Adelaide Greenies calendar

Sat Mar 20 - Henley Fruit&Veg Swap

Do you live west of the city with fruit, herbs, vegetables or seedlings growing in you backyard, or know someone who does? Would you like to be able to swap some of your excess crop for some food of a different kind? Then come to the Fruit and Veg Swap! Henley Community Garden Henley High School (enter at end of Cluse St) fortnightly from 9 January 2010 Grange Organic Market Grange Uniting Church fortnightly from 16 January 2010 It doesn't matter whether you have a tiny bunch of chives or a whole box of lemons! Big or small, swap your excess fruit, vegetables or herbs to: - eat fresh, local, healthy and varied home-grown produce - eat sustainably, reduce waste and cut down your "food miles" - chat and pick up tips from other food growers and eaters Email: henley.fruit.and.veg.swap [at] gmail.com Phone: Alison Eastland 0400 288545 Please bring your fruit/veges/herbs/seeds in a reusable container; no plastic wrap please. Excess food will be donated to community organisations. No produce? Come along anyway and meet us - we're friendly!

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Sun Mar 21 - The Food Forest: Open Day (strawbale session)

Open Day at The Food Forest, Gawler. Strawbale Information Session 10am-1pm. Whole property walk 2-5pm. For details, contact Annemarie Brookman on 85226450 or www.foodforest.com.au.

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Sun Mar 21 - The Food Forest: Open Day (property walk)

Open Day at The Food Forest, Gawler. Strawbale Information Session 10am-1pm. Whole property walk 2-5pm. For details, contact Annemarie Brookman on 85226450 or www.foodforest.com.au.

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Mon Mar 22 - HSAS: ABSA Member Webinar

ABSA Member Webinar – March 22nd Please join us for the ABSA member webinar scheduled for Monday, March 22nd 2PM – 4PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). To register for this webinar, visit the registration page by clicking on this link or copying and pasting it into your browser. http://vioca.st/absa1 You will then need to enter your email address and full name, your ABSA member number or a reason for joining. You may also submit a question or questions of your choice. Once you have completed this click register. To attend the event on Monday 22 March, click on the same link above and enter your email in the login box and click login.

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Mon Mar 22 - Soil Association of SA: AGM

Soil Association of South Australia FREE! Annual General Meeting 22 March 2010 at 7pm Fullarton Community Centre, 411 Fullarton Rd (cnr Fisher St) Speaker: Dr Phillip Duguid on Is your food killing you? Dr Duguid has been a GP for over 30 years and says that 70 to 80% of the problems he sees every day could be improved if people ate healthier food. His wife got breast cancer and that changed the way they thought about food - they now produce their own and share and educate on the benefits of biodynamic and organic methods of food production. Evening closes with delicious organic nibbles Email: sasa [at] picknowl.com.au

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Mon Mar 22 - Radio: Back to Basics (RPH 1197AM)

Chris Day (Permaculture Association of South Australia) and Harry Harrison (Rare Fruit Society) present: Back to Basics RPH Radio Adelaide - 1197AM Monday nights, 9:00 - 9:30 Also available as streaming audio from the RPH web site, or as a downloadable MP3.

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Tue Mar 23 - National Landcare Forum

'Landcare celebrates - 20 years of achievements and future challenges' The Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is hosting the National Landcare Forum – at Allan Scott Park, Morphettville, Adelaide 23-25 March 2010. The Forum recognises the significant contribution the community has made over the last 20 years. The theme of the Forum is ‘Landcare celebrates – 20 years of achievements and future challenges’. The Australian Government invites individuals, community groups, farmers, Indigenous land managers and researchers who are interested in protecting the environment and creating sustainable landscapes, lifestyles and livelihoods for the 21st century to attend the Forum. To help celebrate the 20 years of achievements, the Forum will bring together landcare and community groups, regional bodies and industry and government representatives from across Australia. Delegates will have the opportunity to learn about the latest research developments in Natural Resource Management and sustainable agriculture, they will also develop new networks and new skills. The program for the Forum will include presentations on the latest scientific research from leading scientists, plus networking and communications, how groups function and work together, succession planning, and the achievements of award winning landcare groups and current issues including climate change, carbon sequestration and food security. Field trips on 25 March will give delegates the opportunity to visit a range of landcare projects and restoration sites in the Barossa Valley, the Lower Lakes and urban areas. We look forward to seeing you there. For more information: - www.nationallandcareforum.com.au - email landcare [at] daff.gov.au

