Previous Activities

     

The following is a list of some of the past Activities run by BLOG.

A big thanks to John Lindsay for helping with text & providing most of the photos.
 

Transition Towns & local communities

Saturday November 26th   [10am Qld]

This month’s gathering of the Border Landcare Organic Group (BLOG), will feature a talk, illustrated with videos, on the need for local communities to strengthen in order to cope with the demands of the rising costs of fuel and other finite resources. The movement known as ‘Transition Towns’ or ‘Transition Network’ has developed to help communities become more self-sustainable and resilient in the face of increasing global problems.
Sr Pat Bundock's talk will draw on her experiences with this movement during her recent visit to the USA.

This event will be at the Wallangarra hall and the programme will begin with morning tea at 10.00 am. Pat’s talk will start at 11.00, followed by lunch at about 12.30. Bring lunch or morning tea to share, cup and plate.

BLOG Finalist in 2011 Qld Landcare Awards.

Congratulations BLOG members and those who do a lot of the organising for being selected as a finalist in the Community Group Award category in the 2011 Qld Landcare Awards.

Mark Thomas, Landcare Coordinator for Granite Borders Landcare wrote, "This is a great achievement for BLOG and much-deserved recognition for the incredible work of the members within the group. The group is a tremendous asset to the region and to Granite Borders Landcare. My congratulations to all those involved and hopefully they can take out the Community Group category."

March 26 

Over eighty people flocked to the demonstration of rammed earth building at the recent meeting of the Border Landcare Organic Group (BLOG).

Mark and Donna Carter welcomed the throng to their new home and gave participants a detailed presentation of each stage of the building process. Rammed earth is so suited to this climate with its excellent insulation, and the raw material of decomposed granite is readily available.

After lunch, people watched as builder Shawn Palmer demonstrated the rammed earth process by constructing a wall. In fact, many participants took the opportunity to try their hand as builders.

Click here for copy of Mark's and Donna's presentation which talks about the building of their rammed earth home?NB this is a 12 meg file. If using Internet Explorer, right click on the link, and select save target as...If using Mozilla Firefox, right click on the link and select save link as....?A smaller web view version is available also (3 meg). 

 

Poultry

November 20

The BLOG field day was held on Sat. 20^th November at Terry & Sue-Ann Gilmour’s property at 528 Donnellys Castle Rd., Pozieres, next to Donnellys Castle. This was the last activity for BLOG for 2010 and also our break up/Christmas party.
Terry will talk to us about  bush foods and this will be followed by a walk around the property.
Morning tea will be at 10am (QLD time) and Terry’s talk will start at 11am(QLD time). Lunch will be about 12.30pm (QLD time). Please bring either morning tea or lunch to share. Also, don’t forget to bring a hat, a chair, a personal water bottle as well as a cup, plate and cutlery. There is a special reminder to bring your own cup in order to reduce the amount of washing up at the end of the day.
As this is the last BLOG activity for the year, there will be a white board available to enable people to write up suggestions for next year’s field days.
The Bring & Buy stall will be in operation, so if you have any excess plants, seedlings, vegetables, jams etc., please bring them along as the proceeds will go to  a charitable organization connected to healthy food production. These items usually sell as soon as they hit the table!

Farm scale Compost - Hugh Lovel Field Day.

Saturday  October 23   
8.30am Qld time,   9.30am NSW time

The BLOG day for October is on Saturday 23 October at Dick and Dora Rochford's property, 'Carrigbyrne', 163 Geyers Road, Tenterfield.

It is also one of the two field days following from the weekend seminar with Hugh Lovel as part of the 'Soil Secrets' course. As such, morning tea and lunch will be provided (unlike the normal BLOG practice of 'bring and share'). For those who attended the weekend seminar there is no extra charge but for BLOG members who did not attend the Hugh Lovel seminar there will be a fee of $20 per person.

This Field Day is a practical follow-up to Hugh Lovel's presentation to demonstrate compost making on a farm scale, with Stuart Larsson who makes compost commercially near Casino.

