People are starting to catch on to volunteering a few hours of their time at the community gardens in Yandina. It’s a really lovely experience for these people as gardening and propagating has never been so much fun. Working together in a group is such a social occasion as well as a learning experience. Permaculture gardening is quite different from conventional gardening and these folk are experiencing this new concept by doing it hands on. Chopping and dropping, feeding the chooks with garden waste and collecting seed and propagating material is all part of the day as well as sharing a cooked lunch from the garden.
We have experienced many dry summers but this has not deterred the growth in a Permaculture garden. We don’t water our gardens, yet the growth is phenomenal! It’s hard to keep up with all this rampant growth! This is the secret of successful gardening with very limited water. Grow your mulch where you need it is one of Permaculture’s catch cries. Volunteers will discover how Permaculture principles work simply by being there and by being involved.
It isn’t difficult to grow your own food with restricted water use, and marginal soil can also be built up to become productive living soil. Permaculture really does have a lot of the solutions you might be looking for. Why not come around and try this garden for size and see what you might gain from the volunteering experience? 41 Farrell St, Yandina Sunshine Coast, QLD. Open on Tuesday from 8 am- 2pm for volunteer gardening.
