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Growing local
Food gardens in public and private spaces. Services, products and communities based on locally produced food and food gardening.
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Joining Up
EVERYONE IS WELCOME - EXPERTS, BEGINNERS, DABBLERS, THE CURIOUS.
You can browse, post photos, discussions and events, blog, create and join groups, use the search engine - whatever you like.
Please link to us from your website :)
DELAYS ON JOINING
Hello. New members are approved by the site administrators (Farina & Lissa) - just to keep out the spammers.
Apologies for any delays this might cause (usually 48 hours max).
Occasionally a spammer gets through - if you get any spam messages (suspect job offers, click here requests, contact me for a private msg etc) please contact me and I will delete the offender and all their content and ban them from the network.
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What's good to do on this site?
* Post your photos, events, info, articles, videos, websites, comments, blogs and discussion topics
* Read and browse
* Create or join a group so you can communicate easily and centrally
* Send messages to your friends, everyone, or members of a group (admin. will email you about upcoming events, but that's usually it)
* Add people to your friends list (makes messaging easier - if you've spoken on the site it's probably quite normal to add someone)
* Tailor your 'My Settings' for if/when you'd like to receive emails about new content/ events etc. You can also choose to 'follow' conversations (bottom of relevant page)
* Invite people you know to join
* Link to your website
Videos
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Accelerated Crash Course (ACC) 2014
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Propagate Herbs from Cuttings
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How Does it Grow? Mushrooms
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Garden May 13 2014
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FED UP - Official Trailer
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Events
April 24
Thursday
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Permaculture Design Course
April 24, 2014 at 9am to July 31, 2014 at 4:30pm – Northey Street City Farm
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June 22
Sunday
July 17
Thursday
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Cook well, eat well program
July 17, 2014 at 10am to August 21, 2014 at 1pm – Zillmere Community Centre
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August 1
Friday
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Organic Farm Share Farm-House
August 1, 2014 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm – Organic Farm Share Farm-House
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Organic Farm Share Farm-House
August 1, 2014 at 4:30pm to August 8, 2014 at 6:30pm – Organic Farm Share Farm-House
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August 2
Saturday
August 3
Sunday
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North Lakes Farmers Market
August 3, 2014 from 6:30am to 12pm – Bounty Boulevard State School
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What's Cooking in the Gardens?
August 3, 2014 from 9am to 3pm – Redcliffe Botanical Gardens
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Using the Site, Sharing and Getting Involved
POSTING PHOTOS
We love your garden pics! Just be sure to remove the location information from your picture if you're sharing photos from your IPhone to avoid sending your details out to the world wide web. To find out how to do this, click here.
USING THE FORUM
Note that on the main page only the most recent discussion activity is displayed.
If you want to explore all of the forum, go to http://brisbanelocalfood.ning.com/forum or select Forum in the red menu bar which runs across the top of the home page.
Choose to view by category (e.g. Plant and Seed Varieties, Books and Movies) or by most recent/ popular etc - use view drop down at top right of page.
If you wish to follow a discussion (you'll be notified of replies) select <Follow> at the extreme bottom right of the relevant discussion.
Some good discussions/ answers have been moved over into the FAQ forum topic for ease of reference.
SEARCHING FOR CONTENT
Ning provides a search engine for the entire BLF site (extreme top right in the dark green bar).
Each part of the website can also be searched separately. Navigate to the particular area (was it a photo, a discussion, a blog?) using the red menu on the top of the home page. Then search within that section, using the search bar at top left in the white part of the page. This will narrow your search results markedly.
BLOGS
The blog (web-log) section is best for diary-style posts covering multiple topics - like what you've been up to in your own garden. The discussion forum is better for single topics and where other people can build on what you've said.
Please use the discussion forum or message function where you can. People are less likely to find your topic in future when browsing if it's in the blog section.
Please try to post blogs once a week or less (save it up and post all at once!), to maximise the air time on the main page for other blog posters. Love it, but we have to share the space :)
TAGS
When you start a discussion or a blog, adding some key words in the "add tags" field will help other people to find the content they're looking for later on (using the search engine).
If in doubt just ask or post anyway! :)
Forum
Growing Katuk ( Sweet Leaf) with Dragon Fruit
Started by Dave Riley in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A. Last reply by Rob Walter 4 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Manderins
Started by Samantha Franklin in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A. Last reply by Elaine coolowl 6 hours ago. 7 Replies 1 Like
Sand as mulch
Started by Dave Riley in WEBSITES to VISIT. Last reply by Dave Riley yesterday. 1 Reply 1 Like
root crops,perennials vs annuals, market gardening
Started by Dave Riley in WEBSITES to VISIT on Monday. 0 Replies 1 Like
Mushroom growing thread
Started by Andrew Cumberland in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A. Last reply by Andrew Cumberland on Monday. 18 Replies 2 Likes
Land sharing
Started by Amrita Kambo in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A. Last reply by Amrita Kambo on Monday. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Orchid seed pod
Started by Tracy Arnold in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A on Saturday. 0 Replies 2 Likes
SALVIA CUTTINGS
Started by SHEREE ANN HARVEY in BUY, SELL, SWAP & FREEBIES. Last reply by Lissa on Saturday. 1 Reply 3 Likes
Dragon fruit plants for sale -pataya
Started by Lyn Buffett in PLANT and SEED VARIETIES. Last reply by Lyn Buffett Jul 25. 2 Replies 1 Like
FREE HORSE MANURE - GREENBANK
Started by Jan in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A Jul 25. 0 Replies 1 Like
Blog Posts
Forced to do another random update Stardate: 26072014
Posted by Andrew Cumberland on July 26, 2014 at 23:37 9 Comments 3 Likes
Sponge Hole Irrigation
Posted by Dave Riley on July 26, 2014 at 1:00 4 Comments 1 Like
A quick note for myself about compost
Posted by Andrew Cumberland on July 24, 2014 at 23:56 3 Comments 2 Likes
Post Garden visit
Posted by Susan on July 24, 2014 at 21:00 3 Comments 2 Likes
Random update: stardate 20072014
Posted by Andrew Cumberland on July 20, 2014 at 21:06 6 Comments 3 Likes
Judi's Cat Deterrent Method
Posted by Judith on July 20, 2014 at 7:42 6 Comments 2 Likes
To market, to market...
