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Yandina Community Gardens Outreach program with Lissa Evans

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Yandina Community Gardens Outreach program with Lissa Evans,

Working with Nambour Community Centre & Deadly Espresso in Eumundi

I’ve been working each week at YCG for over 4 years and I felt the desire to share what we know and practice with other nearby communities, particularly with people struggling to live in our current paradigm of fast and processed food.

A group from Nambour Community Centre came with Ana Greenfield, Community Development & Cultural Connections Program to a YCG Garden Tour. They were such an inspirational group – excited by what we were doing, keen to learn and had so much of their own knowledge to share.

I decided to offer a workshop on planning, planting and preparing permaculture food as a way of exploring these ideas further. The first session was held at YCG and after a short discussion we harvested from the garden and prepared a delicious, simple, healthy lunch which was enjoyed by all. A few weeks later I ran another session at the Nambour Community Centre. From this developed the idea of a regular gardening group at NCC harnessing Ana’s passion and enthusiasm to develop the existing garden and involve anyone who was interested. This has been happening each Monday 9-10 am for the past two months.

I was also aware that Deadly Expresso, run by the amazing Terri Waller, Sevgen, was also creating a garden. Apart from pot plants around the cafe Terri had been offered access to the sloping land behind the cafe and with assistance from Pete, had found many native trees to plant. My husband, Dave helped with cutting furrows on contour. We lined these above with branches to slow down water flow and encourage soil development along the contour, ultimately feeding the plants below. Once the heat passes, we’ll look at developing the “vege patch” further with the compost we’re making, weed teas and cover crops.

Both sites are seeking donations of cardboard, grass clippings, 40 l barrels, worm farms/bathtubs, woodchips and potting mix. If you have any of these items to donate, or you’re wishing to help in some way please contact Lissa 54467373

Is food your medicine or your poison

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Is food your medicine?  or food your poison?  Unfortunately for most people, the food they consume is having negative effects on their health and you may not even be aware of this as you have forgotten what it is like to feel good, to feel vibrant, energetic and positive.

Growing your own organic food in nutrient rich soil is the only way to have control over your food supply and your wellbeing.  I love growing food and I’ll teach you the methods I use to grow the healthiest food possible no matter what your garden situation is, I’ve lived on sand, clay and in an apartment and I’ve always grown my food. At Yandina community gardens  I will talk about the different compost methods, worm farms, green manures, minerals and compost teas I use to bring life to the soil.  Life begins in the soil. To book click here

From soils it’s the joy of planting your seeds, seedlings, trees or cuttings – the how, and the aftercare, foliar sprays and watering.   How to harvest for prolonged crops.  Why save seed.  Did you know by planting certain plants together they are stronger and keep pests away?  Certain plants have ‘super food’ powers, and I’ll share that with you.

Organic food is the basis of your health-there is no question about that, you must eat living food to feed your own cells/body.  We will talk about anti health products – glysophate, round up and GMO and the damage it’s doing to all our environment and our body

Besides my love of gardening organically and the joy and health benefits it brings, I’ll also talk about 7 steps to wellness outside of gardening to bring vitality to you and your loved ones again, and its easy.

7 Steps To Wellness

  1. Gratitude journal.  Setting yourself up for the day
  2. Tongue scrapping, oil pulling
  3. Sun – the health benefits of the sun-it is not the enemy
  4. Eating/mealtimes/what to eat.
  5. Sleep, circadian rhythms
  6. Emf protection from mobile & cordless phones, wifi, Ipads etc
  7. Declutter all areas of your life

Leonie Shanahan, author and passionate gardener will be sharing her knowledge on Saturday, 19 May 2018 at Yandina Community Gardens. To book click here

 

 

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Permaculture People

Elizabeth Fekonia - Permaculture Real Food
Anne Gibson - The Micro Gardener
Morag Gamble - Our Permaculture Life
Dee Humphreys - Eatin Garden Edible Garden Tours

Acknowledgement of country

Yandina Community Gardens acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners of the land, the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) people, past and present and emerging. We recognise and wish to learn from their spiritual and cultural connection to the land.