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My wife and I have recently started a new business mulching peoples green waste using a large commercial flail type mulcher (RedRoo).
We would like to offer your community garden plot holders our service for free for an hour a month (that’s about 4 trailer loads of green waste) .
For more information visit mobilemulching.com or contact us on 6238 2676
Regards
Glen and Lee
Helen has some seedlings available next weekend. Be early (Ed.)
SUMMER SEEDLINGS FOR SALE
Beautifully grown Heritage Organic, Tasty Italian Tomatoes, Coloured Capsicum & Herb Seedlings
Includes varieties from the Italian Franchi seed range.
When: Saturday 14 November 10am – 4pm
Where: 3 Madden Place, Watson
Dear COGS gardeners,
I’ve recently left Canberra to take up a new job in Sydney, so this is my goodbye to COGS. Unfortunately, I can’t take my garden with me, but I would like to see it taken good care of by someone with green thumbs and experience in organic gardening.
The garden has been organic for the last nine years and includes the following permaculture features: 24 young fruit trees (2-6 years old) that are starting to produce a lot; 6 berry bushes and grape vines; 8 fertile vegetable growing beds; a herb garden; 2 rainwater tanks (8000 + 5600 L); a fish pond positioned to reflect winter sun into the veranda; 2 cubic metres of compost ready to use; a grey water recycling system. (I also had ducks and honeybees in this little paradise, but they are now in Sydney to help me start a new garden).
The house has 3 bedrooms, study and double garage and will be advertised for rent in the next week or so by Maloney’s, including on the allhomes web site. Please contact Maloney’s for inspections and all details about the house. You can contact me to get more specific information and advice about the garden (email cogs.jswinnen@spamgourmet.com). Please pass this on to other organic gardeners who may be interested.
I wish you all good luck and happy gardening,
Johan
Maryanne Slattery has eggs available as the result of a fox disaster amongst her chooks (see her mesage below). If you would like some eggs, please contact Maryanne by phone directly (Ed.).
We have a small acreage at Wallaroo (just west of Hall, overlooking the Murrumbidgee River), called ‘Gaia’. The property has been managed on organic and biodynamic principles for the past 30 odd years. Our family became custodians of Gaia 2 years ago. Recently we have embarked on a free range egg production. Our first flock was intentionally small as we are learning as we go. The hens started laying a couple of weeks ago and we now have more eggs than we can handle. Our intention is to eventually sell the eggs through shops like the farmers outlet. Unfortunately a couple of nights ago the hens were attacked by either dogs or foxes just before twilight – leaving us with only about 80 hens. Apart from the disappointment of losing hens we have raised from day old chicks, we are now in the awkward position of having too many eggs for ourselves and family, and not enough eggs to sell through a shop. So, we are spruiking eggs! We are selling a dozen for $4 small (40g/egg) and $5 large (60g/egg). We are not certified organic, but we adhere to organic principles as much as possible. The chickens are fed a commercial (non organic) feed, and graze on several acres of pasture during the daylight hours. We are very proud of the quality of our eggs and the health of our hens. And for those worried about the ongoing chicken safety….we have been saving for some fox proof fencing, and intend to erect that shortly. The chickens are in a foxproof shed overnight. In the meantime, family cocktail hour has been moved to a site overlooking the chookshed. We are pretty roudy, so hopefully that will keep the foxes away until the new fence is up.
Please contact Maryanne (we can discuss a convenient drop off point) on 62309664 or 0402367455.
The first gardeners in the new COGS organic garden at Kaleen High School took up their plots on Sunday 30 August. This is the twelfth COGS garden to be established in the ACT region. If you would like a plot at Kaleen please contact Keith Colls on 61614931 or email the gardens contact on the contacts page of this web site.
Lake Burley Griffin Sea Scouts are selling sheep manure as a fund raiser. Bags cost $6 each (30lt) with FREE delivery for orders of 10 bags or more. ($2 delivery charge for less than 10 bags)
For more details or to place an order, please call Carol on 6288 0310 or Anna on 62394862 or email lbg-sheep-poo@yahoogroups.com before June 20th.
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.