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Thu Mar 25 - Fern Avenue: open working bees

Fern Avenue Community Garden is open for public working bees every Thursday morning, from 9:30 to 11:30 (weather permitting). What you will find at Fern Avenue: - strawbale building - composting toilet - paved access for wheelchairs - raised garden beds - community education programmes: regular workshops on organic gardening and other issues of environmental sensitivity - rainwater tanks - fruit tree plantings - herb and flower gardens - library of gardening-related books - remnants of the Fullarton Jam Factory, which used to occupy the property For more information, contact the Secretary on 82715430, or email anhinga [at] internode.on.net.

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Sat Mar 27 - TAW Permablitz

Transition Adelaide West “Unleashing the collective genius of our community to build a resilient low carbon future” On Sunday 28th March, we will be holding our first blitz. Come for the day, or come for an hour – all welcome. VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED! This is a great opportunity for hands on learning. Remember you do not need any particular skills, we give you those on the day!! Breakfast, Lunch and end of blitz meal will be provided for all volunteers. The blitz is being separated in to mini workshops. It is not just about blitzing a garden - it is also about skill sharing and an opportunity to glean new information. You can come for the parts that are relevant to you, or you can stay for the whole day. The choice is yours. There is also going to be a kids workshop and activities on offer to keep the kids busy while you take part. Remember, each blitz is different, so what is available this time, may be completely different next blitz. The main focus of this blitz will be: · Installation of a water aquifer recharge & water overflow catchment area – in the form of a man made river bed · Tree planting to improve soil quality & to help existing fruit trees · Deciduous tree planting – maximising summer shade & winter sun for the benefit of your house · Installation of a frame & planting of grape vines · Kids program – vegetable seedling planting in garden beds + lots of other fun activities FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER YOUR PARTICIPATION, PLEASE REPLY TO ME AT -marcelconstructions [at] bigpond.com REMEMBER – TAKE PART IN 3 BLITZES AND WE CAN COME AND BLITZ YOUR GARDEN!!

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Sat Mar 27 - Grange Organic Market Fruit&Veg Swap

Do you live west of the city with fruit, herbs, vegetables or seedlings growing in you backyard, or know someone who does? Would you like to be able to swap some of your excess crop for some food of a different kind? Then come to the Fruit and Veg Swap! Grange Organic Markets Fulham Gardens Primary School cnr Marlborough Street and Mitton Avenue Henley Beach 5022 fortnightly from 16 January 2010 It doesn't matter whether you have a tiny bunch of chives or a whole box of lemons! Big or small, swap your excess fruit, vegetables or herbs to: - eat fresh, local, healthy and varied home-grown produce - eat sustainably, reduce waste and cut down your "food miles" - chat and pick up tips from other food growers and eaters Email: henley.fruit.and.veg.swap [at] gmail.com Phone: Alison Eastland 0400 288545 Please bring your fruit/veges/herbs/seeds in a reusable container; no plastic wrap please. Excess food will be donated to community organisations. No produce? Come along anyway and meet us - we're friendly! Reskilling Workshops 27th March - Introduction to Bokashi with Jacqui Hunter 10th April - Getting around on a bike: How to do more with bikes for daily transport with Jeremy Miller 24th April- Growing Winter Veggies with Tony Scarfo 8th May - Raw Food with Sue (TBC) 22nd May - Seed saving with Len from The Henley Fruit & Veg Swap 5th June - Recycled Art: Handcrafted wallets from soy cartons with Laura Wills 19th June - All about solar ovens with Ashley from Seli Hoo 3rd July - Building a solar oven: a hands on Workshop with Ashley

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Sat Mar 27 - Earth Hour

Earth Hour - All Around The World Switch off your lights from 8.30 to 9.30pm (local time) to show you care for the planet! Earth Hour started in Sydney 2007 and has rapidly spread worldwide - in 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the globe switched off their lights. ABOUT EARTH HOUR Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour. Earth Hour - Chile In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative. Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet. So sign up now and let’s make 2010 the biggest Earth Hour yet!. It’s Showtime! Show the world what can be done.