The day's programme is from 8.30am to 2.00pm,Qld time and for those from NSW, 9.30 am to 3.00 pm, Daylight Saving Time.

 This promises to be a most valuable day and an ideal follow-up to Hugh Lovel's stimulating seminar.

 

Hugh Lovel, Organic Farming & Soil Microbial Activity

Sept 18 & 19

120 hear from international agronomist

 

Hugh Lovel speaking at the QCWT on the value of compost

Well over one hundred people packed the Queensland College of Wine Tourism last weekend to hear internationally renowned agricultural consultant, Hugh Lovel explain how compost builds microbial life in the soil and can save growers huge bills for chemicals. Most participants came from the Granite Belt or New England but several came from as far as Inverell and Toowoomba. 

The concept behind the course was to learn how to convert farm waste into fertilizer. Around the Stanthorpe and Tenterfield districts there are many plant waste products which could be converted to valuable compost. Orchard prunings, manure under shearing sheds and from piggeries, grape crush skins and seeds, sawdust and bark from the timber mills, spoilt hay bales, and fruit and vegetable packing shed waste are to name a few. Every year tonnes of green waste and autumn leaves are also taken to town refuse centres and mulched. Farmers learned how to convert such farm waste into soil-building fertilizer through composting.

The weekend seminar was the first part of a course on ‘Soil Secrets’, to be followed in October by two days of hands-on experience in making compost under the guidance of a commercial compost maker, Stuart Larson, from near Lismore.

The event was organised by the Border Landcare Organic Group (BLOG) with financial assistance from the Australian Government Caring for our Country Community Action Grants program.  

 

Organic Vegetable growing

August 28th   [Saturday]

 

Phillipa Hambleton and Rex Maddocks showing how to prepare cuttings for propagation

At the last meeting of the Border Landcare Organic Group (BLOG), about fifty people gathered in the Wallangarra School of Arts Hall to learn how to propagate hardwood cuttings of plants such as fruit trees and grape vines, enjoyed a ‘bring and share’ of cuttings and took them home to pot. There were also some wise words from Rex Maddocks of Tenterfield on vegetable growing.

 A talk-fest of topics close to the organic gardener’s heart. 

We heard from Rex Maddocks on vegetable growing and from Philippa Hambleton we learnt about collecting and grafting hardwood cuttings.

 The ever popular Bring and Buy stall was held with  proceeds going to charity.

The venue was held in the Wallangarra School of Arts, Wallangarra in Merinda Street, Wallangarra. 

Bee-Keeping  at Ballandean Hall

July 24th  [Saturday]

The event will be held at Ballandean Hall.
Joe Olley, a local beekeeper, will talk to us about beekeeping.

We will also hear a report from John & Julie Lindsay about their recent visit to Findhorn in Scotland. Please see the website at www.findhorn.org.

As usual, it looks like being an informative and enjoyable event. We hope to see you there. Remember to bring a hat, a chair and a plate to share(either morning tea or lunch).

Samantha Palmer (left) explaining details of vegetable farming without chemicals.

To get there turn off the New England Highway opposite The Summit Bowls Club, then immediately turn right.  A short distance along turn left into Teale Rd. This road is windy, don’t turn off until you get to Dunns Rd, a left turn.  Look for the BLOG signs.

Hands on gardening day

Saturday October 24,  2009

Fifty to sixty adults and children enjoyed a hands-on gardening day at the home of Linda and Chris Desgrande. Attendees learned how to make no-dig gardens and divine for underground water, while the children had a delightful time playing garden games organised by Linda. 

The day was hosted by Linda and Chris at 'Rivendell', 1416 Eukey Road, Eukey,  not far on the Ballandean side of Eukey Hall.

For the children:

• a treasure hunt
• planting their own bean plant to take home
• bubble blowing

 

For the adults:

• making a 'no-dig' garden
• learn about dowsing
• how to make weed and manure teas
• see a bokashi bin in action

 

Human health day with Margaret Vincent and Peter Esdaile.

