An Australian family trying to live a little greener
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Shoalhaven Poultry Auction – Berry
Venue: Berry Poultry Pavilion located at the Berry Showground, Alexandra Street Berry NSW. Date: Sunday 20 November 2011. Time:Poultry Shed will open from 8.30 am to view the birds and the auction will commence at 9.30am. All buyers must register prior to bidding and payments are by cash only. All birds will have informational cage…
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Slow Food Lunch In Kiama Community Garden
Taste the growing season and help celebrate the 1st birthday of the Kiama Community Garden. Slow Food Saddleback and the Kiama Community Garden Committee will harvest the freshest veg and cook up brunch in the garden on Sunday 27th November 10am—12noon. Tickets $20 per person. Places are limited and may be secured upon payment by online transfer to ‘Slow Food Saddleback Inc’, ANZ Gerringong,…
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Transition Towns Kiama Meeting
The agenda for the meeting is: Work out arrangements for taking Transition Towns Kiama to the next stage. Hear about details of FutureFest Illawarra 2012 Plan our first public activity. BYO lunch. Tours of our Bush Food Garden will be available after the main event. For more information or to RSVP, contact Edwin Humphries.
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Indian Runner Ducklings
Eight Indian Runner ducklings join the growing menagerie!
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Huge Carrot!
Unlike most whopper tales, this one comes with photos!
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Illawarra Biodiversity and Local Food Event – Wollongong
Venue: Wollongong Old Court House – Wollongong Come along to the launch of the GROW LOCAL Illawarra Edible & Native Garden Guides, and the re-launch of the Illawarra Remnant Bushland Database. The official launches start at 3pm, and following proceedings there will be project displays and interactive workshops from 3pm-6pm. There will be free copies of…
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Jamberoo Anglican Church Annual Country Fair
The Jamberoo Anglican Church will be holding their Annual Country Fair at the church hall (45 Churchill St) on Saturday, 15 October from 9am – 2pm. Jamberoo Community Growers will have a fundraising stall at the fair. We’ll be selling some seedlings, gardening magazines, potted plants, etc. There will be various stalls at the fair…
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Illawarra Freecycle
FreeCycle is a great way to give a new life to stuff you no longer want, and to divert still-useful waste from landfill tips. Here are some of the useful things I’ve picked up…
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Backyard Chook Keeping Workshop – Kiama
This workshop is for both newcomers to backyard chooks as well as current chook owners. It is aimed at encouraging good health and well-being for poultry and consequently for the family eating the eggs! Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please contact Kiama Council on ph 4232 0416 or email juliee@kiama.nsw.gov.au for more information and bookings.
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Swales For Water Harvesting
The notes from my recent presentation to Jamberoo Community Growers on swales.