At our next meeting, Matt Heffernan will discuss the great variety of vegetables we can grow in our mild winter. Picking the best site is crucial. Matt will explain in detail how easy it is to grow garlic and now is the time.  Storing produce over long periods is necessary for mature garlic but storing... Continue reading »

Lucy is a passionate novice beekeeper, with a warre hive in her Marrickville backyard. With a large veggie patch and situated on the edge of the golf club and Cooks River, the bees have an abundance of native and non-native nectar to feed on. Being an avid gardener, and committed environmentalist, bees were just a... Continue reading »

“It is notoriously difficult to create something out of nothing. It’s always easier to turn something into something else. We all have powers of transformation which we underestimate. We’re not as creative as we could be. Yet, when we mix a little imagination with inspiration, we can be resourceful” quote by Bill Mollison In this... Continue reading »

Chickens are an integral part of back yard sustainability.  At our next meeting Julie will talk about her recent experience with backyard chickens. She has 3 ISO Browns in her small yard for her and her husband. The weeding was making her back worse and there is a never ending need for more fertiliser and... Continue reading »

Sam Gatsby Lim wears many hats - design consultant, arborist, mushroom cultivator and forager of wild foods. A qualified arborist and arm-chair mycologist, Sam takes delight in the simple, the beautiful and the natural. Throughout his varied career, he has maintained one curiously common thread - a passion and intelligence for creativity, community, sustainability and... Continue reading »

2019 is here and our first meeting is fast approaching. This meeting will include a very inspirational video from a Permaculturalist by the name of Richard Perkins. The 30 minute video is titled "Make a city wage from your homestead" - small farm.  Something to kickstart us all. We will also have an open discussion... Continue reading »

Matt Heffernan will discuss a site he has been trying to manage at Mollymook.  It has been left untouched for many years and weeds are proving to be a real problem. He will run through the many organic strategies commonly used and will discuss both their positives and their negatives.  After six years the problem... Continue reading »

Fermented foods are much sought after for their health benefits & unique taste. You can buy them online, at farmers markets and supermarkets, but why not make your own?  After attending a workshop by Sandor Katz, author of Art of Fermenting, our presenter, Nicola, began experimenting with water kefir and kombucha. A SCOBY is a... Continue reading »

With the approach of winter, now is this time for some garden maintenance.  Our next workshop,  “Pruning and Tool Maintenance”  will provide you with an overview of “what to do and when” in your garden. Different plants require different approaches.  When do you cut back natives and by how much?  Do ornamentals and fruiting plants... Continue reading »