September 26  2009  

Margaret Vincent is a Naturopath and Registered Nurse.  Margaret talked about the link between soils, nutrition and health in the 21^st century.

Peter Esdaile is a kinesiologist and chiropractor for people and animals. Peter talked about herbicide poisoning, viruses, sunspot activity on the sun and seismic activity, chemical exposure and genetic memory.

About seventy people attended the human health day in The Summit Hall with presenters Margaret Vincent and Peter Esdaile. Both speakers gave the audience a wealth of information on the importance of healthy food from healthy soils, and the long term dangers of exposures to herbicides and pesticides.

This was held at The Summit hall . Turn off the New England Highway opposite The Summit Bowls Club, and then immediately turn right.  About a km along the hall is on the left, a bit back from the road, before Sam’s fruit store.

Organic Garlic Growing. 

 

Saturday October 18th 2008. 10am [NSW time] 

Organic garlic growing at Dick and Dora Rochford’s place, “Carrigbyrne”, Geyers Rd, Tenterfield.

 

For those travelling from Stanthorpe, Geyers Road is off the New England Highway to the left and very well sign posted. It is not long before you get to the Bruxner Highway turn off.

If you are travelling from the south along the New England Highway it will be a right hand turn into Geyers Road, not long after the Bruxner Highway turnoff.

"Carrigbyrne" is about 1.5km along Geyers Road, so just look out for the BLOG signs.

 

Queenslanders please note: NSW is on Daylight Saving Time, so it will start at 9am Qld time.

Telephone 02 6736 3062

  

 

Sunday October 12

At Gerry Voigtlander’s , Wallace Court West, Glen Aplin. 
Again, be prepared to get dirty.

 

Devereux Organic Fruit Orchard. 

Saturday September 20, 2008. 

 

We will visit the orchard of Joe and Kath Devereux where they produce organic fruit and fruit juice. 
Joe's father began converting to organic when he purchased the farm in 1946. It has certainly been organic much longer than most, and if you have any questions about how it is done, Joe is the man to ask. 
Although Joe doesn’t cultivate anymore, he still has the Percheron horses he used to use for ploughing. 
Arrive from 10am onwards and have a cuppa and a chat. At 11am Joe will show us around and answer any questions about organic farming, and tell us a bit about Twin N, a dried bacteria preparation which they use to increase soil Nitrogen. 
At about 12.30 we'll break for lunch. 
Joe and Kath Devereux are at 17 Devereux Lane, Cottonvale.
The directions to the farm are as follows:
Turn off the New England Highway, left if you are travelling northward, into Middleton Road which takes you into Cottonvale. 
After crossing the railway line turn right, then left into Cottonvale School Road (Heritage Winery is on the corner). 
Follow this to the T junction, turn right into Newlands Road, then right again into Devereux Lane. Look for the BLOG signs. 
The usual applies - bring chair, lunch to share, boots, hats etc.
See you there,
Telephone 07 4685 2458

 

Buildings made from Earth and Recycled Materials. 

August 24th 2008 [Sunday] 

  

BLOG day at Allan & Kate’s farm, “Bestblock”, 513 Ellwood Road, Applethorpe, will be in two sessions. 
10am – 11am: for non-BLOG members only 
One hour talk and inspection of house and farm sheds made from earth and re-cycled materials, 
12 midday: BLOG members and interested people for share lunch at their campground, followed by detailed talks, demonstrations and inspections of alternate building materials and methods. 
Numbers are limited for both sessions, so bookings on 4683 2093 are essential.

 

Seeds, Soils, Minerals, Rocks & Harmonics.

