Brisbane Local Food

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Food gardens in public and private spaces. Services, products and communities based on locally produced food and food gardening.

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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 administrator (Farina) - 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 write on my wall or send me an inbox message and I will delete the offender and all their content and ban them from the network.

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* 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

 

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About

Farina Murray created this Ning Network.
 

Using the Forum and Blogging

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 post anyway! :)

Forum

choko to give away

Started by Lissa in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A. Last reply by Vanessa Collier 24 minutes ago. 2 Replies

Florence says Hi

Started by Joseph in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A. Last reply by Vanessa Collier 27 minutes ago. 3 Replies

waterchestnut

Started by Lissa in EXPLORING the FIELD TOGETHER - Q&A. Last reply by Vanessa Collier 44 minutes ago. 3 Replies

Mark Berkery's macro shots of insects

Started by Lissa in WEBSITES to VISIT. Last reply by Andrew Cumberland 1 hour ago. 6 Replies

Seedling swap

Started by Fisher in BUY, SELL, SWAP & FREEBIES. Last reply by Fisher 10 hours ago. 11 Replies

Grafted Fruit Tree Sale

Started by van Veen Organics in PRODUCTS & SERVICES. Last reply by van Veen Organics yesterday. 18 Replies

Tromboncino

Started by Elaine coolowl in PLANT and SEED VARIETIES. Last reply by Elaine coolowl on Sunday. 3 Replies

Latest Activity

Vanessa Collier commented on Bernadette's photo
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"Great crop Bernadette!  Loofah lane indeed. :) I just did a blog post fairly recently about processing them too.  It's pretty easy.  I've tried eating them when they're small too but wasn't too impressed by the…"
1 minute ago
Vanessa Collier liked Bernadette's photo
4 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier commented on Andrew Cumberland's blog post Rozie's Seat..... Vege patch, Aerial Context, the Building Site Garden, Alfresco Dining (Cumquats), Japanese Garden (ornamental), the Big Girls' Yard and finally the Little Dog's Yard or Vege Patch.
"So neat and tidy!  The garden looks great and I love the super professional looking cob/pizza oven you've got there.  Looking forward to the progress photos."
15 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier commented on Megan T's photo
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"Hehe looks like someone sat on his comb. Kind of looks like he put his fancy coat on and forgot to change out of his pyjama pants too.  :P He's changed so much since I babysat him, certainly grown up."
19 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier liked Megan T's photo
22 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier commented on Robert Tolmaci's photo
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"Looks like a little light shade or maybe even a tutu.  :P"
23 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier replied to Lissa's discussion choko to give away
"Mine has only recently started flowering and isn't living up to the reputation for rampancy that they have.  Am I doing anything wrong or did I just perhaps plant late?  (Can't remember exactly when I planted sorry, maybe Feb)."
24 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier liked Lissa's discussion choko to give away
25 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier replied to Joseph's discussion Florence says Hi
"Thanks for posting Joseph, I had been wondering how Florence was going with her baby.  Good to hear all is more or less going well despite tendon injury."
27 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier liked Joseph's discussion Florence says Hi
28 minutes ago
Vanessa Collier replied to Lissa's discussion waterchestnut
"Wasn't sure what the skin would be like.  I'll bear that in mind for next time.  They do store well, although occasionally one or two will go rotten in the fridge. I've never needed to replant them because I find that I…"
44 minutes ago
Andrew Cumberland replied to Lissa's discussion Mark Berkery's macro shots of insects
"They are a lot of fun to take.  And, don't feel bad.  Everyone gets so much more detail from the photo than in real life.  "
1 hour ago
Andrew Cumberland replied to Lissa's discussion Mark Berkery's macro shots of insects
"You are more than welcome Elaine.  If you want photos for jigsaws, let me know. I have just a few lying around on my hard-drives. LOL. "
1 hour ago
Joseph commented on Joseph's photo
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The Vegie Factory Update

"Thanks Kathryn. I can't claim credit for the stone wall, have to thank the builder for that. I'm trying to grow heat loving plants against that wall to take advantage of the reflected heat, which is why I decided to sow garlic and snow…"
2 hours ago
Joseph commented on Joseph's photo
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The Kitchen Garden @ The Farm

"Elaine, I've grown mignonette in the past and they've done pretty well in the trays. I tried cos once and the entire crop was a complete disaster as I had to grow them outside because of their size."
2 hours ago
Joseph commented on Joseph's photo
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The Kitchen Garden @ The Farm

"Thanks Kathryn. Yeah, I'm not much of a flower gardener I'm afraid."
2 hours ago
Elaine coolowl replied to Lissa's discussion FRIEND - ASSASSIN BUG Family Reduviidae in the group Name that insect!
"Only ever seen the one but I guess if there's one to be seen, there's others."
4 hours ago
Elaine coolowl liked Lissa's discussion FRIEND - ASSASSIN BUG Family Reduviidae
4 hours ago
A photo by Judy McCabe was featured

Judy's Fish

Jade Perch are great fish to keep and eat. They are friendly, especially attucker time. (Theirs.) But if you give them a hole to hide in they willmurder each other over it.Judy McCabe23 Jacaranda Drive,Albany Creek Qld 4035Mobile 0425 126 633
5 hours ago
A photo by Megan T was featured

mr rooster

handsome mr rooster
5 hours ago
 
 
 

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About this site

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.


Please respect the activities and opinions of others and keep postings relevant to local food.

This site is not being used in any way to generate information by the network creator/ administrator. Your sign-in email, visible to the administrator (Farina), will not be passed on or sold - ever, to anyone (nor will any other info). NB: your profile page is visible to the whole internet. Only you and your correspondents can see the content of your inbox messages .

 

We'll put local food related ads up on BLF for you (msg enquiries to Farina). Revenue will go to paying the ning site fee, and then to the various Community Gardens/ Local Food enterprises/ Seed Saver's networks in Brisbane. This site is motivated by passion, not profit. 

 

What is local?
The closer the better - but regional and global activities are important too.

Why local?
To reduce food miles, increase food freshness & security, improve social outcomes and reduce the unused outputs of our living environments - like stormwater and green waste.

Brisbane is a sub-tropical city in Queensland, Australia.

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