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Volunteer or Visit us at the Queensland garden expo – 13,14,15 July

25/06/2018 By

Once again YCG will have our stall in the ‘Big Kitchen Garden’ at the Queensland Garden Expo.  Come and visit us. We are also seeking volunteers who can help us on the 3 days. If you are interested, please contact us. Volunteers, get free entrance and parking.

 

 

Filed Under: Volunteers Tagged With: Event, events, Queensland garden expo, volunteers, Yandina community Gardens

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

24/06/2018 By

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.

 

Filed Under: Recent Workshops Tagged With: Learning, sustainable living, sustainable living space, Workshop, Yandina community Gardens

Wednesday, 4 & 11 July, 10 am – 12 pm – Kids Holiday Program

24/06/2018 By

These school holidays join us for our kids holiday program. Activities include some fun recycled garden activities!
We will start with a garden walkabout and talk about bugs and bees, worms and chickens. We will then create some creatures and masks with found and repurposed materials.
Starting at 10 am to 12 pm. Bring food and drink to share if you wish. Fresh herbal teas available.
BYO: Recycled items for our Creative Creatures e.g. Cereal Boxes & other suitable cardboard. Clean plastic containers e.g. yoghurt tub, plastic drink or milk bottle.
IMPORTANT: Please wear clothes that can be paint & dirt stained… aprons & covers helpful.
Activities suitable for children aged 2-12. A parent/carer needs to accompany child/children.
The program runs over 2 Wednesdays, 4 & 11 July. Please book separately for each date.
To book for the 4th, click here
To book for the 11th, click here

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Comfrey Fritters

24/06/2018 By

Ingredients

1 x cup flour

Water or flat beer

Salt, Paprika or herbs to taste

Oil (olive or coconut)

Method

Choose your favourite flour, make a batter of flour and water (1 cup flour & enough water or flat beer to make a “sticky batter”. You can also add salt, paprika or herbs to taste.
Dunk each leaf into your batter, making sure that each leaf is well covered with batter.
Fry in some oil (my choice is olive or coconut) in a hot pan until they turn golden brown (about 5 mins). Leave some stems on so it is easy to turn them over and pick them up.
You can eat them as they are or add to a meal.

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Comfrey, comfrey fritters, Recipe, Yandina community Gardens

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

21/05/2018 By

“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

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: biochar, carbon sequestration, climate change, Workshop, Yandina community Gardens

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