Permaculture Cairns Inc. Established July, 2007

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Care for the Earth, Care for people, Share the excess

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AUGUST Public Info & General Meeting Night

Tuesday 20th 6:30pm for 7pm start.

Flexible Learning Centre, 90 Clarke Street, Manunda

Clarke Street comes off Hoare on the Salvos Corner. There is wheel chair access.

If you can spare the time, come early (6.15) to help us set up tables and chairs.

Members please bring a plate of food to share for dinner, or make a small donation towards the

refreshment costs.

OOH! and bring a friend, all welcome but !

Financial Members are free but un- financial members and non members pay $5 for the info

night and dinner

Guest speaker:

Peter Thomas is the proprietor of Performance Mowers and Chainsaws in Anderson

Street Cairns. He has been in the motor industry all his life and did his

apprenticeship in Cairns. He has specialized in small engine driven tools and

machinery in the last 10 years.

Peter will focus on smaller engines that some of us use every day. He will talk about

getting to know the machine you have, how it works, spare parts availability and the

lifespan of the fuel ( fuel is the largest problem with engine breakdowns)

In Permaculture we do our best to minimize the use of machinery however in

development stages, machines are useful. Mowers, chainsaws and other machines

with petrol and diesel driven engines are required and may be required for a long

time yet.

LAST MONTHS’ GUEST SPEAKER

Svargo Freitag a Director of The Kanjini Co-op explained the Vision and the Co-

ops’ plans for creating a community on 7500 acres of land close to the Emerald

Creek Falls near Mareeba.

Their Mission is to live harmoniously as a mutually supportive and diverse

community, to create abundance while being sensitive to sustainability and our

ecological footprint.

If you are interested please visit their website at www.kanjini.org

Care of the Earth, Care of

People, Share the excess

The 12 Principles of Permaculture as written by David Holmgrem.

Principle 8. Intergrate rather than segregate

By putting the right things in the right place, relationships develop between them and they support each other.

If you would like to know more about David Holgrom’s Principles and Practices of Permaculture see them at http://permacultureprinciples.com

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AND how did it all begin? “It wasn’t until the 1950s that I noticed that large parts of the system were disappearing. First fish stocks became extinct. Then the seaweed around the shorelines went. Large patches of forest began to die. I hadn’t realised until those things had gone that I’d had become very fond of them, that I was in love with my country. I started to realise that I knew a lot about physics but wasn’t applying it to how I heated my house. And I was an expert on ecology but wasn’t putting that into practice in my garden. I knew that I needed to convert the principles of environmental science into directives for planning, and then the idea of permaculture came to me. It was like a shift in my brain, and suddenly I couldn’t write it down fast enough. I felt like there was a roll of carpet tied up with string at my feet. Once I had cut the string, it just unrolled to the horizon and I could see forever, and nothing that has happened since has ever surprised me.

Agriculture is one of the greatest contributors to the destruction of our environment. Forty per cent of the world’s soils and water has been polluted by farming. The great challenge for sustainable agriculture is to produce the food and fibre needed, while maintaining fertile soils and clean water, and enhancing the health of ecosystems.”

Bill Mollison www.abc.net.au/rural/legends/stories/4_1.htm

What is stopping Permaculture from

becoming mainstream?

It takes time for a disruptive innovation such as permaculture to

impact on established and successful civilisation. An irrational

inertia kicks in to maintain things the way things were. This

irrational inertia stems from clinging to world views that come from

simpler times. Research in psychology commenced in the 1950s by

Dr. Clare W. Graves revealed the existence of different patterns or

worldviews of human consciousness that evolved in response to

changing inner and outer life conditions over the last 120,000 years.

Each pattern in thinking has resulted in general shifts of civiliz-

ational styles, ranging from survival clans, to ethnic tribes, to feudal

empires, to national states, to corporate states, to value communities

and beyond. It is the national states and corporate states that

created and sustains chemical-based industrial agriculture.

The research clearly highlights that over the last 100 years, for many

individuals there are signs of a major leap towards new awareness

that is aligned with the way all life works.

As life conditions on the planet become more complex, we will see

more people evolve into Integral Consciousness where all decisions

are based upon the magnificence of existence: where all-life

embracing beneficial abundance becomes a distinct probability; and

there is an innate capacity to adapt to and stabilize our planets

ecosystems for the long run of time.

