1. How to benefit from climate chnage in your vegetable garden - this is an article

2. How to grow snow peas and sugarsnap peas - this is an article and 4 minute movie

3. How to grow vegetables in winter - this is an article

Happy gardening!

Peter Kearney

www.cityfoodgrowers.com.au

Your complete organic gardening toolkit online

Help is sought with organising our first ever Melbourne Cup Raffle.  Donations of goods, vouchers and/or cash for prizes are most welcome.  Ticket sellers for the Toowoomba area are also required.  Please contact the office with your offers of assistance.

From: Queensland Conservation Council

Petition: Coal export risk to marine parks and coastal zones - strategic risk assessment under the EPBC Act 1999.  SIGN NOW!

Please sign this petition and distribute as widely as possible.  In the aftermath of the Shen Neng 1 grounding, we are calling for compulsory pilotage, safe and monitored passage away from environmentally significant areas, full cost recovery for accidents and a strategic risk management review for central QLD as a result of the increase in shipping due to increased fossil fuel exports.  This petition is in reference to the strategic review.  Go to http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/EPetitions_qld/CurrentEPetition.aspx?PetNum=1448

Biochar Presentation at TCOGA

Rod Lemin will be presenting a demonstration day at Toowoomba Community Organic Gardening Association on the benefits of Biochar.  Researchers believe charcoal-carbon to be a magic ingredient for our environment, crop production and nutrient depleted soils.”  “CSIRO are also studying charcoal’s natural filtering properties and studies are showing it can reduce the uptake of pesticides by plants and the degradation of pesticides in soil.”  Saturday 19th June, 10 am. Cost $ 10

Winter Solstice Pizza Day

Come celebrate the shortest day at TCOGA.  The pizza oven will be fired up at 12pm.  Bring your own handmade base and toppings. Be creative, organic ingredients are encouraged.  Bring your family with a basket of goodies and drinks, food etc. to share with your community!!  Saturday 19th June from 12-2pm

Toowoomba Organic Garden Goggs St Off West St
Enquiries Peter 0431 487 456

An article in the Age: http://www.theage.com.au/national/domestic-blitz-20100501-u0dv.html

An article in the Brisbane Times about 'Bellis': 

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/green-thumbsup-for-for-retrofitted-sustainabilty-20100502-u0jf.html 

It is time for Ecological Internet's (EI) mid-year fund-raiser in order to allow us to continue campaigning together with you to stop ecosystem destruction and for ecological sustainability. EI is entirely dependent upon network members and web site users to fund our unique and highly effective brand of online deep ecology activism. This gives us enormous freedom to pursue, speak and implement ecological truth. Please support global grassroots biocentric advocacy now with a tax-deductible donation of $100 or what you can afford at http://www.climateark.org/shared/donate/ 

The 2010 Queensland Landcare Conference will be held in Caloundra from 14 to 17 September and will provide an opportunity for Landcare groups to demonstrate their projects and display their work. This year will focus on the sharing of land management ideas, information and experiences between on-ground land managers.

People who have built homes of the future that embrace sustainable living are being encouraged to open their doors to the public for Sustainable House Day on Sunday 12 September.  With more than 180 homes on display across the country last year, event organisers are keen to capitalise on a growing interest in sustainable living by setting a new record in homes available for inspection.

Biological Farmers of Australia
 
Media Release
 
March 14, 2010
 
BFA ORGANIC SCHOOL GARDENS PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
 
Planting the Seeds of Learning about the origins of good food and health
 
With record levels of childhood obesity and poor nutrition an increasing issue among Australian children, it has never been more critical for our nation to take active steps in educating young people about the importance of eating the ‘right’ food for a healthy lifestyle and environment, according to the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA).

Everybody Needs Good Neighbours – Companion Planting
Once the realm of the hardcore, hippy, home gardener, companion planting is now an incredibly popular practice – from beginner gardeners right up to large-scale agriculture. But, despite its popularity (it’s huge in Europe), companion planting is often