Mulberry Gardens and the Moreland Food Gardens Network (Wednesday 27 March 2013 6:30PM - 8:30PM)

The next PIN gathering will have a wonderful guest who will be speaking from a health promotion perspective. Rasha Tayeh is a Public Health Nutritionist currently working as a Health Promotion Officer at Merri Community Health Services. Rasha has been involved in a number of research and community food projects, including community gardens, food swaps and sustainability initiatives. She is a founding member of the Moreland Food Gardens Network (MFGN). During this session, Rasha will discuss her work establishing and evaluating Mulberry Gardens and share stories from her work with MFGN. The MFGN web site is available at http://www.morelandfoodgardensnetwork.org/ 

Date: Wednesday 27th March

Time: 6.30 - 8.30pm

Place: Northcote Library, 32-38 Separation Street, Northcote

Edible Inner North Bike Tour (Sunday 24 February 2013 9:00AM - 12:00PM)

The Darebin Food Harvest Network is holding a FREE Edible Inner North Bike Tour as part of the 2013 Sustainable Living Festival. Jump on your bike and discover the diverse and productive edible landscapes growing in Darebin as a result of an enthusiastic and committed gardening community.

The ride will commence from Fairfield Community Garden and take in a number of Community Gardens and other public edible landscapes in the Fairfield, Northcote and Thornbury areas. Light refreshments will be avaialble at the last stop - All Nations Park Northcote - the potential site of a new community inspired food forest.

Over 15 year olds only. Must have own bike in good condition and basic riding skills.

Register at http://darebinfoodharvestnetwork-eorg.eventbrite.com.au/?ebtv=C

 

 

Sarah is hosting a permablitz at her house in Northcote. This is instead of a December PIN meeting. Those involved in PIN have first option to RSVP before the Permablitz is put through the Permablitz Melbourne website.

The Northcote backyard will be transformed into a lovely, no-dig vegie garden surrounded by over 25 potted fruit trees. Activities for the day include: constructing a no-dig vegie patch and herb spiral and installing drip irrigation and rain harvest system. The backyard is small so numbers are limited.  

Please bring tools, including shovels, and newspaper or cardboard (for the no-dig bed). Donations of plants will not be refused! Food provided.

RSVP:  permacultureinnernorth@gmail.com  by Wednesday 12 December
When: 10am Sunday 16 December
Where: Northcote

Next PIN meeting

This month's meeting is on the fascinating topic of edible and medicinal 'weeds'.
 
Doris Pozzi is very passionate about weeds. Come and hear her tell us how to recognize and use edible weeds. Doris will have copies of her book available for purchase.

Date: Wednesday 28th November
Time: 6.30 - 8.30pm
Place: Forno Radicale, 562 High St, Thornbury.

Please join us - 

The PIN meeting for October is a  Spring Garden Working Bee with the Murundaka Co-housing Community in Heidelberg Heights.

When      :  Sunday 28th October, 2012

Time       : 10:30 am - 12:30pm  working bee

               : 12.30 pm Share lunch and  tour of Murundaka till 1:30 or 2pm

Location :  Heidelberg, 5 min walk from Rosanna train station

                 Address details will be sent via email once you RSVP

Please bring garden gloves, sturdy shoes,  sun protective clothing and lunch/brunch to share, as well as any excess seedlings, cuttings, seeds, plants you may have

RSVP:  Mikoto <mikotoaraki@gmail.com>,  would be appreciated (but not essential) just to know how many people to expect.

Three Murundaka members are currently studying Diploma of Permaculture at Eltham College. Come and ask questions if you are interested in learning more about this course 

Some articles about Murundaka :-

http://villagewellblog.com/
http://simplelives.com.au/?s=murundaka+
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/single-mum-is-lonely-no-more-thanks-to-neighbourly-initiative-20120326-1vupu.html
http://www.greenrenters.org/story/cohousing-murundaka

Fairfield CG food forest

Our August PIN meeting was at Fairfield Community Garden where we planted a food forest. The conditions were very difficult in this strip of land but the plucky fruit trees are barrelling ahead as you can see.

PIN Events: design, farm tour and lemon cordial workshop

Permaculture Design Exercise Presentation
Those who observed Sarah's garden in Northcote will be presenting their designs and ideas for discussion this Saturday. All welcome to come, learn, discuss.
When: Saturday 1 September, 11am-1pm
Where: Northcote
RSVP: permacultureinnernorth [at] gmail.com

Sarsen Tun permaculture farm tour
PIN will join Eastern Suburbs Permaculture Group to visit Sarsen Tun permaculture farm on 9 September starting at 11am. You and your family and friends are welcome to join.
Details of the Farm:
http://www.permacultureday.info/?event=permaculture-sarsens-tun-farm-tour
When: Sunday 9 September, at the farm at 11am
Where: 236 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. Taggerty, VIC 3714 (ie on the way to Lake Eildon)
Cost: $25 per head
RSVP: permacultureinnernorth [at] gmail.com

Lemon Cordial Workshop
Want to make your own refreshing lemon cordial, either to have simply with water or soda water or with a nice vodka or gin?
When: Sunday 16 September, 10am-12
Where: Sarah's house, 22 Reid St, Northcote
Cost: $3 for Permaculture Melbourne members, $5 for non-members
Bring: bottles, lemons will be supplied, but you can bring extra
RSVP: permacultureinnernorth [at] gmail.com
Next PIN Meeting:
When: Wednesday 26 September, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Forno Radicale, 562 High St, Thornbury

Future Sustainable Living Events
If you have a sustainable living skill you would like to share, then I'd love if you could put your hand up. Previous such events include making tomato sauce , sausage, and now lemon cordial, but it could be any skill (including outside kitchen) of making or fixing that helps us tread lighter on the earth.