When we look at how the future will unfold as Integral

Consciousness assumes a grand scale, we will see people reassessing

what’s important. We can anticipate a shift from physical

accumulation to intellectual, emotional, relational and spiritual

exploration. We will see the pursuit of wellbeing where less is more,

through elegant simplicity. Anticipate the accelerated release of

technology beneficial to all life, focused on the provision of basic

needs such as water, food, energy, community, information and

mobility.

These are the life conditions that will allow the message in the bottle

about permaculture to be fully utilised. Integral awareness itself

will create a surge in demand for permacultue and all it offers.

We offer five ideas about what comes next naturally, in our evolution

as a species, to explore and develop together.

We offer five ideas about what comes next naturally, in our

evolution as a species, to explore and develop together.

1. A new generation of easily accessible measurement instruments

are required to assess the vitality of soil, plants, animals and

humans. (CSIRO is working on this right now)

2. We need to incorporate an understanding of the subtle yet vast

dynamics of the microbiome in the way we grow and eat food. This is

an emergent deep science that examines the complex eco-

intelligences and subtle information exchanges that are at play in

soil for growing food, and in the gut for digesting food.

3. Nutritional and habitat requirements vary with each stage of

human development. Reframing garden and home design as being

about human evolution allows us to dramatically rethink every basic

assumption.

4. Human evolution is inevitable and can be eased and accelerated

through governance, design and innovation that are beneficial for all

life.

5. A living organism of trusted and respected global wisdom, gained

through collaboration with other growers on the same pathway is

needed to overcome our irrational resistance to change.

Permaculture has an essential role to play in the conscious redesign

of our nutritional ecosystem. Dr. Graves provides us with maps for

navigation human consciousness. We advocate that permaculturists

become familiar with these maps of consciousness in order to

develop premature to support the evolution of humanity with

beneficially abundant food and habitat.

Further information: to learn more about human evolution, read the

book, Spiral Dynamics, by Dr. Dion Beck and Chris Cowan, or visit

this web site: www.5deep.net .

This article is from the UK, “ PERMACULTURE” magazine written

by Christopher and Sheila Cook and Ludwig Appeltans.

ThePermacultue magazine is excellent and well worth reading with news and

innovative ideas from all around over the world.

Available in print or online from www.permaculture.co.uk

News from the Management Committee

A big thank you to all who brought food for the last meeting,

the carambolas and mandarins were delicious. Permaculture Cairns members have the opportunity to access the

Permaculture yahoo group when they join. Robert, the Administrator

will contact you to see if you are agreeable to receive emails from

the permaculture cairns yahoo group. The group has a forum for

questions and info. Late news items not received in time for the

Newsletter will also be sent through the yahoo group email so it pays

to be a member.

The working bee last month was not well attended, only Tegan, Lania and Carol were then for a

couple of hours and then Zane turned up, when we were about to knock off. We trimmed the trees

and vines and tidied up the site. Mulched part of the area but there is still half of the area to do.

So could we look forward to some more help next time. After all we have the use of the building

and grounds for our events free of charge surely we can keep it looking good – many hands make

light work. Perhaps after work in the afternoons for an hour or so would be good – what do you

say??

Tegan , Bruce and Leon are the organisers for the Monthly Meetings if you have something to add to the meetings please speak with one of these great people. Ideas for Guest speakers are welcome.

NEXT SKILLING WORKSHOP will be in September This month has been a very busy month with lots of events taking place, personal

ones and others and has therefore been difficult to find a free Saturday for a

workshop. Only 5 people have expressed an interest in the Cooking of Tropical

Vegetables Workshop so have postponed this workshop until next month to give

more people time to register an interest in attending.

JULY SKILLING WORKSHOP

Last months’ Wicking Bed workshop on the Saturday the 6

th JULY went well with 10 people

putting together a wicking bed to take home for planting up. Len and Wendy did a great job of

explaining the system and how it works, it will certainly save water and a lot of worry if you can’t

get home to water the plants every day. Although this workshop was only for a small bed, the

actual design can be incorporated into any container with a hole for drainage or in the ground if

the site is sloping and allows for drainage of excess water.

