New events
Native plant sale
What: An annual event by the Australian Plants Society – Yarra Yarra. Propagation demos, seeds, cuttings and graftings from midday. View the plant list.
When: Sunday, 3rd May, 10am-3pm.
Where: corner of Main Road & Brougham Street, Eltham.
Cost: free.
Enquiries/Bookings: Australian Plants Society Yarra Yarra by phone (9439 7228) or email.
Further information: LFC calendar entry.
Beekeeping – a taster
What: Obtain answers to your questions on the practical aspects of beekeeping and discover why keeping bees is a relaxing and a rewarding hobby for all the family.
When: Sunday, 10th May, 2pm.
Where: Edendale.
Cost: free.
Enquiries/Bookings: Edendale website.
Further information: Edendale website.
Soil matters
What: Learn about the soil food web and how you can recycle household and garden organic waste by setting up a worm farm or backyard compost system.
When: Saturday, 16th May, 2-4.30pm.
Where: Edendale.
Cost: free.
Enquiries/Bookings: Edendale website.
Further information: Edendale website.
If you know of any events that could usefully be included in the newsletter and website, email us. If you have a flyer, we can also include that. Just one request: please make sure that the details are in a form that we can copy/paste (i.e. not just a jpg).
Upcoming events from previous LFC News
Over the next week
None.
Over the next month
- Seed saving with Maria Ciavarella: Friday, 1st May, 7-9pm.
- ‘Small Blocks, Big Ideas’ Forum: Sunday, 3rd May, 9am-3pm.
- Native plant sale: Sunday, 3rd May, 10am-3pm.
- Hurstbridge Garden Club: Tuesday, 5th May, 7.15-9.15pm.
- Meet the maker – breadmaking: Wednesday, 6th May, 1-3pm.
- Cooking workshop – minimising food waste: Saturday, 9th May, 2-4.30pm.
- Beekeeping – a taster: Sunday, 10th May, 2pm.
- Soil matters: Saturday, 16th May, 2-4.30pm.
Click here for the complete calendar of upcoming events.
Some links
Glyphosate
It has been suggested (thanks, Richard!) that you might be interested in signing a petition about the use of glyphosate.