What an amazing Blitz!!
Thanks to the attendees for such a great day. Everyone absolutely smashed it and we tore through the ambitious to do list in between drizzle, great chats, snacks and goat visits.
Also a big thank you to Bill Stubbs for sharing his plant and landscaping knowledge and the seedlings used on the day.
The BPG committee are looking for hosts, so if you could do with a few extra hands in your garden, send an email or fill in the expression of interest form on the website:
For World Permaculture Day we are having a great permaculture film.
We will be watching The Permaculture Orchard
This is a free event and will be held at Uniting Care, 42A Dyte Parade, Ballarat East from 3 pm - 5 pm.
Free tickets at:
https://events.humanitix.com/world-permaculture-day-forest-gardens-film
You can learn more about the film at:
https://www.permacultureorchard.com/about-the-film/
All very welcome.
Come along to our first Potluck dinner in a long while.
All are welcome, this will be a family friendly event where you bring a plate to share.
It will be an informal evening where you can meet like-minded people and families. There will be some games and basic activities for the kids (and any adults that want to join in)
What is a Potluck dinner?
A potluck dinner is a communal gathering where each guest or group contributes a different, often homemade, dish of food to be shared. Guests may bring in any form of food, ranging from the main course to desserts.
What to bring:
Tickets at:
We look forward to meeting you all there.
Wow what a blitz at Navigators today!! A big thank you to all those who attended and worked amazingly hard all day to help transform the garden. A big thanks to all those who shared their skills during the day.
Please join us on Sunday 27 November for a day of connection with other like-minded people. We have a great range of tasks on offer and new skills to learn such as sheet mulching, natural fencing, chicken tractor creation, wicking bed creation and plant guilds. This is an opportunity to be involved at the beginning, in what it very much a work in progress.
Our hosts Barry and Melissa and their three children Charlotte, Emily and Freddy live on a small farm that has a range of animals and plants for both produce and lifestyle purposes including bees, sheep, horses and chickens. They are slowly restoring an old orchard and developing an overgrown berry run into a food garden. They are attempting to introduce permaculture and regenerative farming techniques in order to leave their small farm and surrounding community in a better place socially and ecologically than it was when they moved there.
Children are welcome to participate and interact with the farm animals. However please be aware that there are two large dams and other general farm hazards on the property, and children will need to be supervised across the day.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided by the hosts, so registration is essential for catering purposes. Please register a FREE ticket for each attendee (including children) and advise any dietary requirements.
Tickets are available at:
https://events.humanitix.com/ballarat-community-permablitz
What to bring:
gardening gloves
sun gear (hat, sunscreen, long sleeved shirt etc)
covered shoes
water bottle
Want to know more about Permablitz?
Permablitz is about people helping people, learning skills and seeing permaculture designs in action. Don't know what a Permablitz is and if it is for you? Watch this video from Gardening Australia with the awesome Hannah running one in Tasmania.