THE
AUGUST BOGI GUEST SPEAKER
Our guest speaker for 2nd August will be Dick
Copeman from Brisbane's Northey Street Community Garden. This garden
is located in Windsor, just north west of the Royal Brisbane Hospital
on land that was continually being inundated by flooding. It was
after the major flood in 1974, that the Brisbane City Council resumed
the threatened houses for parkland and sporting fields.
Dick has been part of the Community Garden since its inception
and will speak about bush tucker.
During the meeting, we will also be having a forum on composting.
Making your own compost is the first step to start out into organic
growing. Not only will your garden soil improve by using your own
compost, but it will mean you can recycle a lot more of your waste
that would otherwise be going into landfill.
A Buy, Swap or Sell table will be located at the back of the seating
in the Hall. Members can bring small amounts of goods for this.
There is no charge, but sellers themselves are personally responsible
for their own sales. The bigger stallholders are required to donate
something from their stall or $5, for the in-meeting multi-prize
raffle.
Our notice boards around the hall are renewed each month and contain
items of interest for gardeners and those who care about the environment.
One section of these entitled "Curiosity Corner", is
just that. There is a wide range of cuttings or notices on the boards,
such as weeds, pests, other organic gardens/growers and advice from
local and state government.
Free project material, back copies of environmental newsletters,
literature and brochures on the table beneath are available to take
away. Displays or items of interest that connect to organic growing
are included as well. These are for viewing only!
Don't miss the meeting on 2nd August 2007 commencing at 7.30pm.
Come at 7.00pm to see for yourself what the Brisbane Organic Growers
is all about! Visitors most welcome, admission $3, members $1.
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