For morning tea Wendy made this extraordinary Banana cake and we all wanted the recipe, so

here it is.

Banana Cake

125 g softened butter 1 ½ cups castor sugar 2 eggs beaten 1 cup (approx 3) mashed bananas A few drops vanilla 250 g plain flour 1 tsp bicarbonate soda ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground allspice ½ cup butter or ½ cup milk with 1 tsp lemon juice Butter and flour a 20cm cake tin then line base with baking or brown paper. Preheat oven to 180 F Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs, banana and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and add to mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Spoon into tin and bake for 45 minutes or until cake test clean. Lemon syrup Juice of one lemon 150g castor sugar Dissolve sugar Spoon syrup over hot cake while it is still in the cake tin. Cool cake in its tine on a wire rack for a few minutes before turning out. Cool completely before cutting or storing in an airtight tin.

News items

Food Standards Australia calls for submissions on

GMO soybean application Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)as invited

submissions on an application to change the Food Standards

Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified

soybean.

The application , submitted by Bayer CropScience and

Synegenta Seeds, sought permission to allow food derived

from a soybean genetically modified to be tolerant to two

herbicides, glufosinate-ammonium and mesotrione.

The FSANZ safety assessment found no public health or safety

concerns and food from this soybean line is as safe for

human consumption as food derived from conventional soybean.

FSANZ welcomes comments from government agencies, public

health professionals, industry and the community. The

closing date for submissions is 23 August 2013 full details

of the application and how to make a submission can be found

on the FSANZ website – http://www.foodstandards.gov.au

E-waste Recycling comes to FNQ ?

The Scheme started in 2012 down south and aims to lift television

and computer recycling from the current low rate of around 17 per

cent to 80 per cent by 2021-22. This is important because these

products contain valuable materials that can be re-used, as well as

substances which are hazardous to humans and the environment.

The scheme will be funded and run by industry. The television and

computer industry is now required by law to collect televisions and

computers for recycling, and meet progressive recycling targets and

criteria for safety and good environmental practice. All Scheme

recycling arrangements must be approved by government.

Householders and small business won’t have to pay fees at the time

of disposal.

Contact: ewaste@environment.gov.au for more information.

http://www.environment.gov.au/ ewaste

Announcements from our Ministers – 1 August

The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr launches Australia’s most powerful supercomputer, which also ranks as one of the largest in the world will enable scientists to gain new and valuable insights into issues of pressing national importance like climate change, water management and earth science. It also features a high capacity data storage and cloud computing systems in a purpose-built, state of the art data centre. The amount of information available to researchers is rapidly increasing, and it takes a big computer to crunch big data. Much more info: http://minister.innovation.gov.au/honkimcarr/media

Federal Minister for Climate Change, Mark Butler today announced construction will start in January on the largest solar power station in the southern hemisphere after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) reached financial close with AGL Energy Limited. This project is 15 times larger than any other solar power station in Australia. The project will be built across two sites in Western NSW and will cover a combined area four times the size of the Sydney CBD.

Much more info: http://minister.innovation.gov.au/markbutler/media.

CSIRO news: The latest CSIRO magazine ECOS has an article on Dr. Jeff Baldock talking about

his work on soils and soil carbon, and explains how CSIRO is supporting land

managers to increase carbon in our agricultural soils and take advantage of the

federal government’s Carbon Farming Initiative.

This is only one article worth reading, for example, Fast-growing alga brings bio-

crude industry a step closer, Climate science and the tropics; recent findings,

Barrier reef corals deliver world-first for sunscreen, Mildura solar power station

finally complete and lots more - check out the website.

http://www.ecosmagazine.com

Beyond Zero Emissions

Launched the Buildings Plan in Melbourne and it was a great

success. (The Building Plan is part of the Zero Carbon Australia

Project which consists of six transitions plans covering the 6 sectors

of energy, buildings, transport, land use, industrial processes and

coal exports.)

The Building Plan report has certainly met with praise from experts

in the field. Dominique Hes, Senior Architecture lecturer at the

University of Melbourne, told the launch in Melbourne that the plan

is “the largest crowd-sourced research project yet, and has

maintained high academic quality,” and that she very much hopes to

use it in her teaching! Soon there will be numerous reviews and

media articles covering the Plan available on our website, and soon

the Plan itself will be available for download. http://www.bze.org.au

Graphene: 200 times stronger than steel…150,000 times

thinner than a human hair…more flexible than a sheet of paper It is a newly discovered, very special refined form of graphite. It is a one-atom-thick

sheet of densely packed carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice.

