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Whole Culinary Garden Workshops in Byron Bay until 24th July

Posted Mon, 07/06/2010 - 12:41 by Jude Fanton

Whole Culinary Gardens Workshop next Saturday

 

We're holding a series of workshops over six Saturdays from 19th June to 24th July, 10am to 3pm. You may take any one of the workshops as each is exclusive. Next Saturday we're doing fruite crops.

Teachers are Jude and Michel Fanton, Seed Savers founders and Permaculture practitioners since 1978. They wrote three food garden books, produced two documentaries on food diversity and trained in twenty-one countries. This is a rare opportunity as the Fantons are frequently travelling now. 

Learn how to plan, grow, collect and prepare culinary delights at the twelve year old gardens at the Seed Centre in Byron Bay. Practise using traditional tools from our collection from around the world.

We gather and prepare a vegetarian lunch in a French country kitchen and give out free planting material (cuttings, seeds and slips) each week.

Available for perusal - database of 800 perennials in the garden, database of 8500 seed samples. Cost on a sliding scale $90 to $56 per session, includes lunch. Book more than one Saturday or with a friend and enjoy a generous discount. See table of charges at the end. Register at our Payment page - use the Donations option and send us a message. Press Read more for Programme.

Successful Regional Seed Savers Conference

Posted Wed, 02/06/2010 - 13:57 by Jude Fanton

Castlereagh Seed Savers ran a successful regional conference in Mudgee last weekend, 30th and 31st May 2010. Dennis Grimshaw reported there were over forty people attending. Seven Local Seed Networks were represented: Castlereagh Seed Savers, Leichhardt Seed Savers, Permaculture Southern Highlands Seed Savers, Illawarra Seed Savers, Wollondilly Seed Savers, Permaculture Sydney North Seed Savers, Shoalhaven Seed Savers.

Here is the report in the local newspaper, the Mudgee Guardian.

Workshops on seed saving in Victoria in April

Posted Tue, 23/03/2010 - 17:21 by Jude Fanton

There will be two seed saving events in Victoria on the weekend of 10th and 11th of April.

OK Magazine Loves Seed Savers

Posted Fri, 19/03/2010 - 15:04 by Michel Fanton

Asked to be naked for a cause, society agent Jonathan Pease has taken his clothes off for OK magazine (along with other celebs from Triple M, Miss Universe) to raise awareness about the issues they support. Jonathan chose Seed Savers, bared it and OK donated one thousand dollars to Seed Savers. In case you don't know ... OK is a celebrity magazine.

See issue 198, 29th March

Oyster Bay Preschool Creates Sunflower Seed Game

Posted Wed, 24/02/2010 - 08:25 by Jude Fanton

Email 18/02/10

Hi Jude and Michel,
I hope you remember us as we certainly remember you for your support to our Sustainability Expo. A few years ago you very kindly donated a book for our raffle at our Sustainability Expo. Well that was an inspiration to us and we have been saving seeds ever since.
I just wanted to let you know that we are now distributing a game the children made based on their seed to seed gardening experiences. Originally the children made the game to share with their family at Christmas. Due to the continued children's love of the game we are launching a shop as part of our website and will be selling the game.
Here's the details of our game:

India bans GE eggplant - Monsanto 'fakes' safety data

Posted Tue, 23/02/2010 - 17:07 by Jude Fanton

 

The Indian Government has banned genetically engineered (GE) eggplant after the ex-Director of Monsanto India admitted the corporation provided 'fake scientific data' to regulators. In announcing the moratorium on GE eggplant, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, said there was not enough evidence that GE foods were safe to eat and that they didn't harm the environment.

Seed Savers Stall at Major Kitchen Garden Project in Sydney

Posted Sun, 21/02/2010 - 12:45 by Jude Fanton

CarriageWorks is a major performing arts centre in Sydney. Late 2009 a Kitchen Garden Project was created there. Three Local Seed Networks combined to have a stall at the Expo & Launch of Stage 2 on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Organics Use Massive Amount of Plastic

Posted Thu, 18/02/2010 - 16:07 by Jude Fanton

In the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia we interviewed an immigrant agricultural labourer, Mahmoud Rahid, from Bangladesh about the difference between local organic and conventional growing methods. He described he often had to spray conventional crops with what he called “medicine”, but he also did not like how organics are grown with so much plastic.

   

Cameron Highlands pay the price of vegetables for distant cities

Posted Thu, 18/02/2010 - 15:08 by Jude Fanton

Cameron Highlands are near the centre of the Malay Peninsula. The rainforest-clad mountains reach 2500 metres. The area is blessed with plentiful rain, a cool and constant climate and fertile free-draining soils. Or should we say “cursed”? For these characteristics feed globalised trade. And there is a price; a much higher price than the vegetables fetch.

      

Feedback on our Film from New Zealand

Posted Thu, 18/02/2010 - 14:14 by Jude Fanton

Louise Nikau writes about our film, "Our Seeds" from New Zealand.

Kia ora Jude I love it!!! The music, the message, the celebrations, we were inspired and we are planning our own celebrations. Everything was put together in such a beautiful way.

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