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We Can Look Forward To More Hands-on Workshops In 2019

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Diversity of inputs is what makes it work
Green material is essential
Half way through the process
Many hands means there’s time to ‘network’

This year YCG will be focusing on more hands-on, practical workshops such as the compost bay making workshop held in January. In this workshop participants did not only get the theory of compost making but had an opportunity to build bays and compost heaps with Dave Clark an experienced Permaculturist who is passionate about restoring soil back to its former glory.

Participants were delighted with what they learnt with many commenting on how little they actually knew about compost.

So keep an eye out on our website and newsletter for more such hands-on workshops that will increase the depth of your knowledge on various topics.

Adding cut up “greens” to compost
Inoculating new compost heap with some ‘old’ compost
Compost heap complete
Compost bay building workshop participants ready to tackle their own compost at home

Saturday, 15 December 2018, 9-11am, Banana Bunchy Top Disease with Barry Sullivan

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Occurring worldwide, Banana Bunchy Top disease is caused by Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV); and is characterised by the “bunched” appearance of newly emerging leaves, and dot-dash flecking of leaves and stem sheaths. Affected plants rarely produce fruit, which can cause significant production losses on commercial farms.

BBTV is a regulated banana pest under quarantine control in Australia. It is currently present in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

Barry Sullivan has worked on and off as a Land Protection Officer for the Queensland State Government based at Banana Bunchy Top Diseaseboth Cape York and later Nambour for the past 25 years. He worked on many containment and eradication projects during his time with the government. For the past 9 years, he has worked on the Banana Bunchy Top Virus project for both the Australian Banana Growers Council and later as a contractor for Horticulture Innovation Australia and continues to manage the project.

Banana Bunchy Top Virus is one of the most devastating diseases found in bananas and was introduced into Banana-bunchy-top-diseaseAustralia in 1915. Bunchy Top virus is found in a relatively small area of Australia and the Banana Bunchy Top project aims to reduce its incidence and prevent it from spreading outside of the known infection zones. The disease was a real problem to the Sunshine coast banana growers in the 30’s and 40’s and it still persists and threatens the remaining growers today.

Barry’s presentation will be about the virus, how it is spread, what to look out for and how to control it. He will also talk about growing banana plants in general and can answer questions about growing banana plants.

For more information on Banana Bunchy Top click here

Booking is essential. To book click here

 

This project has been proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council’s grants program.

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Monday, 29 October 2018, 6 pm – 8 pm Making your own wax cloth wraps

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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 bringwax-cloth-wraps

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 polycotton. 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

This project has been proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council’s grants program.

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Saturday, 10 November, 9 – 11 am – Foods To Grow Over Summer, with Anne Gibson

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Our long, hot, humid and often wet summers can make growing a food garden uncomfortable, challenging and not very rewarding at times. With pests like grasshoppers, slugs, snails, and caterpillars seeming to eat more than we do, many gardeners give up on growing food at this time of year. Yet summer is a time of prolific growth and potential abundance!

With good planning, design and careful plant choices, you CAN grow a healthy edible garden from December to March and enjoy a bountiful harvest.

In this workshop, Anne Gibson will be sharing practical strategies and tips to grow a summer food garden including:

How to control microclimates and ways to minimise pests and diseases to create more favourable growing conditions.

Summer food varieties to grow that suit the climate.

Garden tasks for summer to optimise growth and ways to build healthy soil.

Easy crops to grow in pots and seasonal microgreens for quick salad picks, green juices, and stirfries.

How to work with nature for a greater abundance and strategies for dealing with common challenges over summer.

To book click here

This project has been proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council’s grants program.

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Saturday, 17 November 2018 – The first aid garden with Heidi Merika

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We are now Fully Booked.  Join medical herbalist Heidi Merika for a hands-on walk around Yandina Community Gardens as she shares her knowledge of how common wild and cultivated garden plants can be used for a huge array of common ailments.

Heidi has extensive practical experience in using plants as medicine and can share not only what to use them for but most importantly how to do so. We will finish by making a remedy from plants that we have gathered from the garden so you can experience how simple it can be to use your common garden plants as medicine. We are now Fully Booked.

Heidi is an experienced naturopath and medical herbalist with a passion for wild medicinal and nutritionalfirst-aid-garden plants.  She has lectured in nutrition at RMIT University (VIC), regularly runs workshops on herbal medicine preparation and has spoken at conferences and seminars. She was involved in the menopause program at The Women’s Hospital (VIC) was a guest speaker at the 2007 College of Lactation Consultants Victoria international conference and has participated in original research into the effects of herbal medicine on breast milk.

From 2012 until 2017 she was a lecturer and clinical supervisor at Endeavour College of Natural Health (Brisbane). In 2018 she founded The Community Herb School to bring Earth-based herbalism and nature re-connection to the general public. She is currently a guest lecturer in Nutrition at the University of the Sunshine Coast.  She sees patients from her clinic in Eumundi and from Andrea Bicket Wellness Acupuncture in Twin Waters

This project has been proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council’s grants program.

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