Official Opening of the Adopt-a–Plot gardens.

Wednesday the 19th May at 9am.
By the Lord Mayor for Toowoomba Regional Council, Peter Taylor.

The Adopt a Plot project has just been completed thanks to the Ergon Energy Environment Fund and the Toowoomba Regional Council.
This project would have not come together without the support from Candice Laidlaw and Peter Pendlebury who worked together on the application for funding from Ergon.
Toowoomba Regional Council who backed the application and matched the Ergon Energy submission with machinery, soils and Gravels.

Kehoe Myers Consulting Engineers, Providing the proposed plans
Letter of support from Anne Alcock from NAPCAN . Supporting child inclusive activities and facilities in the community.
Most importantly to all the volunteers who contributed by volunteering labour to the physical construction of the garden beds and support with administration, child minding and refreshments.

It's OUT! The April Newsletter that is. Linda's got it full of goodness. As usual it has information tips and tricks for the month, recipes and much more. It's available to Members so make sure your get yours by joining up.

There is a great article from Edith, Part II from Sara on Permaculture in the home garden.

The TRC the Weed of the month - Easter Cassia

Frank Over at HOPE let us know about the following;
Beyond Zero Emissions
Our goal is to facilitate the implementation of the social changes and technologies that will reduce the impacts of climate change and give our society and global ecosystems a chance of surviving into the future. http://beyondzeroemissions.org/

Diary Dates for this month include;

Committee Meeting: Sunday April 18th 10.00am

Sunday the 28th March dawned bright and clear, a fitting setting for the day’s workshop of “Health from the garden”.

Our Mentor for the day Roisin Malone spoke with a maturity way beyond her years, and with a passion that comes from a firmly held belief in her topic. The strength of the turnout (34 people) was evidence that she is not alone in her passion.
Roisin has gained Accreditation in Permaculture through study with Geoff Lawton at Byron Bay, and is now backing that up with further studies in Naturopathy.

The March Newsletter is out, and for some time! Linda's got it full of goodness as usual. Information tips and tricks for the month, recipes and much more. It's available to Members so make sure your get yours.

Information on Permaculture from Sara,
Permaculture is a word invented by Australian, Bill Mollison, meaning ‘permanent culture’. As the name suggests, permaculture is about living sustainably. Producing food locally, including in our own backyard, is an important part of living sustainably.
.. continued in the newsletter.

Diary Dates for this month include;

March workshop: Roisin Malone Food For Health Sat 27th March 10am-2pm Cost $10

Coming next month is ABC's Gardening Australia's Expo in Brisbane

Committee Meeting: Sunday April 18th 10.00am

Ingredients:

1 tin of Chickpeas drained
Onions
Zucchini
Carrot
A few kale leaves
Curry paste of choice
Vegetable stock

Method:

Dice onions and fry in oil with curry paste. Add grated carrot and grated zucchini and shredded kale, add chickpeas, vegetable stock. If very moist add some dry falafel to thicken.

When cook put through food processor if you are using as a dip.

I use any vegetables in season. When I eat it as a meal I don’t put it through the food processor or add the dry falafel for thickening.