You asked for it – “I want to learn more about how to grow food”, so Bellingen Seedsavers will deliver.
In this first workshop, Jeff will cover propagation from seed and cuttings. Nick will look at style, soil and light.
Be prepared to get your hands dirty! Bring a chair, plate to share for lunch, and sun protection.
RSVP below for details. Carpooling is encouraged, so note on the RSVP if you need a lift/ can offer one.
We’ve lined up a seriously seed-centred gathering, with three-part agenda as follows:
Bring in any A-grade, labelled heirloom seed you’ve collected for processing, sorting and packaging, in preparation for the Spring Plant Fair. Don’t have any seed? Come in anyway to help, or to learn about handling seed.
Have seed but can’t make it? Contact Jeff (phone 0438 655 728, email seeds@bellingenseedsavers.com) or Nick (phone 0474 114 773, email mail@bellingenpermaculture.com.au).
Bring in your B-grade, crossed, old or otherwise surplus vegetable seed. Ian wants to put together everything he can get from as many sources as possible, plant it out and see what happens! Maybe some super-resilient varieties will emerge, and if they do, Ian will distribute these back into the community.
Have seed but can’t make it? Contact Jeff (phone 0438 655 728, email seeds@bellingenseedsavers.com) or Nick (phone 0474 114 773, email mail@bellingenpermaculture.com.au).
A number of Seedsavers highly recommend Ian EpicEarth as a teacher and soil consultant. He’s put together an impressive garden in three years, and will show us around. For more about Ian, check www.thegourmetgarden.school or on intagram @thegourmetgardenschool.
RSVP and troubleshooting:
RSVP by clicking the link below. When you’ve filled the form and submitted, you should receive confirmation and the address after a few minutes.
If you don’t receive confirmation, check your spam box and if the confirmation is there, mark it “not spam”.
Done all that and still nothing from us? Email Nick at mail@bellingenpermaculture.com.au and you should get that address within a day or two.
Still nothing after that? Keep trying! We will to get you there! Ring Nick at 0474 114 773. Good luck!
Paul and Vivienne are hosting us this time at their place a few minutes out of town. They are growing food and planting trees after starting from scratch, learning along the way. Here is what Paul had to say:
When we arrived seven years ago we really didn’t have a clue about how to start from a bare one Hectare paddock. We started to grow our paddock into a comfy home. And we had a lot of ideas about growing some food and propagating our plants to turn our paddock into a garden and forest for us and the animals. Just two crazy kids with a dream and a 15-foot caravan.
If you RSVP for this event, an email (containing directions) will be sent to the email address you provide on the RSVP form. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.
It’s that time of year again – exactly halfway through according to the sun.
Join the Bellingen Seedsavers in a feast (bring a plate to share), a walk around an interesting food forest garden, with an interesting guide (Sir David Pepper himself).
Please bring any seeds you have saved for sharing.
If you RSVP for this event, an email (containing directions) will be sent to the email address you provide on the RSVP form. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.
If you RSVP for this event, an email will be sent to the email address you provide on the RSVP form. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.
Lisa’s been learning to grow vegies for a couple of years and her garden is a good model for how to make starting out easier. The setup is small, accessible, ergonomic and protected from pests. Soil is good and thanks to Lisa, it’s getting better. She’s still trying to out what you can grow in Urunga, so we’re going to workshop it!
On Sunday 28th May, the Seedsavers will meet, check out Lisas garden and collaborate on a basic planting calendar: cool season and warm season vegies, a dozen of each. The easiest, most productive, morale boosting crops, when to grow them and how.
Bring a plate to share for lunch. Car parking is limited, so carpool if you can (say on the RSVP if you want/ can give a lift).
If you RSVP for this event, an email (containing directions) will be sent to the email address you provide on the RSVP form. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.
Some of you will already know The Patch Organics from their stall at the Bellingen growers markets. Luigi and Nidya will show us around their market garden, which is based on principles of certified organics, permaculture, biodynamics and traditional Italy.
The garden is a plot within an organic, regenerative beef farm. Georgina from Levenvale farm will also drop in for a chat about that too.
Bring a plate to share for morning tea. The site is not far from Bellingen town and carpooling is available – please advise if you need/ can offer a lift.
If you RSVP for this event, an email (containing directions) will be sent to the email address you provide on the RSVP form. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.
There will be afternoon tea – bring a plate to share. There is also carpooling available, so leave a note on your reply if you need or can offer a lift. The event is outdoors (in the shade) so it may not run in wet weather.
Please do not attend if you are coming down with flu-like symptoms.
If you RSVP for this event, an email (containing directions) will be sent to the email address you provide on the RSVP form. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.
It’s on again – seed cleaning and packing in preparation for the Bellingen Autumn plant fair.
This time somewhere different: Woolgoolga Regional Community Gardens. Here’s an opportunity to sharpen your seed-cleaning skills and tour the fabulous community garden and have some fun.
There will be good food, good cheer and let’s kick off the new year of seed saving and sharing with refreshed vigour.
Please bring food to share for morning tea / lunch,
and spare dried seeds of known identity for cleaning and packing.
Let’s keep the tried and true as well as the weird and wonderful, all flourishing in our gardens!
If you are coming down with something contagious, please do not attend this event.
Car-pooling will be arranged details in the RSVP.
If you RSVP for this event, an email (containing directions) will be sent to the email address you provide on the RSVP form. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.