Links that are useful for Brisbane based people

BUYING GOOD LOCAL FOOD

Food Connect Our local farm to consumer box delivery system, from farmers within 5 hours of Brisbane, as organic as possible without certification. Brisbane is the only capital in Australia to have one of these. Absolutely FANTASTIC for consumers, farmers, food miles (climate change) and local community building.www.foodconnect.com.au

Markets A list of local markets. http://www.ourbrisbane.com/whats-on/markets

GROW YOUR OWN INFORMATION SITES

www.cityfoodgrowers.com.au Brisbane based food growers information and networking site – uses custom temperature and rainfall profile for your garden to tailor planting information

www.homegrowers.ning.com Australia wide social networking site, also has a Queensland group on it - like our site pretty much.


http://www.sgaonline.org.au/index.html Has heaps of info and an online shop. br>

USEFUL THINGS TO BUY

CityChicks A new service - selling chook pens and chooks, raised garden beds, hydroponic vegie boxes, mushroom kits and more. http://www.citychicks.com.au


Green Harvest products . Based in Maleny, Green Harvest mail order catalogue has heaps of organic gardening equipment , plants and seeds Their service is very good and prompt, and the information they provide with their gear is excellent.http://www.greenharvest.com.au

The Meter Man in Toowoomba. Brix meters, pH meters, all sorts of interesting gadgets.http://www.themeterman.com.au/index.php

Earth Garden magazine – based in Victoria, but heaps of useful info. http://www.earthgarden.com.au


PRODUCE STORES
Acacia pet supplies and produce 96 Sherbrooke Rd, Willawong, QLD 4110 Chook feed, they sometime have hybrid POL hens there for sale. I believe their sugarcane compressed bales are well priced, so are the molasses, gypsum etc

Rochedale Produce http://www.rochedaleproduce.com.au/ 3509 Pacific Highway, Slacks Creek Qld 4127 (Near IKEA) I got three of my chooks, and chook feeder, fake eggs there. They usually have some purebred chicks or POL in stock.. at least the few times I was there… I think I saw some Sebago seed potatoes going for $2 once…but I wasn’t paying attention as I was looking for something else at the time, quite a few months ago too since it’s a bit far from my place, I only go there when I go to IKEA on a Saturday morning.

Beenleigh farm supplies http://www.beenleighfarmsupplies.com.au 101 - 107 Logan River Road, Beenleigh, Queensland 4207 I’ve only been there once, as it’s not close to anywhere I normally go. Went there because heard their cow manure was $5 a bag on the radio. Saw hybrid laying chicks and POL there, but that was like a year ago now..

Hay you pet supplies http://www.hayyou.com.au/ I have not actually been to this one, only noticed it at our recent visit to JB ~ However, it was not a Saturday morning, so it was closed…

CAPACITY BUILDING ORGANISATIONS & COMMUNITY GROUPS

Brisbane City Council Community Gardens How To webpageshttp://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:CITY_SMART:975651771:pc=PC_5730

Northey Street City Farm Permaculture Design Certificate. Horticulture Level 1. Accredited Permaculture Training Internships. Workshops on Permaculture and Sustainable Living - beekeeping, vegie growing, cooking, basket weaving, bamboo building - heaps of great stuff. http://www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au/education.htm

SEED International Based in Crystal Waters, Maleny, Morag Gamble & Evan Raymond - eco-literacy and eco-design. http://www.seedinternational.com.au

Productive Gardens Brisbane - David will send you a newsletter with helpful hints and has heaps of useful and affordable products for the city gardener who wants to grow food. http://www.productivegardens.com.au

Slow Food Brisbane Get into food the slow, delicious, nutritious, convivial way. http://www.slowfoodbrisbane.com

Brisbane organic growers Since 1975. Monthly meetings in Albion. http://www.bogi.org.au


CREEC Caboolture Environmental Education Centre http://www.creec.org.au/


WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING

www.bellis.info Jerry Coleby-Williams’ place in Wynnum, as seen on Gardening Australia.

Annette McFarlane Brisbane based, great info sheets on plants. http://www.annettemcfarlane.com.au

Jackie French Organic gardener from way back, based in Southern NSW. Excellent on holistic approaches to food gardening.http://www.jackiefrench.com


PLANTS, HEIRLOOM SEEDS AND SEED SAVING

Edible landscapes nursery at Northey st city farm. Non-hybrid seeds, rare and unusual food plants. Very good hardy plant stock. http://www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au/nursery.htm

http://www.earthcare.com.au Based at Crystal Waters Permaculture Village Bamboo, water plants (water chestnuts, Lotus), and Root crops (e.g. Taros, Yams, Cassava, arrowroot etc)

http://www.kingsseeds.com.au
http://www.herbcottage.com.au/
http://www.qld.greeningaustralia.org.au There are a large number of plants classified as 'bush tucker'

www.rangeviewseeds.com.au (Redcliffe)

Green Patch Seeds http://www.greenpatchseeds.com.au/


Green Harvest products is based in Maleny. They sell heaps of organic gardening equipment (from fruit fly bags to macadamia nutcrackers), rare edible plants and non-hybrid seeds suitable for the sub-tropics. Highly recommended. http://www.greenharvest.com.au

Eden Seeds provide non-hybrid heirloom varieties. Save our biodiversity, save $ by being able to grow from seed, and use local garden varieties suited to daily consumption and local conditions, which are not necessarily good at being transported for weeks. You can also find these at the Green Grocer in West End and other eco-friendly stores round Brisbane. http://www.edenseeds.com.au/content/default.asp

Diggers Seeds - non hybrid seeds, based on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne (so the varieties are not so suited to Brisbane’s conditions necessarily, but they may have stuff you can’t find elsewhere and you can adapt the growing instructions). http://www.diggers.com.au

Daleys Fruit Tree nursery - mail order from Northern NSW. Great for rare and unusual fruit trees. They specific and stock pollination partners and provide detailed info on the varieties they stock – eg early or late, growing conditions, pollination requirements etc..http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/