Posted by Dave Riley on July 19, 2014 at 19:00 0 Comments 2 Likes
More fruit trees please!
Posted by Susan on July 12, 2014 at 17:45 3 Comments 4 Likes
Magpie doing a horse whinny
Posted by Glen on July 9, 2014 at 20:57 2 Comments 2 Likes
Mixed vegetable gardening -- a 'cottager' perspective
Posted by Dave Riley on July 8, 2014 at 0:30 9 Comments 3 Likes
Latest Activity
gabrielle austerberry commented on Sophie Munns's blog post Attending the Brisbane Food Security Event - The day the farmers came to town!
Anne Golding-Ross joined Lissa's group
Garden Visits
It's amazing what we can learn by visiting other peoples gardens. I know I pick up at least one good idea or plant each time.You might be surprised at how keen other members are to visit your garden and see what you are growing, how your chooks / quails are kept, share their own excess produce, cuttings, seed and generally just have a good old chat with other like minded people.Be brave!The visits are informal and free. Choose to come to as many or few as you wish.**Want to attend or host a GV?…See More
Rob Walter replied to Dave Riley's discussion Growing Katuk ( Sweet Leaf) with Dragon Fruit"I really enjoyed watching his videos of dragon fruit growing. I love a system that works!"
Andrew Cumberland replied to Dave Riley's discussion Growing Katuk ( Sweet Leaf) with Dragon Fruit"Even I can grow Katuk. It's another pesto addition at my place.
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Elaine coolowl replied to Samantha Franklin's discussion Manderins"It's quite recently that I found out about pruning evergreens. The conventional wisdom was that they were never really pruned. Since pruning can change the shape of a tree for the better, opening the centre up to sunlight and air it has to be a…"
Janet Fong commented on Lissa's blog post YACON/YAKON"I have harvested my yacon and want to replant the red propagating rhizomes for next season. is early Aug ok for planting in Brisbane? should be pointy end of the red rhizome go up or down?"
Dave Riley posted a discussionGrowing Katuk ( Sweet Leaf) with Dragon Fruit
I absolutely love Katuk --Sauropu androgynus -- and I also have started to grow Dragon Fruit. Both are so easy to grow even in poor sandy soils ...and the reward is always great!Here -- below --is a video of Katuk being grown under Dragon Fruit shade. The other vids on the YouTube channel are awesome re Dragon Fruit despite these folk being located in suburban Sydney. Dragon Fruits flowering and frui`ting all over the front and back yards...So if you want to be inspired to consider these plants…See More
Samantha Franklin replied to Samantha Franklin's discussion Manderins"I think maybe the black stuff may of been from the buses and trucks that went by as I am on a bus route,I didn't have anything infected on the branches or leaves,I did give lots of water and fed the tree through winter. Maybe it's coz I…"
Susanne replied to Samantha Franklin's discussion Manderins"Hi Sandra,
Elaine's advice is what I've had to do with my mandarin. It had not been pruned for two years and the fruit wasn't filling out as well as previously then I noticed some branches dying off. On close inspection it was found…"
Andrew Cumberland replied to Samantha Franklin's discussion Manderins"I guess you could juice the fruit and freeze it? And I'm with Elaine - a well fed (elements and fertiliser) and watered plant will over-come most disease problems. "
Andrew Cumberland commented on Andrew Cumberland's blog post Forced to do another random update Stardate: 26072014"My feeder is an automatic self made one from down pipes as well. The end caps stop the rats getting in. Hopefully, with tips from a few of us, people will benefit from the joint hind signt. "
Elaine coolowl replied to Samantha Franklin's discussion Manderins"If the fruit is poor then it won't recover once mature so removing all the fruit is my recommendation. Chop it up and compost it, don't waste it. Then prune out crossed branches and open up the inner part of the tree. Then feed with…"
Susan commented on Susan's blog post Post Garden visit"Thanks Andrew & Elaine.
I've had another look at the paw paw, it's definitely male though Elaine. The stem of the flowers are getting much longer and there's about 5-6 flower buds on each stem."
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This site was created to build capacity in the Brisbane community for growing, buying, producing, selling and sharing local food, products, services and information, because these things are improbably yet reverberatingly important.
Please use this site to promote, discuss, share and learn about local food growing, production, gardens, services and activities.
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Why local?
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