Take a look

Put simply, it is a sheet of carbon atoms 150,000 times thinner than a human hair.

Under a powerful microscope, it looks like chicken wire. But what is so special

about it? Everything- for starters, it is 200 times stronger than structural steel. So

strong you could suspend an elephant from a single strand of grapheme and the

strand would not break. It is extremely lightweight too. So in everything from

bicycles and boats to aeroplanes and cars could be made out of grapheme

composites. And when they are, their energy efficiency and durability could

skyrocket. But that is just the beginning of what this new smart material can do..

Not only is it the strongest material researchers have ever tested -it is also one of the

best conductors man has ever found. IBM has already created a graphene-based

processor capable of executing 100 billion cycles per second. Researchers believe

that in the future, a graphene credit card could store as much information as today’s

computers.

This one material alone could prove more revolutionary than – and soon

REPLACE – plastic, Kevlar and the silicon chip.

In fact, it is such a breakthrough that the first two scientists to successfully produce

single-atom-thick crystals of grapheme were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in

Physics.

You are looking at a simultaneous eruption of new-age

technologies that will alter our lives on a scale not seen for

100 years.

All this technological change and innovation will transform the world…

‘Nano’ batteries, will charge your mobile in seconds – and even power whole cities...

‘Smartphones’ will carry the computing power of IBM’s Watson Supercomputer…

A new era of computing mobility – none of the solid rectangular things we carry

now but flexible, wearable devices...

Handheld ‘breathalysers will diagnose disease in seconds…

Bionic limbs with human fluidity and dexterity, but the strength of Superman!

Spacecraft with the capacity to take us beyond our solar system into places and

worlds never explored..

Google – “graphene “to read more about this fantastic new material

This article was received from by Bruce Zell of Backyard Revolution.

Date claimers

Italian Cured Meats - Master Class Sausages made simple Learn to make your own quality small goods successfully at home.

All natural ingredients, and flavour. Made using traditional Italian methods and

techniques. Make Italian Pancetta and Capoccollo

Learn to make your own fresh produce, simply and successfully at home.

Where: Oak Grove Farm Cooking School, Atherton Tablelands

When: August 17th

, 10.30am to 1pm

Bookings: sausagesmadesimple.com.au/rainforestbounty.com.au

The Organic Experience Tours are back

The full day tours will run on Saturday 24

th and Saturday 31

st August 2013.

Join the Organic Experience on a journey to the grassroots of local farming, local

food and local producers. Meet the growers, tour the farm, sample some local

delicacies and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of how food connects

our community, wellbeing and environment.

Two unique itineraries!

Details and bookings on the web site: www.theorganicexperience.com.au

A group of Permaculture members went on a tour last year and found it very entertaining and

informative.

LETS August Calendar Saturday 17th – 10am Kuranda Trade Day at Original Markets just near the Real Food Network & 100% Bartles LETS Shop! Lots of handmade products, an abundance of healthy fresh food, live music & fantastic company… Children welcome! Contact Twiggy – 0439 768 264. Kuranda Market Day. Sunday 18th –12-3pm – Herberton Lunch and Trade Afternoon at Leeandra’s place, 28 Perkins Street. Please bring lunch to share! Children welcome. Contact leeandranorman@gmail.com or 048861175. Wondecla Market Day – head straight over after the markets! Sunday 18th – 11am-3pm - Cassowary Coast Trade & Social Gathering at Johnstone River Community Garden, 19 Flying Fish Point Road. Bring a plate to share, something to cook on the BBQ if you wish, your own plate and eating utensils. Lunch will be at 12 noon. Tea/Coffee by gold coin donation. A child-friendly venue. Contact Suari - 0403115261. Car pooling/collection service encouraged from the Tablelands and Cairns! Tuesday 20th – 6.30pm - LETS Trading at Permaculture Cairns meetings at the Flexible

