Latest forum activity| August 14, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
It’s on! Join us on August 14th for a Garden Party with a Merri twist….a 3-course dinner at Each Peach, 506 Lygon St,with an all-organic, locally-sourced menu, entertainment and good times, for $35/head!
The party’s set and it’s a sell out crowd! If you’re super keen on a ticket you can still email us below as there might be some people who can’t make it.
SOLD OUT!
| July 3, 2010 | ||
| 10:30 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Update: The lines have been marked in preparation for the day! Check out what we did on Monday:
| July 31, 2010 | ||
| 1:30 pm | to | 3:30 pm |
| August 7, 2010 | ||
| 1:30 pm | to | 3:30 pm |
The Urban Bush Carpenters are coming to the MCCG to help us learn about and build raised garden beds, wooden planter boxes and compost bins. The fellas use found timber and pellets to make these fantastic additions to any garden and are going to be available all day on Saturday the 7th of August to work alongside volunteers and create some of the structural raised gardens and compost bays for the Merri Corner Community Garden. A great day to come down and do some bush carpentry and learn some new skills. Bring some lunch, or something to share and make a day of it! Everyone is welcome!
Interested?
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
UPDATE!
We’ve just collected a about 130metres worth of timber from Lismore for the edges of the raised beds. Check out Gavin hard at work sorting the wheat from the chaff:
| July 24, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Arabella Forge is a Melbourne-based nutritionist and home-cook. She has extensive experience with traditional cooking techniques – sourdough bread making, fermenting and pickling and also loves a good bit of time in the garden. Arabella is the Melbourne Co-ordinator of the Weston A. Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org), a foundation that promotes sustainable farming practices and traditional home-cooking methods. She also has an upcoming book, ‘Frugavore’ which is to be released in September 2010.
Interested?
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
| July 17, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Learn how to use permaculture design to keep water in the landscape and techniques to hold water in the soil. What kinds of plants to plant and how to easily identify them. Which food plants will grow well in dry areas?
There is a cosy shed so the workshop will go on regardless of the weather, and established a gardens with lots of great planting examples.
Who: Elspeth Brock will be running the workshop’s she has experience in native landscape regeneration, community horticulture and permaculture design. She recently traveled to Morocco to work on a permaculture project there.
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
| June 20, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Discover what makes good compost: what to put in and what to leave out. Learn how to ensure your composts stays aoerobic, retains nutrients, and doesn’t attract pests. We will discuss various composting systems, including bins bays and rapid composting and learn how to bring life back to the soil with compost tea.
Interested?
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