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Mon Mar 29 - Radio: Back to Basics (RPH 1197AM)

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Tue Mar 30 - Environment Institute: "Amplify Your Voice" with William Laurance

Amplify Your Voice - Keys to Having a Prolific Scientific Career The Environment Institute presents William Laurance at a free public event to be held at the University of Adelaide (Napier Building G03) on 30 March 2010. William Laurance is a Senior Staff Scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and will soon commence a position as Distinguished Research Professor at James Cook University. His prolific research career includes the publication of five books and over 300 scientific and popular articles. His research focuses on the impacts of intensive land-uses, such as habitat fragmentation, logging and wildfires, on tropical ecosystems and on global-change phenomena and conservation policy. He firmly believes that scientists must engage policy makers and the general public, as well as other scientists. Join us to learn the keys to having a prolific scientific career. 6:00pm - How to be more prolific: strategies for writing and publishing scientific papers (40 minutes plus 10 minutes question time) 6:50pm - Tea and coffee break 7:10 pm - Further ways to maximise your scientific impact: interacting with the popular media and how to promote yourself (40 minutes plus 10 minutes question time) Bookings are essential and can be made online: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/event/2010/bill-laurance2.html For further enquiries, call +61 8 8303 3042

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Wed Mar 31 - Environment Institute: "Diagnosis Critical: The Lungs of our Planet" with William Laurance

Diagnosis Critical: the Lungs of our Planet The Environment Institute presents William Laurance at a free public event at the University of Adelaide (Napier Building 102) on March 31, 2010. The forests of our world are in crisis. Our drive for continued economic growth has had devastating consequences for the world's ecosystems that provide critical human services. Our forests are a haven for countless plant and animal species that form the basis of ecological services, these services are the biological mechanisms that make the world our home. Join us in conversation with William Laurance as he shares his prolific observations from a career in tropical ecosystems research. Laurance is a Senior Staff Scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, and will soon commence a position as Distinguished Research Professor at James Cook University. His prolific research career includes the publication of five books and over 300 scientific and popular articles. His research focuses on the impacts of intensive land-uses, such as habitat fragmentation, logging, and wildfires, on tropical ecosystems, and on global-change phenomena and conservation policy. Bookings are essential and can be made online: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/event/2010/bill-laurance1.html For further enquiries, please call +61 8 8303 3042.

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Thu Apr 1 - Fern Avenue: open working bees

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Thu Apr 1 - Joslin Community Group monthly meeting

Joslin Community Group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 8pm at 75 Third Ave, Royston Park. Lisa Lanzi facilitates this group. Contact Lisa on 81321717 or lisa.lanzi [at] bigpond.com

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Sat Apr 3 - The Urban Orchard comes to Gawler

The successful, homegrown fruit and vegetable exchange is coming to Gawler! Initiated by Gawler Community House, a new network of households across the Gawler area will be meeting monthly to swap and share the produce of their backyard (or frontyard or guerrilla(!)) gardens, and conduct workshops on gardening and preserving the harvest. Why an Urban Orchard? – To provide an opportunity for people to utilise otherwise-wasted fruit, vegetables, herbs and seeds – To create networks within the neighbourhood and build stronger local communities – To reduce green waste and pressure on landfill – To provide healthy, seasonal food for the community – To share valuable skills, from pruning to preserving – To reduce the need to transport produce from outside the city, state or country! Less transport means less fuel burned, less pollution and less greenhouse gas emissions – To learn how to make dolmades and to raise awareness of traditional and innovative ways to use locally grown produce The Gawler Urban Orchard begins on Saturday 7 November 2009, at the Gawler Community House, 2 Scheibener Terrace, Gawler. Any excess produce will be donated to community food and health services. For more information on this project, contact Jill on gawlerch [at] bigpond.com or phone 8522 4601 or 0408 084 129; or drop in to the Gawler Community House, 2 Scheibener Terrace, Gawler (old ETSA depot). Opening hours: Office: Monday –Thursday 9am-3pm; Op Shop: Monday – Friday 9.30am-3pm, lst Saturday of the month 9am-1pm Visit http://www.adelaide.foe.org.au/?page_id=408 to find a homegrown fruit and vegetable exchange near you!