Sat 19th July 2008 

  

Saturday's BLOG day (19 July 2008) will be at the home of John and Julie Lindsay, 541 Dalcouth Road, Stanthorpe.
To get there from Stanthorpe, turn into Sugarloaf Road from Wallangarra Road. 
(For those travelling from Tenterfield, Sugarloaf Road is the second last turn to the right off the main drag before you cross the bridge into town).
Travel 4k then take the left fork (staying on Sugarloaf Road) then go another 2k to Dalcouth Road, which is a dirt road on the left. The entry to the property is 100 m on the right. 
We have organised a series of speakers, and in the usual style of a BLOG day, everything will run with clockwork precision (ha, ha).
The program runs like this:-
9.30am Arrival cup of tea
10.00 am sharp (yeah well) Welcome by John & Julie Lindsay 
10.15am Harley Granite Borders Landcare Committee
10.35am Barb Seed Savers 
10.45am Sarah Soil Foodweb 
11.10 - 11.30 Short break to stretch the legs 
11.30am Doug The rock around the rock 
11.50am Kim Christie Minerals? 
12.10pm Gerry Harmonics.
Don't forget to bring a chair, and lunch (or morning tea) to share.
Then lunch, and all finished in time to go to the Rare Wildflower Consortium's slide show in the afternoon, if you want to.
Please bring some ideas for next year's activities, and think about doing a stint on the organising committee - it is a lot of fun!
If you havn't done so already, it is once again time to pay the annual $12 donation. 




Introduction to Biodynamic 
Agriculture, Viticulture & Fruit. 


Thursday 19th & Friday 20th June 2008

Queensland College of Wine Tourism, Stanthorpe QLD.
Presented by biodynamic vigneron Anton van Klopper and biodynamic educator Hamish Mackay.
This workshop will assist land managers, primary producers, horticulturalists & vignerons to improve overall farm health, quality and yields. The biodynamic preparations are one of the cheapest and most powerful activators for soil, plant and animal health.
Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (both days)
Local Contact: Lel Doon ph. 07 4683 5180.
Download brochure at link at bottom of this page 
'Biodynamic Workshop, June 2008' 




Bushcare at Red Bridge 


Saturday 14th June 2008

This will be a hands on day helping the Bushcare Volunteers with maintaining bush at the Red Bridge. 
Parking is at the end of Anzac Street, outside the Army Reserve gates, Stanthorpe.
Bring hat, gloves, Weeding forks, buckets etc. 
Start 9am, picnic lunch at 12 noon. No toilet at site. 




Organic - Biodynamic Orchard 


Saturday May 24 

Neil & Ruth Cook have an organic, biodynamic orchard which they do not irrigate. 
Neil will talk on farming operations, their reasons for entry into organics/biodynamics, preparations, types of produce, and marketing. 
There will be a farm walk, and possibly apples, apple juice and apple cider vinegar for sale.
The farm is at 66 Ridge Road, The Summit.
Telephone 07 4683 2233 




Biodynamic Horn Burial


Sunday April 27 

Gerry Voigtlander is hosting this day.
He lives at “Frog Hollow” on Wallace Court West. 
Turn off the highway opposite the Service Station at Glen Aplin. Turn right straight after the railway line, then left into Wallace Court, and left again at the T junction. Take the first driveway on the left.
Be prepared to get dirty. 




Solar Power & Sustainable Living. 


Sunday April 20 

A Solar Power day with Jonathan Rihan will bring us up to date with the latest developments on how to harvest this free, clean source of energy. 
Also see some alternative building styles, and learn about composting toilets.
The address is 163 Sonego Lane, Greenlands, west of Stanthorpe. 
From Stanthorpe go to Texas Rd, turn right into Elks Lane, first left into Spring Creek Road, left into Sonego Lane and follow the BLOG signs.
Telephone 07 4683 3241 




Landcare Adventure 08 
Rejuvenation with Water 


Wed 2nd & Thur 3rd April

Rejuvenation with water is the theme at Bingara
Anyone & everyone welcome. Cost $55 per person.
Talks, Site visits, discussions and Awards. 
For more information contact: 
Granite Borders Landcare 
Tel 02 6736 3500 
Email landcare@halenet.com.au 




Crystals and Natural Earth Powers 


Saturday March 15 

Gerry Voigtlander is hosting this day, when he will share his interest in crystals and Natural Earth Powers. 
He lives at “Frog Hollow” in Wallace Court West, Glen Aplin. 
Turn off the highway opposite the Service Station at Glen Aplin. Turn right straight after the railway line, then left into Wallace Court, and left again at the T junction. Take the first driveway on the left. 




