Hi all. Here is something on the veggie growing front which we hope interests you. Please add any comments or corrections.

Cheers, Michelle and Jonah at 46.

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Trish Moran has kindly offerred to connect happy gardeners in the valley, so we can share ideas, produce and equipment and learn more techniques and do interesting things.

If you would like to keep in touch with this group, then please do get on the email list for it – contact Trish directly or go to ‘comments’ below.

Click ‘continue reading’ for the ideas we came up with at our first meeting:

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Growing Communities Conference 2008

The Tasmanian Community & School Gardening Network is pleased to invite you to the 3rd Growing Communities Conference.

It’s on this coming week-end 6 / 7 December and you will need to register.

Find all about it by clicking HERE, where you can download flyer, registration form and program.

And…. the Princes Street school veggie garden looks great and is exciting a lot of interest within the school community. So thanks to all those Waterworks folks who have contributed.

Waterworks community has been well represented (myself, Dorka and Horst, Glenda and Phil, Chris, Steff and Vica) in working bees at Princes Street Primary School vegetable garden.

Rebecca Boyle plus and other parents have been keen to introduce a culture of environmental awareness in the school and have started a small vegetable garden, worm farm and composting heap near the kindergarten and child care centre – and more recently some beds for fruit trees and vines.

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Look to the right of this home page, scroll down, and you will see a list of websites that are of particular interest to our community members.

Latest additions are:

1. What native plants to grow in this area

2. A great resource for improving your home’s energy efficiency

Appreciate hearing of any other good sites that people would like to see.

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