Learning Centre, 90 Clarke Street, Manunda. Cost for non-members to attend is $5 for info session and supper. Tuesday 20th - 7pm for a 7.30pm start - Movies that Matter – happy! - Film Night at The Closet Hippy shop in Malanda. Refreshments available to purchase (please support our hosts), bring a small plate of healthful finger food to share if you wish during the film. Entry by donation of $/B. Phone The Closet Hippy shop - 04 3864 2498. Does money make you HAPPY? Kids and family? Your work? Do you live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Are we in the midst of a happiness revolution? Friday 23rd - from 6pm - Malanda themed shared meal, social and trade evenings are held at Katrin's Place, 33 Park Avenue, opposite the Caravan Park near Malanda Falls Ph. 40966755 Plant stall out the front, large Queenslander. Family-friendly event! 6-6.45pm trading and circle time, 6.45-9.00pm shared meal and chat. The theme is ROOTS. Bring a dish featuring your favourite root vegetable - potato, sweet potato, carrot, taro, cassava, arrowroot.... or spice - ginger, turmeric... Desserts and drinks are also welcomed. Saturday 24th – 12-2pm - Yungaburra Trade Afternoon and Picnic Lunch in the Rotunda in Maude Kehoe Park. Bring a picnic rug or chair, lunch and drinks! Children most welcome. This event is close to and directly after the Yungaburra Markets right near the playground and toilets. Because it’s market day, there’s usually excellent live music playing for us from the verandah of the pub across the street! Great atmosphere. Contact Melitta – 0437216122. Saturday 24th – 1pm-4pm – Fermenting workshop. 254 Picnic Crossing Road, "Brolgaspass", Yunguburra side of Strawberry farm. Follow the Gallery signs. $20 + 20B per person or $30 + 30B per couple. Please contact Wayne - 0427551887. Sunday 25th – 10am – Cairns LETS Trade Event at Digger Street Arts Co-op, 107 Digger Street Cairns. For further details, please email louisemurley@hotmail.com. Looking to start another regular Cairns event – contact Louise with your ideas and offers of help! Sunday 25th – time and venue to be confirmed – Millaa Millaa LETS Trade Event. Contact Kate on 04 2992 5246 or email kate.martignier@gmail.com. Sunday 25th – 1pm-4pm - Edible Weeds Workshop. Learn to recognise weeds for everyday use, survival situations and medicinal purposes. 254 Picnic Crossing Road, "Brolgaspass", Yunguburra side of Strawberry farm. Follow the Gallery signs. $20 + 20B per person or $30 + 30B per couple. Please contact Wayne - 0427551887. Thursday 29th – 6-8pm Trade Evening at The Octupi Garden Sanctuary, 78 Grigg Street, Ravenshoe (the lil blue shop). LET’S gather to share some food, trade our services, skills and wares. Children welcome! Please bring a plate. Contact Hayley 0416 528 177 or hayleybuchanan8@hotmail.com. What to bring to Trade Events where not specified above – Food & drinks for yourself or to share, or money and/or Bartles at some venues, Family, Friends, Neighbours, Trading Record Sheet and pen, Any goods you wish to trade and a table/rug to display them on is often useful, Your own chair at some venues, Promotional material of any services you are offering if applicable, $20 to join LETS if you are not yet a member…

tablelandlets@gmail.com - 4096 6972 - lets.clearwater.com.au www.communityexchange.net.au

PDC’s, Conferences & workshops:

Regenag upcoming courses in August 2013

Allan Savory 2013 Tour

Join Allan Savory, founder of Holistic management, for an evening talk or intensive

seminar on how we can reverse desertification, heal landscapes, empower

communities and reverse climate change.

August 14 and 15 in Brisbane,

August 16 and 17 in Sydney,

August 17 and 18 Melbourne

For details, check it out at: http://regenag.com

Kym Kruse of RegenAG is offering Members of Permaculture Cairns a 10%

discount off the full price to attend any of the events. The code members will need

to place in the payment page on the RegenAG website (e.g. Melbourne evening

event here) is pcair

A little information on Allan and his work: http://www.savoryinstitute.com/

Allan’s recent TED talk 22min long which has had over 1.5 million views – http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change.html

For those who are unable to make any of the city events, we are also running a live-

stream webinar with the NLF – check out the RegenAG website for this.

