Growing local

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Featured Event

Garden Visit FREE

September 21, 2013 from 10am to 12pm – Carseldine Excitement this month for the folk interested in aquaponics! Terry has invited us to come have a look at his set up and garden. 10am start. Terry's words: The aquaponics setup has live fish in it ...… Organized by Lissa | Type: free garden visit

Top bar beekeeping workshop Sat Sept 21 from 9 to 11am

September 21, 2013 from 9am to 11am – Brisbane, Northside This is a beginners workshop for those that would like to get some up-close experience with honeybees in a top bar hive. You may be interested in keeping a hive and want to gain confidence and basic… Organized by Paul Wood | Type: workshop
Sourdough bread and lactic fermentation workshop

September 21, 2013 from 9:30am to 4pm – Albion Peace Centre Learn how to make easy sourdough bread and sourdough pikelets. Also on the day making sauerkraut, kimchi, lactic ferment of nuts, seeds and fruit and a batch of fruit wine. This very hands on worksho… Organized by Elisabeth Fekonia | Type: workshop
Children in the garden: Discover, eat, play

September 21, 2013 from 10am to 12pm – Ashgrove Library Do you have children, but your garden is a sterile unexciting patch of grass? Learn how to transform your urban space into an adventure playground. Presented by horticulturalist Claire Bickle. Bookin… Organized by Brisbane City Council | Type: free, workshop
Gardening with your children

September 21, 2013 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Grange Library Discover how easy it is to create a garden that engages the imagination and stimulates your senses. Learn about food and flowering plants in an array of colours and scents. Be prepared to get dirty a… Organized by Brisbane City Council | Type: free, workshop
Literary Garden Book Talk and Walk

September 21, 2013 from 10:30am to 12pm – Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Love gardens and reading? Discover the world of gardens in essays, novels and poetry. Followed by morning tea and a Shakespearean walk in the Botanic Gardens. Meet at the Mt Coot-tha Library. Organized by Brisbane City Council | Type: free, workshop
Low cost gardening

September 21, 2013 from 11am to 2pm – New Farm Library Learn how to create a great garden without spending a fortune and help reduce your carbon footprint. Discover how to get plants, mulch, labour and much more for free. Presented by ABC Radio gardening… Organized by Brisbane City Council | Type: free, workshop
10 essential plants for your backyard food garden

September 21, 2013 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm – Nundah Library Learn about ten very useful plants for your kitchen garden which together provide the multiple benefits of food, fibre, medicine, mulch, nutrient cycling, pest management and visual interest. Present… Organized by Brisbane City Council | Type: free, workshop