plants and veg at the harvest swap too! Lani has plenty of cassava if anyone wants […]
Written by Lucy House
Committee Meeting held prior to the group meeting, mostly focussed on the preparations for our stall at the Sustainable Futures Festival in June (23rd) and the Off Grid Expo in August (3rd and 4th). We will need volunteers to man the stall at both these. A roster form will be passed around at the next […]
Written by Lucy House
Prior to the group meeting, we held a very short committee meeting. Items discussed: The group meeting was interesting as usual, with a common problem of grass/weed growth and wet conditions…..ahh, but what’s better, too wet or too dry??? Lucy (me) has been busy planting onion, tomato and brassica seedlings. I also picked up a […]
Written by Lucy House
Happy New Year! Our first meeting for the year, a month gone already and so much to do in the Garden! A common theme of our meetup this month is the amazing growth we’re experiencing at the moment – grass and weeds turning our gardens into jungles! But if you ask me, this is so […]
