Every year, Australians throw away $2.67 billion worth of fresh food, largely because we don’t get around to cooking and eating it before it expires.
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Jobs to do in your garden in the Macedon Ranges in June
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Switch across to the “greenest” energy retailer Powershop to get $75 discount on your bills and help MRSG keep the bills down for the farmers market.
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On a balmy autumn eve at the end of April, Veg Action hosted the Shire’s first ever plant-based/vegan friendly cheese and wine tasting event. We individually rated and collectively ranked 18 plant-based cheeses. If you want to reduce your dairy intake, read on to find out the best cheeses on the market.
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Tips for buying bare rooted fruit trees, jobs in the garden, what to plant and sow now in preparation for winter. Photo Credit: Mel Mackie
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Newham Landcare is pleased to show this 5 minute video called Linking the Landscape – the Cobaw Biolink. to promote the important role of the Cobaw Biolink in enhancing the connections between Mount Macedon and the Cobaw Range on both private and public land.
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The Science of Edible Gardening Workshop Series from Leaf, Root & Fruit, has been designed to give you an overview of how plants grow and interact with the environment. This understanding makes decision making, planning and garden maintenance more straightforward. Observation and understanding of natural ecosystems and phenomena can help you to be a more successful and fulfilled gardener.
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We all love to celebrate Easter and indulge our loved ones with gifts of chocolate and other Easter treats. It’s a wonderful time for family and friends but it can get expensive and wasteful. You can create your own Easter gifts and treats for a fraction of the cost, and by making considered choices about the consumables that we do buy, we can reduce the impact on our wallets and the Earth.
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Green manures, caring for your fruit trees and what to plant and sow now in our chilly climate. Get your gardening tips and inspiration here!
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An example of community-led resource sharing- some musings and considerations…
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La nina has brought a cooler, wetter year and many of the summer veggies are running a bit behind (looking at you tomatoes!). None the less it’s time to start sowing some of the longer-term cool season crops now.
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According to an Australian study, the road transportation of a typical food basket in Victoria is a staggering 21 ,073 kilometres, almost the same distance to travel around Australia’s coastline (25,760)!
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This article was written and submitted by REAG member Peter Walsh
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Hi everyone and welcome to 2021. Here’s to continuing the boom in backyard food production minus the lockdowns and isolation! Fingers crossed!
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The Veg Action group are kickstarting 2021 with a celebration of zucchini at their Zucchini Harvest Brunch. All are invited, but numbers are limited so RSVP now.
The Newham & District Landcare Group and Woodend Landcare celebrates the wildflowers found in Woodend’s Grassland Reserve and Quarry Road Reserve, and along the rural roadsides of the Newham district by creating a beautiful video compiled from photographs of wildflowers.
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In this month’s edition, you will find a planting and sowing guide for our area and ways to manage slugs and other garden pests and our beloved cockies!
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When it comes to recycling it’s not for want of trying but sometimes it all seems too complicated. That’s when we disassociate ourselves from the problem and throw whatever it is into Landfill. Help is at hand!
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