The Canberra Harvest Festival
The Canberra Harvest Festival is back on 31 March 2012, noon to 5pm, at the Canberra Environment Centre. For more information click here.
Canberra Organic Growers Society
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Autumn Show, Canberra Horticultural Society
This year the Canberra Horticultural Society’s Autumn Show is on 3 and 4 March. Please consider submitting an entry. A huge number of people visit the show and it provides excellent publicity for COGS and for growing your own organic fruit and vegetables. For more detailed information see the Upcoming Events section of the COGS Home page by clicking here.
Biodynamics Workshop
will be held on 26/27 November at Mulloon Creek Natural farms near Bungendore. For more information and flyer see Events and News on the COGS home page.
Berry Fruit Trial
A group is being formed which will be trialling soft berry fruit not normally found in Australia. The trial is being organised by the CSIRO Discovery Centre in conjunction with National Science Week. If you want to participate in this trial or for more information please see the Permablitz Berryblitz notice on the events listing on the COGS home page .
OFA Soil Carbon Workshop Reminder
The Organic Federation of Australia workshop on ”Building Soil Carbon” with Tim Marshall is on Sunday 27 March at Camp Cottermouth, Cotter Rd, Stromlo. See the News and Events section of the COGS Home page for more details.
Volunteers Needed
Greetings,
My name is Eugene Lehmensich and I am a teacher at Sts Peter and Paul Primary School in Garran. I am coordinating a program next year involving growing seasonal, fresh, organic produce in a school garden and then teaching our students how to harvest and prepare nutritious and tasty meals from their produce. I was wondering if some of your members could be interested in volunteering in such a program? They would not just be working in the gardens, but also working with the students, sharing their expertise, experience and stories. It is a great program already and 2011 is shaping up to be another great year. Please circulate this message and your members are welcome to contact me on my mobile 0402134638. Volunteers will be required to complete a working with children check, and will receive all required tools and training.
I appreciate any assistance that you can provide.
Eugene.
Community Gardening Conference
Papers and Powerpoint presentations given at the Community Gardening Conference at the University of Canberra on 7 and 8 October 2010 are now available from the conference web page, http://www.cogs.asn.au/community-gardening-conference/
Queanbeyan Plant Swap
QCC, QUEST/Landcare & COGS are running a plant swap stall this coming Saturday 27th November at the Family Fun Day in Queanbeyan Park from 10-2. The event has been organised by QCC and is a great idea. Bring along plants, seedlings and/or cuttings from 10-12 and pick up something in return from 12-2.
There will also be local native plants for sale from Landcare for $2 each.
Di Weekes
Gardening Course at Queanbeyan
The next beginners vegetable gardening course offered by QUEST at the COGS Queanbeyan Garden at Railway Park will be held on 26 September from 1:30 to 4:30pm. Fee $20.00. The course will be conducted by Keith Colls from the Canberra Organic Growers Society. To enrol please contact Katrina Willis on 6284 4113 for more details.
Community Gardening Conference – 7 and 8 October
The draft program for the Community Gardening Conference to be held at the University of Canberra on 7 and 8 October is now available at http://www.canberra.edu.au/communitygardens/draft-program.
Keith Colls
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The Canberra Organic Growers Society Inc. is a non-profit organisation which was started in 1977 with the aim of providing a forum for organic growers to exchange information and encourage the general public to adopt organic growing methods.
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