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 […]
Written by Lucy House
This month’s harvest swap was well patronised! Some lovely eggplant and cabbages were part of the swap, with plants, eggs and citrus as well…..oh and so many moringa seeds – I haven’t planted mine out yet, but will very soon! I usually plant them in small pots, but this time because I have quite a […]
Written by Lucy House
Recently we held a committee meeting. The full committee couldn’t make it, but 5 of us got together and had a lunch and meeting, which was a fun way to do it. We discussed many things, which we’ll follow up on with the wider group at the next Art Gallery Meeting on Monday the 2nd […]
Written by Lucy House
This month’s meeting began with a brief summary of the Off-Grid Expo. While we did have good takings from the event, around $1200, it was questionable whether it’s worth the commitment and the travel. It’s also very hard to plan the growing of seedlings over the winter months, to get seedlings of a reasonable standard […]
Written by Lucy House
The Gympie Permaculture Group had their regular gathering at the Art Gallery – held on the first Monday of each month. The committee met before this and the following was discussed: Offgrid Expo at Goomeri on the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of September. We’ll need volunteers – 4 people for 4 hour shifts. […]
Written by Lucy House
My son was telling me about his AI (Aritficial Intelligence) assistant – he usually gets stories written that he can read to his children. He asked me what I’d like a story about, so I said I’d like an essay on Permaculture. This is the response, and I thought it was quite good and perhaps […]
Written by Lucy House
We recently held the AGM for the group. We had planned a nice, relaxed potluck dinner, followed by the AGM and election of new office bearers. Unfortunately, there was a little hiccup with not having a key to the meeting room, but the good part was that it didn’t rain so we managed to eat […]
Written by Lucy House
The Gympie Permaculture Group had their regular monthly gathering this week (first Monday of the month). The committee met prior to the group meeting and discussed the following: Then onto the round table discussion – the opportunity to share knowledge, ask questions and learn many things! Damien once again came ready with questions: He was […]