Worms 


Sunday February 17 2008

Our speakers will be Rod and Crystal of Aussie Worm Works, with a different sort of operating worm farm to see in action.
This will be held at Ian & Sue Mahoney’s place, 65 Mungall Lane, Ballandean. 
Turn off the highway at Ballandean School into Bents Road. After the first crossing veer right into Emu Swamp Road, then take the first laneway on the right (Mungall Lane). Pass 1 house on right, 2 houses on left, no 65 is the next driveway on the left. Watch for BLOG signs. 
Telephone 07 4684 1001 




Backyard organic gardening and Christmas party. 


Saturday November 24th, 2007. 

The theme is backyard organics. We want to start early as there are two places to visit. 
Starting time is around 9am at the home of Brian and B at 48 Denham Street Stanthorpe. 
For visitors from NSW, turn left into Folkestone Street at the first round-about. The next left is Denham Street, and you will see the BLOG sign about half-way up the block.
Here you will see an attractive front area planted out with natives, mostly local ones. 
Around the back is a mini-farm with all kinds of vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, worm farm and a chook run.
The kettle will be boiling here for morning tea.

At around 11am, if you can drag yourselves away, the second site is at Suzette and Sarah's place, 5 Pioneers Parade. 
You could probably squeeze in voting on the way over. A voting centre is at Blue care at 10 Day St, just around the corner. 
To get to Pioneers Parade from Denham Street, go back south across the bridge on the main drag along Wallangarra Road, take the second left after the bridge into Sugarloaf Road. Follow this until you cross the railway line and Poineers Parade is the next left. 
No 5 is right at the end, look out for the psychadelic letter box. 
As there is limited room for parking inside, please park in the street.
Sarah and Suzette are striving for a habitat garden. Much of the original native vegetation is still there, and basicly if something comes up they leave it there unless it is a major fire threat to the house or in the middle of the driveway. 
They have an organic vegetable garden, inadvertantly in the style of the square foot garden, but not stricly so. 
They have a mobile chook pen, with the aim of improving the soil through animal impact. 
The barbeque will be ready for anyone who wants to cook, and lunch will be held there.
It should be an enjoyable day, and we look forward to seeing you then.
Any questions, you can phone Brian and B on 07 4681 4737, and Suzette and Sarah on 07 4681 2962. 




Organic beef & dairy herds, and cheese-making.

Saturday October 27, 2007. 

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Meet at 10am at Thulimbah Organic Beef & Granite Belt Dairy Farmhouse Cheese, Ross Burnett and Karen Deeths’ property.
Enjoy a guided tour of the cheese making plant. Karen will also give us a brief talk on what is involved in cheese making. 
Others may be more interested in a farm tour with Ross who is very accomplished at feeding animals, and uses an intensive cell grazing approach for weed control, worm control and fertilising. 
Ross and Karen's property is at 4 Duncan Lane, Thulimbah. 
At the big apple [Vincenzos] on New England Highway, turn left if heading out of Stanthorpe. Cross the railway line into Thulimbah, go diagonally into Amiens Road. 
Pass the Glen winery on the left, and turn right into Duncan Lane. 
For further information call Karen on 4685 2285 or Vicki on 4683 3206. 




Creating Vegetable gardens. 


Saturday September 22nd, 2007. 

This will be a practical hands-on day at the home of Janita Pitkin, 145 Rogers Road Applethorpe. 
Bring gloves, boots and some tools because we’ll be making foot-square elevated vegetable gardens. 
Travelling north along the highway from Stanthorpe, pass the Applethorpe State School and turn left into Ellwood Road, then right into Rogers Road. 




Amiens School Environment Centre & Jean Harslett.

