TTG Food Newsletter

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 This e-newsletter is being sent to the Food & Gardening Subgroup.

1. Link to a review for a book on local food. Loved the review.

 Rebuilding the Foodshed by Philip Ackerman-Leist.

2. Food Buying Group Workshop

If you are not already aware a bunch of us have been working feverishly on putting together what we hope to be a fantastic workshop on how to set up your own food buying groups.

We see this as an important step to becoming more resilient in terms of the stuff we are putting into our mouths and also in terms of community resilience.

We are also hoping the emerging food groups will then become hubs of activity for other ventures and a place to meet your neighbours.

I’ve attached our flyer for the workshop and would love if you could share it far and wide.

foodies unite workshop

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dDVkbWU1VDBQNjg3ZFhGWFJjcjBWdEE6MQ

Register for an all-day workshop  on 24th March.

3. Love Food Hate Waste Event.

Love Food Hate Waste Event

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4. Land-grabbing

We should all be concerned about land grabbing. Our land our water resources are our wealth. Also long-term contracts for food exports being signed without any protections being put in place to ensure that Australians are fed first from Australian farmland.

World’s wealthy buy up overseas farms – Features – ABC Environment (Australian…

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As experts warn of an impending food crisis wealthy corporations and nations have been snapping up land in the world’s poorest countries.

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5.  Food and food growing is high on the agenda right now. The HD Community Garden Group is in the process of applying for a site for a community garden up next to Bunya Tip. Lovely site with a deeply peaceful view over forests and some lovely old trees to rest under. Contact is Jo Barkworth.

 

6. Did you read the short article in the North West News about continuing to look for suitable land for a community garden? We’re not sure who put it in and TTG’s President John has contacted Cr Andrew Wines office to see if he can get more information. We’ll keep you posted.

 

7.  Don’t know about you but our garden is growing like blazes at the moment with all the rain and warmth. We’ve dug over the soil in the raised bed where we had put a lot of Bunya tip tree mulch and it is now rich soil (with a lot of witchety grubs in it!) Planting now for autumn. Bananas are loving this weather. We got out with our granddaughter and planted a white mulberry tree (seedling) which should grow tall as she does and give us sweet fruit for years to come. The passionfruit are ripening well too. Do share your growing stories. If anyone wants cuttings or seeds let me know. We get heaps  and are learning what to do with them.

 

8. Remember those terrific organisations Brisbane Organic Growers Inc (1st Thursdays at Peace Hall Albion) QLD Herb Society and the Subtropical Fruit Club. Brisbane Local Food Ning continues to be an excellent source of information about gardening workshops.

 

9. We’re devastated at the news that the Community Nutritionist for the Metro North Region Deb Blakely is going (the position has been wiped). Deb organised the excellent Food Relief Network in this region that has brought together a whole lot of separate organisations who provide emergency food relief (huge amounts). I’ve contacted our local MP about it but so far our community nutrition needs are just being lost in the political process.

 

Drop us a message with any food or gardening news you’d like shared.

 

Happy growing.

Anne

3851 1016

administrator@transitionthegrove.org.au