Dear valued members join us to celebrate the final days of autumn and enjoy our beautiful gardens in Yandina. We 
will share a meal and talk about how we are progressing. We hope to have a guest speaker and some interesting things happening
For catering purposes please could you book for this free event indicating the number of adults attending. Click here to book
We look forward to connecting with you.
Date: 25 May 2019
Time: 1 – 3 pm
Place: 41 Farrell Street, Yandina
Are you skilled at administration, need to get work experience or want to get your foot in the world of community organisations. Then this is ideal for you. Yandina Community Gardens has a vacancy for an administration coordinator. This role is a volunteer role and will suit people on mutual obligation arrangements. To see what this exciting role offers, click here.
To express you interest in the role send your CV to the president at the following email address: president@yandinacommunitygardens.com.au
Yandina Community Gardens has 2 vacancies on the management committee. If you are interested in joining our dynamic management committee team please contact Colleen, our president (president@yandinacommunitygardens.com.au). To see more of what these roles entail click here
Banana circles work! At Yandina Community Gardens we have approximately 20 banana plants throughout our food forest area. Most of the bananas are set within a “banana circle” system; a classic permaculture technique. The technique works so well because it is a perfect partnership between edible plants and waste. It’s a way for us to compost garden waste, cardboard, food scraps and waste water like you would in a regular compost pile while simultaneously creating an ideal growing environment for bananas and other plants. The banana bunches have been particularly prolific over the last month due to the amount of rainfall.
We have also planted several other edible and support species in the banana circle, including; cassava, sweet potato, pawpaw, lemongrass and vetiver.
Why does the inner compost pile work so well? Bananas are referred to as gross feeders and require a lot of nutrients and water, so it’s exactly what they need. If you kept your banana plants and compost pile separate, you’d do a lot more work to keep your bananas healthy. You’ll want to keep the compost in a banana circle a little wetter than usual because the bananas are so thirsty. This is a great way to use kitchen wastewater, excess rainwater, or even urine from dry composting toilets.
Join our presenters from the ‘Giving Plastic The Flick’ group for a hands-on workshop making your own wax wraps. These workshops are a great place to meet new friends and discover just how easy it is to make re-usable wax wraps in your own home. You will learn about various methods, what materials you need and where to source products. We aim to make 4-5 wraps of varying sizes on the day.
Please bring
Pieces of fine cotton material. Some suggested sizes are: Small ( 12x 12 cm), Medium ( 23 x 23 cm), Large ( 33×33 cm). You may have some at home, or check out Op Shops as they often stock a variety of good material. It must be COTTON, not poly cotton. If you are buying from your local fabric supplier, consider 100% cotton Lawn or light sheeting material. You will need to wash and dry your material prior to the workshop. Some material will be available on the day for a donation. We will have templates to cut if you have larger pieces of material. Bring along Pinking Sheers if you have them.
Herbal teas made from our garden will be available.
Places are limited and bookings essential. These workshops are all weather events (rain or shine).
This will be a relaxed fun morning. To book, click here
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