Sunday August 19, 2007

At Amiens State School Environmental Centre, this is an opportunity to see what they are doing at the centre, and hear renowned field naturalist and local historian, Jean Harslett, speak. Her talks are always highly informative and entertaining . 
To get there turn right off Texas Road at the industrial estate into Amiens Rd. Keep following Amiens Road until you get to Amiens School on the left. 
Take the next left turn (just past the shop), and pull up outside the Environmental Centre on your left. 




Charcoal-making for soil improvement - Terra Preta


Saturday 28th July 2007  

At Adrian and Esme’s property “Dragonweyr”, 10 Banksia Lane, Greenlands. 
If you are serious about changing the world, don’t miss this. There will be a practical demonstration of making charcoal high in carbon, which can then be added to the soil to provide the house that microbes live in. 
This is part of the story behind Terra Preta.
From Stanthorpe to Texas Rd, turn right into Elks Lane, first left into Spring Creek Road, left into Sonego Lane and keep turning left. Telephone 07 4683 3324. 




Poultry day at Rod-Lyn Poultry at Amiens


23rd June 2007


Anyone interested in backyard hens will get a wealth of knowledge from the poultry information day on Saturday 23rd June. 
Rodney and Lynette Spencer are dedicated chicken breeders specialising in rare breeds who will be speaking from 11am to lunch with a tour of the breeding area after lunch.
The topics to be covered on the day will be –

* different breeds and their suitability to egg and meat production as well as temperament;
* reproduction and breeding tips;
* feeding at different stages of life for best health and production;
* common health problems and diseases.
Directions to Rod-Lyn Poultry 66 Quirks Rd Amiens – from town take Amiens Road, turn right into Bapaume Rd then 1st left into Quirks Rd. Follow the BLOG signs. If you get to Giardinos Restaurant you have gone too far. 

BYO lunch to share with plate and cutlery and remember a chair for your comfort. 




Biodynamic horn burial. 


Saturday May 19 

In May we met at Harley and Siobhan West’s home at Lyra to discuss Bio-dynamics (BD) and how this simple method can improve soil health and moisture retention properties. 
After a sumptuous lunch we all pitched in to make a BD compost heap in the vegetable garden under the guidance of Kim Christie and Harley. 
The weather was perfect for this type of activity with a bit of moisture around after welcome rain on Friday. 
BLOG members will benefit from the wonderful compost in 9-12 months time. Can hardly wait! 




Permaculture, mulching, salicylates & migraines. 


Sunday 22nd April 10am EST. 

At Rex and Christine Maddock’s property at 698 Bryans Gap Road, London Bridge, Tenterfield. 
From the New England Hway in Tenterfield get on to Mt Lindsay Road, then into Bryans Gap Road, total distance 6.3 k from the highway. 
Some Permaculture, seedings & mulching of the future vegie garden, a demo of the world’s best mow, collect and place mulching system. 
Also Christine will talk about her win over Salicylates and migraine headaches. 
Telephone 02 6736 4259 




Landcare Adventure. 


Wednesday & Thursday, March 21 & 22.

The ninth New England North West Landcare Adventure hosted by GWYMAC at Inverell. 
Property visits featuring riparian zone restoration, conservation farming etc, and a 1000 head environmentally friendly feedlot. 
Cost is the same as 2005, $55 per person, covering bus, motel and meals.
20 BLOG members attended last years Uralla adventure and were overjoyed to hear Peter Andrews talk.
Contact GB Landcare office 02 6736 3500. 




Certified organic beef farming. 


Sunday 18th March 2007

At Shane and Maree Gregg’s property “Mossvale”, Kia Ora Rd The Summit. 
Turn off the highway opposite Vincenzos. Follow the road past Maryland station, and where the road takes a sharp right, turn left over a grid. Cross 4 more grids, and Mossvale is on the left. 
Certified organic beef farming operation integrating cell grazing, biodynamics and Vibrational Kinesiology.
Telephone 07 4686 1247. 




