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Herbs, Herbs, Wonderful Herbs

March 20, 2011 by Darren

A guest post from Monique Dare-Ward, giving a roundup of some of her favourite herbs that we can all grow in the backyard.

Posted in: Growing Food, Household, Preparing Food Tagged: diet, flowers, garden plan, health, herbs, Jamberoo Community Growers, seeds, tomato

Kiama Council Focus Group Workshop – Food

April 23, 2010 by Darren

Kiama Council has been putting on a series of focus group workshops this week, on topics such as health, community, waste, and environment. Last night I participated in the Food workshop. What an awesome experience! The room at the Harbourside Brighton was packed with people passionate about all aspects of food – there was a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Preparing Food Tagged: Food And Biodiversity, food gardens, food miles, Kiama, Kiama Council, seeds, workshops

Soil Blockers

March 25, 2010 by Darren

A couple of years ago I bought a soil blocker with some birthday money. Incidentally, it was way cheaper to get it sent from the US than to buy it in Australia – something like 40% cheaper for exactly the same product made by the same manufacturer. It seems the manufacturer or distributor is not very … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: seed germination, seedlings, seeds, soil blockers, vegetable garden

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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