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Saturday, 27 October 2018, 9 am – 12 pm – The importance of native wildlife in our environment with Les Hall

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This will be a fabulous and enlightening morning.  Come and be immersed in our native wildlife with Dr Les Hall and Terri Ridgeway from Bat Rescue. echidna-les-hallLes will start the morning talking about the lives of Echidnas, Bandicoots, Brush Turkeys and Flying-foxes and how they interact with humans. Terri Ridgeway will then give a talk on how to rescue and handle Flying-foxes and other wildlife (with a live Flying-fox). The last part of the morning will be another talk by Les on the amazing world of bats, including a section on Flying-fox management.

There will be time for a quick break and our usual herbal teas served. To book click here

Les-HallDr Les Hall retired to Maleny in 2001 after a career with the CSIRO, Division of Wildlife Research, and The University of Queensland. Although Les has a strong interest in birds, mammals and wildlife, in general, he is especially passionate about bats. Educating people about the important role bats play in our environment and dispelling misconceptions surrounding bats have been major aspects of his professional career. He has authored numerous scientific papers and books about Australian wildlife. His latest books include The Natural History of Australian Bats – Working the Night Shift and A Field Guide to Australian Mammals.

 

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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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Saturday, 29 September, 9 – 11 am – Make your own wax-cloth wraps

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Join Robyn and Bree from our ‘Give 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 learn just how easy it is to make re-usable wax wraps in your own home. We will talk to you about various methods, where to source products and what materials you need. It’s a relaxed environment and we tend to have a lot of fun learning and teaching! You are always welcome to stay afterwards and enjoy a cup of tea with us.

Please bring

  • A fine cotton material, you may have some at home or check out Op Shops as they often have small pieces of cotton material, must be cotton, not poly cotton, suggested sizes – Small ( 12x 12 cm), Medium ( 23 x 23 cm), Large( 33×33 cm). You need to wash and dry your material prior to the workshop. Gayle will also have a plentiful supply of material available on the day for a small fee.
  • Pinking Sheers if you have them
  • Cool drinks and morning tea ( fridge available ).

This will be a relaxed fun morning. To book, click here

Tea & coffee will be served after the event, please bring your own mug as YCG strives to host waste free workshops. Also, note the workshops are all weather events (rain or shine).

Saturday, 21 July, 9-11 am – Sustainable Living Spaces With Brett Grimley

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Do you have a dream to build your own sustainable living space, but think that it’s out of your reach? There are things that you can do, and not do, to keep costs low (e.g., using recycled products & doing without extra rooms & bathrooms). Brett & Amber Grimley opened their home for Sustainable House Day 2016 & 2017. Their house is as much about financial sustainability as it is about environmental sustainability. Brett is a local professional building designer & sustainable house design is his passion (see Ecolibrium Designs). Brett will show you tips, tricks & approaches to achieve a sustainable home for less.

To book for this workshop click here.

 

Is Biochar the single most important initiative for humanity’s environmental future?

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“Biochar may represent the single most important initiative for humanity’s environmental future. The biochar approach provides a uniquely powerful solution, for it allows us to address food security, the fuel crisis, and the climate problem, and all in an immensely practical manner. ” Prof. Tim Flannery 2007 Australian of the Year

What is biochar?

Biochars refer to the carbon-rich materials (charcoal) produced from the slow pyrolysis (heating in the absence of oxygen) of biomass. Recently, there has been much interest in biochars as soil amendments to improve and maintain soil fertility and to increase soil carbon sequestration. The capacity to sequester carbon in the soil can be attributed to the relative stable nature and, therefore, long turnover time of biochar in soil and is of particular relevance to the solution of climate change. While it is difficult to estimate how long newly created biochar will stay in the soil some suggest it could be for as long as five thousand years.  Read more about Biochar…

YCG will be hosting a biochar workshop with Dave Clark.  To book, click here on the biochar workshop

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