Author: tonielle

  • Planting Reminders

    Planting now in May for the Australia – tropical zone (from gardinate.com) Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) Sow in garden. Harvest from September. Angelica Sow in garden. Harvest from 18 months. Asparagus Sow in garden, or plant as crowns. Harvest from 24 months. Asparagus Pea (also Winged bean, Goa bean) Sow in garden. Harvest from September. Basil…

  • Permaculture Townsville Annual General Meeting Sunday 2nd December

    Is the world speeding up? 2012 flashed by and our group’s growth by diversity of people, interests and events has flourished like our community garden. From humble beginning in August last year and infinite possibilities, we have sprouted into something very special that the wider community of Townsville is noticing. Imagine if Permaculture was widely…

  • DIRT! The Movie – MOVIES that MATTER – Sat 24th November

    This is the final event of amazing Movies that Matter for 2012. Please come along with friends and family to enjoy! Saturday 24th November at Riverway Arts Centre – Kirwan 5.30 pm start for the Food for Thought Feast in the Foyer 7.00 pm DIRT! comes to the big screen DIRT! The Movie?directed and produced…

  • LIVING CHEMICAL FREE is on Saturday 3rd November

    You may have already heard about this seminar but as the date comes closer, we would like to remind you to purchase your tickets as soon as possible to ensure your place. Sarah Lantz is coming up from Brisbane to share such important information with the people of Townsville about our health. She was one…

  • MOVIES that MATTER : PlanEAT “Nothing Changes the Planet as Much as the Way We Eat’

    A controversial film – PlanEAT is the story of three men’s life-long search for a diet, which is good for our health, good for the environment and good for the future of the planet. With an additional cast of pioneering chefs and some of the best cooking you have ever seen, the scientists and doctors…

  • October Meeting – Sunday 7 October

    All members should have received their emailed invitation to this monthly meeting but this is just a reminder and invitation to interested non-members who may like to join us! iphone spy software North QLD Conservation council has invited us to join with the Bokashi Project event and enjoy an afternoon tea watching a wonderful film…

  • MOVIES that MATTER – screening HOME + Food for Thought Feast in the Foyer

    This films is a stunning visual odyssey. A globe-spanning exploration of the planet, a celebration of Earth?s beauty and an impassioned call to protect it from destruction. Compelling and defiantly optimistic, Home voyages through over 50 countries, considering the environment?s current condition and factors which will play a role in determining its future. As Arthus-Bertrand…

  • MOVIES that MATTER : Eco-conscious Films for 2012

    Permaculture Townsville in collaboration with Food for Thought, presents a year of inspiration films to empower the Townsville Community, with?support by the Townsville City Council. These events bring a set of motivating, solution based films in the lovely setting of the Riverway Arts Centre, igniting conversation of the coming changes for personal and environmental growth…

  • Introduction to Permaculture Course – In Townsville! Last Chance…

    Don’t miss you chance to indulge in this eye opening 2-day ‘Introduction to Permaculture’ course, specifically directed at living in the dry tropics and?led by Brett Pritchard. cell phone number tracker When:?Saturday 23 June and Saturday 30 June Where:?Railway Estate Community Centre Cost: Only $135 for the two days, with 20% of the proceeds going…

  • How to Grow a Revolution in Your Own Backyard…

    Roger Doiron is founding director of Kitchen Gardeners International, a network of people taking a hands-on approach to re-localizing the global food supply. Doiron is an advocate for new policies, technologies, investments, and fresh thinking about the role of gardens. His successful petition to replant a kitchen garden at the White House attracted broad international…