Organic commercial vegies and cattle


Saturday 24th February 2007 

At Ray and Samantha Palmer’s property, 45 Dunns Road, The Summit. 
In conversion to organic commercial vegetable growing and cattle. 
Learn about inputs and marketing. Telephone 07 4683 2332. 




Christmas get-together. 


December 2006




November Field Day


25th November
2006

BLOG meets Granite Borders Landcare at Del Tierney’s place. Rex is also inviting Tenterfield Naturalists and a horticultural group.
Del’s place is 17k from the Tenterfield PO. Follow Logan St southward and it becomes Scrub Road, and goes past the dam. 
The BLOG signs will be out.
Starting time will be 11am EST (12noon DST). 
BYO Lunch to share, chair etc.
Sounds like a good day! 




Horn retrieval. 


October 21st 2006

Biodynamics: Horn retrieval at Carrig, 161 Kanga Lane Lyra. 
Also the usual mix of other activities: seed packing; nursery work etc. 




Bushcare joins Landcare. 


September 23rd.

Bushcare joins Landcare for the day at a selected site to regenerate some bushland. 




Grafting and Budding. 


August 26th 

Grafting and Budding at Tom Dunn’s place. 58 Wallangarra Rd, Stanthorpe. 




Geology/geomorphology of the Northern New England tablelands. 


July 22nd 

Martin I’Ons on the geology/geomorphology of the Northern New England tablelands. 
This will also be a “get to know each other” day also, at Geoff and Margaret Meredith’s, Pegum Rd Applethorpe. 




Pat Bundocks at Wallangarra. 


June 24th 2006 10am

Follow the BLOG signs from the highway at 'Garra. 
A talk about the Newman Venture Mushroom Farm (tour is not possible due to quarantine etc). 
A look at Kurts old block which is now under the stewardship of Dick and Dora Rochford. 
Pat's place is at 43 Callandoon St, Wallangarra. 




Dung Beetles


May 27th 

With Pam Wilson at Gary Very's Place. Mt Lindsay Rd at Wilson's Downfall. It will be well signed and can't be missed.
Rod Dowe will not be available that day, and Gary Very has stepped in to host the day. 




Horn Burial at Carrig. 


April 23rd SUNDAY

161 Kanga Lane Lyra, off Andersons Rd, off New England Hwy at the little church at Lyra.
Also seed saving stuff, nursery activity and another cow pat pit. 
Ph Harley et al 07 46845184 for more info. 




Landcare Adventure. 


April 5th - 6th [Wed & Thur].

"Innovation in Agriculture" is the focus of the 2006 Adventure in the Uralla district. 
Contact the Granite borders Landcare Office, Tenterfield 02 6736 3500 by Friday 24th March. 
Numbers will be limited. 




Autumn Gardening refresher. 


March 18th 2006

Homestead Rd (off Geyers Rd off the New England Hwy, north of Tenterfield).
Autumn gardening refresher. 
Sarah Caldwell talking on things to do over winter, and will have some plants available. 
Doug Fox will introduce members to the tool library and give some demos on safe operation etc .. and more. 




Microbes, seaweed & molasses in the orchard. 


February 25th 

Shane Gishford will lead us on farm walk at Ross Cannavo’s (Mt Stirling Rd, Glen Aplin next to the school),
looking at microbes, seaweed and molasses for control of pests and diseases. 




2006
Nursery Activity day at Carrig. 


January 28th.


Possibly setting up watering system, 
a bit of “ where to from here” and repotting some Aloe Vera Barbadensis plants. 
Also demo and show and tell of some of the toys in the tool library.
'Carrig' is at 161 Kanga Lane, Lyra. Kanga Lane is a right turn off Anderson Rd, south of Ballandean.
Contact Bernadette Hayes 07 4684 5120 for more info. 




Christmas get together. 


December 17th 2005

At Basil and Valerie Drinkwater’s place. 268 Neilsen’s Rd Dalcouth.
4PM BYO and there is no BBQ there; come earlier for farm walk etc.
More info: call one of the contacts or Basil/Valerie on 07 4683 7012. 




