Desert Knowledge Australia COOLmob recently held a number of very successful gardening workshops. Fifty people attended the most recent workshop held at Frances Martins residence in Renner St., where Geoff Miers from Garden Solutions shared his knowledge about how to get the best value from the water used on veggie gardens, including discussion about garden design and irrigation. The next DKA COOLmob garden workshops will be held in May. These workshops will be held in the same gardens as previous workshops, however participants will be able to see how these gardens have changed. The workshops will also be more ‘hands-on’ and allow us to get our hands dirty. Watch the space for further details.
Sustainability tip:
Reduce your Food Miles! The distance that your food needs to travel before it reaches you has a significant impact on the environment. Transport makes up approximately 14% of Australia’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions. So what can you do about this? When in the supermarket always check where your food comes from, and purchase foods that travelled the least distance. Try not to eat fruit and veggies that are out of season, as they are likely to have traveled half way around the world, and truly do cost the earth. You can also attend our next veggie garden workshop and reduce the distance your food travels from thousands of kilometers to just a few meters!
Robbie Henderson
Project Manager
Desert Knowledge Australia COOLmob
Ph: (08) 8952 0299 Fax: (08) 8953 2988
http://dka.coolmob.org
Thursday, April 2, 2009
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