Earthship Bitecture

Calling for Student Soldiers In Malawi, Africa -

October 7th – 18th 2013

Michael Reynolds and the Earthship Biotecture crew will be working together

with a team of volunteers to construct the Earthship Flower design to function

as a community center in Malawi. http://earthship.com/africa

Permaculture Design Course in Rossville

30 Sept – 13 Oct 2013 at Ghost Gum Farm

Important Message from Scott regarding the upcoming PDC at Ghost Gum Farm, Rossville, they

are offering a group discount for Permaculture Cairns members who would like to take part in

the PDC. The offer is one free place for four paying places, and three free places for seven paying

places.

Ghost Gum Farm and Sustainability Alliance FNQ is hosting a Permaculture Design Course

at Rossville (near Cooktown) from September 30 to October 13 2013.

The 14 day course run by Rick Coleman from the Southern Cross Permaculture Institute, will start the day

after Wallaby Creek Festival finishes – www.wallabycreekfestival.org.au

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SouthernCrossPermaculture

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SustainabilitySolved?feature=watch

For more information about the course please contact Scott White, PDC Community Project Manager

Sustainability Alliance FNQ Email: courses@ghostgumfarm.com.au ☎ 07 4015 2339

http://www.ghostgumfarm.com.au/ http://www.sustainfnq.org/

INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE

CUBA November – December 2013 A Permaculture Design Course facilitated by internationally renowned teachers:

Ron Berezan (CA), Brock Dolman (USA), Paulo Mellet (UK), Eric Toensmeier (USA) and Cuba’s

own Roberto Perez Rivero.

More Info - Web Site: http://ipc11cuba.com

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS RESOURCES:

Moringa Tree cuttings for sale at $2 each. Available at meetings or ring 0414 900 717 Also lots of

Arrowroot for planting.

“Notes from the Workshops” All notes from the Permaculture Cairns Resilient Communities

Workshops are now available for purchase at the cost of only $10. This is a very informative

booklet, with lots of info on organic gardening, earthworms, microgreens, wicking beds,

aquaponics, tropical plants and some recipes for cooking these and much more, definitely worth

having. Available at meetings and events.

Veggie Village DVD – a great little DVD with lots of practical info for those wanting to start a

garden, worm farm, composting etc. only $10 – available at meetings and events.

‘‘Gardening in the Tropics” by Yvonne Cunningham’s for sale at meetings $28

SERVICES:

Bruce Zell, director of The Back Yard Revolution is a Permacultre Diploma graduate, Licensed

Structural Landscaper and has extensive experience in landscaping, food garden design and

implementation, project management and more. Contact Bruce for more details-

email: brucezell@gmail.com, www.backyardrevolution.com.au or Mob. 0404 9944 528

SHARING:

Is there anyone interested in buying into acreage land with multi-occupancy or group title on the

Atherton Tablelands in the Mareeba area. Contact Carol 0414 900 717

Memberships: There are still some members who have not renewed for 2013, please let me know if you no longer

want to be part of the Permaculture scene and I will remove your email address from our mail out

list. Carol

Fees: $20 for Singles and $30 for Households, unchanged since 2007.

AND our INSURANCE only covers people for FOUR visits to our meetings so if you have been to

four meetings and have not become a financial member and intend to attend meetings you need to

cover yourself and Permaculture Cairns by signing up as soon as possible.

You can pay at meetings, online to Permaculture Cairns Bank Account: BSB 704-966 A/c.

100009440 with your Surname as reference, or by Mail to PO Box 6535, Cairns, 4870.

That’s it for this month, happy gardening, living, loving and producing.

Carol

LAST MINUTE ARRIVAL:

A NOTICE FROM FROG SAFE

We are doing a plant raffle at the Carnival on Collins on September 1st and are still short of

interesting plants to raffle off. Would anybody have something taking up space in their yard to

donate to our raffle? It could be food plants, a large succulent, some exotics that you want to clear

out to replace with productive plants – anything kind of moderate in size and a little showy! We

need to have the plants organised by Saturday August 24th

. If you want to bring any plants to the

Permaculture cairns meeting on Tuesday night the 20th

August that would be great and much

appreciated. Otherwise we can arrange for a pickup fr0om your house (Cairns only please)

Thanks Deborah 4045 0373

Membership form coming up