Meeting
PERMACULTURE NOOSA – SEPTEMBR MEETING
Cooroy Memorial Hall (next to RSL)
Thursday, 16th September at Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy beginning at 7pm with the Marketplace (an opportunity to purchase locally grown produce and seeds) and meeting begins at 7.30pm. Members and visitors welcome; evening ends with supper (please bring food to share) or a gold coin donation.
Notice is hereby given that the 2010 Annual General Meeting of Permaculture Noosa Inc will be held at the Memorial Hall, Maple St, Cooroy, on Thursday, 16 September 2010 at 7.30pm.
The AGM is being held for the following purposes:
1. To receive the annual report and the accounts for the year ended July 2010.
2. To reappoint the auditor.
3. To elect the new office bearers and committee members for 2011.
The AGM will be followed by two very interesting speakers:
Although adding compost to your garden is one of the most beneficial and easiest ways to improve your soil and grow the very best plants, especially edibles in your vegetable garden, it is not the only method you can use. Guest Speaker, Barry Batchelor from Black Earth Products will talk about BIOCHAR, a carbon product that has long term benefits for productive soils. His talk “History, Facts and Future Of Biochar” discusses the Permaculture home garden use of Biochar and why it’s such a hot topic in relation to carbon sequestration and combating climate change. Karen McElroy, a local naturopath and herbalist will cover history & traditions of “Herbal Medicine: Past & Present” as well as some basic ways of preparing and using herbs at home, modern day practice of herbal medicine and growing medicinal herbs locally for a sustainable and self-sufficient future.
