August 2020
August Film Club
This month we'll discuss the first episode of Happen Film's series of Permaculture Tours - Abdallah House. This series dives deep into some amazing properties designed using permaculture principles, with the aim of giving you inspiration and ideas on how to apply these solutions in your own life.
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This month Jenni Perberton, a herbalist at Wren Herbal, will talk to us about the basic health benefits of fermenting to preserve produce.
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September Garden Insights
This month we'll be welcomed into Kushla Gale's productive, low maintenance, new suburban, edible garden. This is a great opportunity to see what can be achieved in a small backyard. Kushla's garden is less than 2 years old and all edible. She has wicking beds, compost, and many less common food plants, plus permanent perennial layers similar to a food forest in no dig garden beds.
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This month Adam Gould will be sharing about the life of a quail, raising quail, his learnings and just how remarkable the quail is.
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October Garden Insights
This month we'll explore Debbie and Brodie's Garden-Farm and see how their Permaculture Design has been implemented in real life. Three separate groups of 10 people will attend to ensure COVID safe distancing can be maintained.
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This month Debbie Bassingthwaighte will share ideas for growing your own Aromatic Apothecary Garden. Are you intrigued by the idea of growing a garden filled with beautiful scents and plants that heal and nurture? Perhaps you’ve been motivated by the many new challenges of 2020 to see fresh possibilities for your garden to enhance wellbeing. Would you like to grow a natural first aid kit? But what plants can you grow and how do you use them?
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November Garden Insights
This month Janet will show us her Toowoomba suburban garden which is very much a "work in progress". The house was built in 1997, but Janet has been able to focus on gardening in the last 12 months since she retired from full-time work commitments. We'll be able to see and explore the front garden beds with memories, perennials, bulbs, and the side garden with citrus hedge, herbs, vegetable beds, and rose garden.
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As we head into summer it's the perfect time to craft your own fermented drinks to quench your thirst. Fermented drinks are rich in gut-friendly bacteria and can use seasonal gluts and potential waste such as pineapple and banana skins. What a great way to keep your family hydrated and marvel at the magic of creating drinks full of healthy goodness.
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