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Novella Carpenter – Urban Farming

November 10, 2010 by Darren

Here’s an awesome YouTube video about Novella Carpenter’s urban farm in West Oakland (California, USA). It’s got a lot of great info applicable to growing food and raising animals (for eggs, meat and dairy) in suburban and urban areas.

Posted in: books, Growing Food, Video Tagged: backyard chickens, backyard poultry, chickens, community farm, farmyard animals, slaughtering

Sustaining The Library

May 5, 2010 by Darren

I attended an event at the Kiama Library last night, “Sustaining The Library”, put on by the Kiama Greens. Ten years ago, The Greens donated about $1200 worth of books and CDs about the environment and sustainability to the Kiama Library. Last night they did it again. There are some great books in the collection … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: community farm, Green Box, Jamberoo Community Growers, Jamberoo FutureCare, Kiama, Kiama Council, Kiama FutureCare, sustainability

My First Seedsavers Meeting

December 6, 2008 by Darren

Sometimes it takes me a while to get around to writing up these entries – last weekend I attended my first [Illawarra Seedsavers meeting](http://green-change.com/2008/11/10/upcoming-illawarra-seedsavers-meeting/), and it was great. There were about 10 people at the meeting. Being my first, I didn’t know what to expect, but the other people were all very friendly and welcoming. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: chicken ark, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, community farm, dapto, fruit trees, pigeon peas, seeds, seedsavers, tamarind

SeedSavers Meeting This Afternoon

November 30, 2008 by Darren

If you’re into home gardening, don’t forget the [SeedSavers meeting](http://green-change.com/2008/11/10/upcoming-illawarra-seedsavers-meeting/) this afternoon at Dapto, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. I’ll be there!

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: community farm, dapto, home gardening, illawarra, seeds, seedsavers, vegetable garden

Upcoming Illawarra Seedsavers Meeting

November 10, 2008 by Darren

I just found out about this on the weekend, and am hoping to get there. Seedsavers groups are a great way to get organic, locally-adapted vegetable plants, as well as to meet like-minded people. Illawarra Seedsavers Network: “Preserve The Future Of Our Food” – swapping seeds and planting material – sharing gardening and seed saving … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: community farm, food gardens, Illawarra Seedsavers, organic gardening, Permaculture, seeds, seedsavers, sustainability

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