Thursday, March 18, 2010
Photos from Christmas Meeting of Organic Growers Club
I meant to do a writeup on this meeting, but never got around to completing it. Here's the photos I took anyway!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
March Meeting - Growing Tropical Vegetables
Our March meeting is being held this Thursday the 18th, commencing at 7.30 pm, at the usual venue in Elanora.
Our guest speaker for the evening is Elisabeth Fekonia, and it looks like a very interesting presentation – I’ve copied the introduction to her talk below, and also attached a flyer for a class that Elisabeth will be holding in Brisbane in April.
Growing Tropical Vegetables
"Do you fall into the same rut every summer with your vegetable garden? We can grow many of our favourite vegetables throughout most of the year but when the summer heat strikes, most of our plants just seem to wilt away. No wonder so many people give up on their gardens when summer arrives! But this need not be. Summer in this part of the world is the perfect time for growing tropical vegetables. In this wonderful sub- tropical climate of ours we can grow vegetables that are easy to care for as they need very little irrigation. Some tropical vegetables generously keep producing year after year.
Edible landscapes can so easily be created with these hardy plants and they make quite a presence in the landscape. Full sun does not deter them and watering is hardly an issue as these plants are deeply rooted into the soil. Once the plants are established and there are long dry periods, they just seem to sit there doing nothing much until the rains come again. The heat and the rain then bring on rapid growth and a few weeks later the garden will show a dramatic difference.
Cooking these unusual vegetables is also very easy. A lot of these dishes have the addition of coconut cream and recipes are often cooked in one pot. The taste of tropical vegetables is very appealing to most people and they are good for us as well.
I look forward to sharing my fifteen years of experience in growing these tropical vegetables in a Permaculture Food Forest Garden at your next meeting. I will also bring plants and books along so you too can learn to enjoy them.
Elisabeth Fekonia"
So in addition to our usual Club activities, we will have the chance to ask lots of questions and exchange ideas – and it has been suggested that, as a number of extra guests will be joining us for the evening, that it would be helpful if anyone could bring along a spare fold-up chair in case they are needed.
Regards,
Diane Kelly
GCOG Membership Secretary
Our guest speaker for the evening is Elisabeth Fekonia, and it looks like a very interesting presentation – I’ve copied the introduction to her talk below, and also attached a flyer for a class that Elisabeth will be holding in Brisbane in April.
Growing Tropical Vegetables
"Do you fall into the same rut every summer with your vegetable garden? We can grow many of our favourite vegetables throughout most of the year but when the summer heat strikes, most of our plants just seem to wilt away. No wonder so many people give up on their gardens when summer arrives! But this need not be. Summer in this part of the world is the perfect time for growing tropical vegetables. In this wonderful sub- tropical climate of ours we can grow vegetables that are easy to care for as they need very little irrigation. Some tropical vegetables generously keep producing year after year.
Edible landscapes can so easily be created with these hardy plants and they make quite a presence in the landscape. Full sun does not deter them and watering is hardly an issue as these plants are deeply rooted into the soil. Once the plants are established and there are long dry periods, they just seem to sit there doing nothing much until the rains come again. The heat and the rain then bring on rapid growth and a few weeks later the garden will show a dramatic difference.
Cooking these unusual vegetables is also very easy. A lot of these dishes have the addition of coconut cream and recipes are often cooked in one pot. The taste of tropical vegetables is very appealing to most people and they are good for us as well.
I look forward to sharing my fifteen years of experience in growing these tropical vegetables in a Permaculture Food Forest Garden at your next meeting. I will also bring plants and books along so you too can learn to enjoy them.
Elisabeth Fekonia"
So in addition to our usual Club activities, we will have the chance to ask lots of questions and exchange ideas – and it has been suggested that, as a number of extra guests will be joining us for the evening, that it would be helpful if anyone could bring along a spare fold-up chair in case they are needed.
Regards,
Diane Kelly
GCOG Membership Secretary
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