Author: Darren
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Movie Night – In Transition 1.0 – Jamberoo
After the great turnout and positive feedback from our “Food, Inc” movie night, Jamberoo Community Growers is putting on another one! The movie we’re showing this time is “In Transition 1.0”, an upbeat movie suitable for all ages looking at Transition initiatives from around the world: http://transitionculture.org/in-transition/ A Transition Initiative (which could be a town, village,…
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Camp Oven Cooking Workshop – Albion Park
Slow Food Saddleback Inc invites you to… live off the land (without cattle or sheep rustling) and impress your friends and guests with your inside/out cooking skills at a Camp Oven Cooking Workshop! Learn to cook (and eat) a slow-cooked, three course meal from the experts at the ‘Camp Oven Cooking Club Inc’ at 10:00 am, Sunday 11th…
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Backyard Veggie Patch Workshop in Jamberoo
A few weeks ago I attended another Sustainable Illawarra workshop – “Starting a Backyard Veggie Patch” at Jamberoo Primary School. Megan then attended the repeat of the workshop a week later. It was great that we were both able to do effectively the same workshop without need to organise child care! The workshop was delivered…
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Jamberoo Community Growers – Don Cairns Talk
What a great turnout we had at yesterday’s Jamberoo Community Growers meeting! Don Cairns, former resident of Kiama and Kangaroo Valley and now living in Nowra, gave an excellent talk about growing food through the season. Don has been gardening for many years, and understands our climate and weather patterns very well. His tips and…
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Shoalhaven Poultry Auction and Information Day – Berry
Venue: Berry Poultry Pavilion located at the Berry Showground Alexandra Street Berry NSW Date: Sunday 22 August April 2010 Time: Poultry Shed will open from from 9am to view the birds. The Auction will commence at 10.30am. All buyers much register prior to bidding. Penning fee: $3 per pen maximum 3 birds per pen and…
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My Productive Backyard Course Information and Enrolment Session – Dapto TAFE
TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute Dapto Campus My Productive Backyard Course Information and Enrolment Session The Outreach unit at Dapto Campus is running FREE practical workshops on organic gardening and sustainable backyard food production every Thursday from July 22nd until September 16th through the ‘My Productive Backyard Course’. At this information session, you can find out…
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Launch of the Kiamaspere Website – Kiama
Kiama City Council are officially launching their new sustainability’s website the ‘Kiamasphere’. The Kiamasphere website is preserving the legacy of the Sustainable Illawarra Project and website and will be an information and community promoting hub where there will be sustainable living information and somewhere for the local community to promote and discuss local sustainability issues…
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Mangerton Biodiversity Bash – Wollongong
Come along and celebrate the beauty of the unique patch of rainforest that is Mangerton Park by watching an on ground demonstration of micro weeding techniques, on-site mulching and listen to an informative talk on the birds of the park. The dedicated volunteers and Bushcare officers will also discuss the issues surrounding the urban location…
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Sustainable Illawarra Vegetarian Cooking Workshop – Shellharbour
Join this fun and informative workshop and learn about what foods are best enjoyed to ensure a healthy vegetarian lifestyle, meal plan ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the importance of vegetarian meals in a sustainable lifestyle. On the day the group will prepare four delicious vegetarian meals and enjoy them together for lunch.…
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Wollongong City Council GreenPlan Plant Collection Day
Plants are available to Wollongong City Council residents only at a minimum cost. This activity is run by Wollongong Council and is available to Wollongong residents only. Venue: Wollongong Botanic Gardens Nursery, Northfields Avenue, Keiraville. Bookings not required. For more info call 4225 2636.