David and Catherine live on a beautiful 2.5 acres in Sheldon. Their land is mostly compacted clay, so they have had to find alternative methods to grow their veggies. They have used techniques such as hugelkultur, raised wicking beds and layered beds.  They are growing lots of different types of veggies.....sprouts, broccoli, pumpkins, strawberries, cabbage, tomatoes, peanuts, yams, garlic, melons, gourd and more.David will give a talk (with video presentation) about exactly he set up the…See More

We are very lucky to have George Allen, past president of the Subtropical Fruit Club joining us for the afternoon. He will be conducting a fruit tree workshop at Karen & Stephens permaculture garden.Karen and Stephen live on a 1 and 1/4 acre block in Jimboomba. Despite an abundance of fruit trees, they are not enjoying an abundance of fruit and they would like to understand why. They are growing (or not growing!!) Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Mandarins, FingerLimes, Grapes, Passionfruit, Dragon…See More

Fancy a nice cool day at a turmeric farm in Springbrook? We are going for a trip up the mountain into the rainforest! If you would like to carpool meet at the Logan Hyperdome outside of Westpac/ BOQ/ ANZ at 9am. On a Sunday morning there should be few people in the parking area. We will be leaving at 9am sharp so please arrive early.  If you don't want to carpool we will meet you at Springbrrook at about 10am. IMPORTANT!!-make sure you go up the Nerang way to Springbrook (the Mudgeeraba way is…See More