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Sat Apr 3 - The Urban Orchard: Clarence Park Food Swap

The Urban Orchard – Clarence Park 10.00am-12noon, first Saturday of the month Clarence Park Community Centre, 72-74 East Avenue, Black Forest Email joel.catchlove [at] foe.org.au for more information, or phone 0403 886 951

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Sat Apr 3 - The Urban Orchard: Henley Fruit and Vegetable Swap

Henley Fruit and Veg Swap 10.00am-11.00am, first Saturday of the month Henley High School, off Cluse Road Hosted by the Henley Community Garden Email Alison at ajeastland [at] netspace.net.au for more information, or phone 0400 288 545.

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Mon Apr 5 - Radio: Back to Basics (RPH 1197AM)

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Wed Apr 7 - AHCAG: meeting

The next meeting of the Adelaide Hills Climate Action Group (AHCAG) will be held on 7 April at 7:30pm, at The Hut, Euston Road, Aldgate.

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Thu Apr 8 - Fern Avenue: open working bees

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Fri Apr 9 - Murrundi Ruwe Pangari Ringbalin 2010 - Murray Bridge

River Country Spirit Ceremony Dance the Spirit of River and Country, make the rivers flow again, and heal the Rivers, Lakes, wetlands and Coorong - Kurangk. The Ringbalin will be a spiritually powerful way of restoring the health of Murrundi (all waterways within the Murray-Darling Basin), and of indigenous and all other communities. From an opening ceremony at Murra Murra in Kooma Nation, a series of ceremonies will work their way down the river to the Coorong - Kurangk, the traditional home country of the Ngarrindjeri people. We will restore cultural and environmental flows! The Ringbalin will happen at: Murra Murra (East of Cunnamulla) on Saturday 3rd April Brewarrina on Sunday 4th April, on River Barwon Mt. Gundabooka (between Bourke & Wilcannia), on Monday April 5th Wilcannia on Tuesday 6th April, on River Darling Menindee, Wednesday 7th April, on River Darling Wentworth on Thursday 8th April, on River Murray and Darling Murray Bridge on Friday 9th April, on River Murray Meningie on Lake Albert Saturday April 10th, 2010. Each night a ceremony will be hosted by the Aboriginal communities of the area, with everybody moving along for each subsequent evening, making it a great celebration of culture and the River, and building up in size, as we move down river (along the roads), just like a river as it flows downstream, and tributaries contribute their flow. Key organisers are Major Sumner (Ngarrindjeri elder from the Coorong- Kurangk) and Lynton Vonow. Please check www.murrundi.org regularly for updates.

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Sat Apr 10 - Murrundi Ruwe Pangari Ringbalin 2010 - Meningie

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Sat Apr 10 - Grange Organic Market Fruit&Veg Swap

Do you live west of the city with fruit, herbs, vegetables or seedlings growing in you backyard, or know someone who does? Would you like to be able to swap some of your excess crop for some food of a different kind? Then come to the Fruit and Veg Swap! Grange Organic Markets Fulham Gardens Primary School cnr Marlborough Street and Mitton Avenue Henley Beach 5022 fortnightly from 16 January 2010 It doesn't matter whether you have a tiny bunch of chives or a whole box of lemons! Big or small, swap your excess fruit, vegetables or herbs to: - eat fresh, local, healthy and varied home-grown produce - eat sustainably, reduce waste and cut down your "food miles" - chat and pick up tips from other food growers and eaters Email: henley.fruit.and.veg.swap [at] gmail.com Phone: Alison Eastland 0400 288545 Please bring your fruit/veges/herbs/seeds in a reusable container; no plastic wrap please. Excess food will be donated to community organisations. No produce? Come along anyway and meet us - we're friendly! Reskilling Workshops 27th March - Introduction to Bokashi with Jacqui Hunter 10th April - Getting around on a bike: How to do more with bikes for daily transport with Jeremy Miller 24th April- Growing Winter Veggies with Tony Scarfo 8th May - Raw Food with Sue (TBC) 22nd May - Seed saving with Len from The Henley Fruit & Veg Swap 5th June - Recycled Art: Handcrafted wallets from soy cartons with Laura Wills 19th June - All about solar ovens with Ashley from Seli Hoo 3rd July - Building a solar oven: a hands on Workshop with Ashley

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