Holistic Farm Management. 


November 26th 2005

AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING HOLISTICALLY

Helen Lewis will conduct a one-day mini course on Holistic Farm Management. 

10am start

Parts of the puzzle to be explored include... 
Holism what is it? ...Consequences of our management tools on the land? ...Why animals are critical for healthy land? ...Decision making- considering people, profit and the land ... The importance of time, & humidity ...How your values are the key to success? ... 

Throughout the day your participation will help solve the puzzle. You will go home with new ideas about working in groups, decision making, looking at the land, and a positive hope for our future. There is a way to look after people’s needs, the land and our profitability. 

Look forward to having you along.
Contact me: Helen Lewis 07 46617393
helen@insideoutsidemgt.com.au 
or our website www.insideoutsidemgt.com.au 

A small cost of $10 will ensure that you have some materials to take home.

At Tom and Rosemary Dunn’s, 
58 Wallangarra Rd, Stanthorpe (driveway in at the old tractor on the rock.

Bring lunch to share, a chair and a hat. 

Bauer's Organic Farm in the Lockyer Valley. 
October 29th 2005. 

(01-Nov-05)

A bus trip to Bauer's Certified Organic Farm in the Lockyer Valley.
See and hear how Organic Farming Systems are able to be green and black.


Bauer's Farm produce 1,200 - 1,400 tonne of Certified [AOC] Organic vegetables each year and will supply to the largest organic supermarket in the Southern Hemisphere with over 12,000 lines at Crow's Nest in Sydney.
   The farm also has 150 head of certified organic cattle on their scenic 250 hectare

Horn Retrieval. 


October 21st 2005

At Carrig Organic Farm 161 Kanga Lane, Lyra. About 5 kms south of Ballandean, into Anderson Rd (opposite the church), then right into Kanga Lane (through the grapes), and 1.6ks along, left into our driveway.

Start around 10am.
Bring food for a share lunch.
Ph 07-46845184 or 0408-276094 if in doubt.


toxic Termite Control. September 24th 2005

(01-Nov-05)

Interested in non-toxic termite control? So is Ted Williams! Learn about termites and their fascinating lives as well as some of the up to date info on the environmentally friendly ways of keeping your house to yourself. 

Also today is the annual 'year in review'. Bring your thoughts of the last year's activities and your ideas for the next year. 

Bring lunch to share, a chair and hat. 

Further information can be obtained from Harley West 07 4684 5184, Geoff Meredith 07 4683 2471 and Rex 02 6736 4259. 

Thanks to Rex Maddock for hosting. 





Composts.

August 20th 2005

Bevan McLeod from McLeod's Compost will discuss the ins and outs of commercial compost manufacturing as well as the benefits etc that can be derived from its use. Thanks to Rob and Trish McCosker for hosting. 




Soil advisor, Carolyn Ditchfield, to revisit Tenterfield.

July 23rd 2005

(01-Nov-05)

Respected Inverell based soil consultant, Carolyn Ditchfield, will return on Saturday 23rd July 2005 to the Tenterfield Primary School, to present a much anticipated one day seminar titled “Improving Fertility By Working With Nature” for hosts Border Landcare Organic Group (BLOG) and Granite Borders Landcare. 




Backyard Chooks with Russell Parker  

24th April 2004.

Russell Parker will talk on chooks for the backyard. He is well regarded for his knowledge of fowls and his ability to make this knowledge practical. The venue is to be confirmed. 




Biodynamics: Horn Burial and Compost Preparations

March 27th 2004.

Horn Burial for making Biodynamic Horn Manure (BD 500) and the making of some of the Biodynamic compost preparations. If you are interested in Biodynamics, this is a must do item! To be held at Kim Middelton's place on the Bungoona Rd, Sandy Hills. 




Visit To Molevale Herb Farm

Feb 28th 2004.

Trip to Molevale Herb Farm. Just past the Mingoola Hall. Bob South will keep the answers coming and will take us on a tour of his herb farm.