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Makuru 2023 July DEG Newsletter

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Duncraig Edible Garden AGM will be held on Saturday 15th July.
After a morning gardening together, we will meet at 10.30am over morning tea. Our AGM meetings are always short.There will be reports from the current year. Then all positions will be declared vacant and elections will be held to appoint the new executive and steering committee.

Only current financial members can vote or stand for office.
Renew your membership online or pay cash to Kath (current Treasurer) at DEG before the AGM. New members would need to fill out an application for membership form, pay the membership fee, and have their application for membership approved by a brief meeting of the current committee at 10am, to finish before the AGM begins.

Permaculture ethics encourage us to care for the earth, care for people and share what’s spare. Contributions to a shared morning tea are always welcome. We have had some yummy spreads recently. Or maybe you could bring something you have harvested, or seeds or seedlings you have to spare. Share your abundance with others and join in sharing what others bring.
Makuru is the wettest time of the year, usually coming in June and July. Cold fronts bring rain, and garden growth slows with colder soil. Plants which were well established before the cold continue to grow, but slowly. Well established plants are less likely to succumb to attack by garden pests.
Planting Guide for July and August
Greenleafy vegetables grow well in the wetter weather.
Celery, chives, lettuce and spring onions, silverbeet and spinach will all do fairly well now. Although we have missed the opportunity to plant brassicas early, if you have sheltered spaces, you may still like to try planting for broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohl rabi, cauliflower, parsnips, swede, or turnips.Radish and carrots are favourites, and potatoes do best in the cool and wet. There is still time to plant peas and broad beans too.

September is the time to begin planting more of the fruiting annuals. You may like to use the cold and wetter weather as an opportunity to begin sorting seeds ready to plant and grow seedlings in sheltered spaces so they are ready to plant out into the garden when the days get longer and the soil warms.

Friend or foe?As you observe your garden you do not need to poison any pests you see. Simply squashing is far more effective. The smell from the squashed ones will advertise their presence to their predators. Watch and you might get to see ladybugs and other pest management creatures arrive to control the ones you missed. We recently noticed some tiny predators at DEG. It is worth leaving some sacrificial plants for the pests to stay on, so that the predators are assured of a meal and stay to eat the next pests when they hatch.
It is worth checking that what you are about to squash really is a pest. Might it be a pollinator? Or is it food for birds, frogs or other wildlife? We can consider sharing our crop, growing some sacrificial plants, or just moving the pest onto some weeds. The MyPestGuide Reporter App can be loaded on a smart phone and makes it possible to send a photo of your mystery guests. It is a great way to learn about your garden inhabitants, and their possible value.
Recently someone who noticed caterpillars in their garden sent a photo to MyPestGuide who told them that it is:”a caterpillar of the Black and White Tiger Moth, Ardices glatignyi (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) sometimes known as Spilosoma glatignyi or a very close relative of this species. Adult moths are nocturnal, and are very striking in appearance. Important pollinators of native plants and insect food for bats and birds. It is a common native moth, the caterpillar feeds on introduced weeds, and is a minor pest to various herbs and vegetables. The caterpillar is variable; there are completely white and completely dark specimens. The larvae protect themselves with a dense covering of irritating hairs.”
Decisions in our gardens do not need to be based on fear or advertising and product placement, they can be made based on information. We have many local bird and bat species, which is why the person decided not to treat or remove them.The caterpillars will start to pupate very soon and the plants will happily bounce back after the nibbling.
City of Joondalup waterwise verge competition 2023 publicity out this week features images taken at DEG.

You can find details of the competition at https://cityofjoondalup.cmail20.com/t/y-e-pidhtiy-iiihutldhl-g/
We would love to see you any DEG day. Maybe bring some cash to buy some of the Marvellous preserves or give a donation. Either way come and share the harvest, and the company, enjoy the cool weather and rain. Grow well.

DEG Newsletter Djeran April 2023

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Welcome to the Djeran DEG newsletter. What a sudden change of weather! The hot weather of Bunuru, the second summer and hottest time of the year, still had us wearing shorts at the autumn equinox (about 21st March when there were equal hours of night and daylight) and into the start of April. Seeds for the coming season could be started in trays only if close attention was paid to keep them moist. We still needed to be sure to water every day to keep alive the plants that had survived the summer in the garden. Fruit could be harvested and seeds from the summer crops could be collected while the weather was still dry and warm.
Now Djeran has arrived. Cooler weather has begun with rain and we can plant seedlings out with less risk that they would be cooked in the ground.
See something? Please say something! In recent time we have had an increase in vandalism and in one case a complete garden crop of plants were cut off just above ground level.  Fruit trees are often stripped of unripe fruit and left bare. Plants have been destroyed and produce taken. Even wire and net coverings have been cut. Someone took most of the butternut pumpkins from the wire cages Jim had carefully built to protect them as they grew, then tore the vines from the soil. It is very disheartening to have our plants vandalised and trashed. Our volunteers work so that everyone can benefit. If you see someone doing things in the garden, please ask if they are a DEG gardener. It might be enough to stop someone destroying the garden. All of us who are DEG gardeners would be glad to talk with you and tell you what we are doing and why!

The garden is open to the public, and people are welcome to *Take a taste* of just enough for themselves for one meal. A few sprigs of the herbs or a few leaves of green leafy vegetables is reasonable. If you pick 2 or 3 outer leaves from a cabbage, silverbeet or lettuce, the rest will grow well. Don’t cut the middle out. That stops the plant from growing back! If you want more, please join us growing the food.

Please do not pick the fruit. Every year the pomegranates and apples get taken before they are ripe. Picking too soon wastes the fruit. The gardeners will assess what is ripe enough to pick on Saturday morning DEG days. Join us then as we share the harvest with all who are there and want to take some home with them.
Planting Now
As the soil cools, and before it gets too cold, we will plant more root vegetables and green leafy crops. It is now time to plant brassicas such as Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Pak Choi and Wombok. Time also to sow other leafy greens: Celery, Chives, Leek, Lettuce, Spinach and Silverbeet. Runner Beans and Broad Beans, and Peas can all be sown now and Beetroot, Carrots, Onions, Potatoes, Swedes and Turnips need to be planted soon for good growth in the cooler and wetter months.
Workshop 6th May Earthworms -workers in your garden
Earthworms and microbes help to turn waste into good garden soil and make the plants grow well. When you think of workers in your garden you may think of people or chooks, but do you think about the small creatures?

Lyndall has many wriggley livestock working in her garden. She has lots of experience to share. Whether you choose to look after your earthworms in a worm farm, worm tube, or free range in the soil, there is a lot to learn in this workshop.
Some lucky person or family may take home a worm farm as a door prize.

Duncraig Edible Garden 6th May 9.30 to 11 AM. Registration $5 per person or family. (Free for DEG members)
Please register so that we know how many information booklets to prepare.https://events.humanitix.com/earthworms-workers-in-your-garden
DEG will celebrate International Permaculture Day with PermacultureWest.
You can join in too! Sun 7th May 2023, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Register at https://events.humanitix.com/celebrating-food-security

There will be activities for all ages at the mini Festival, with the centre piece being The Giant Plant Swap!

Please bring any excess seeds, tubers, cuttings, seedlings or produce to share. Find yourself something you need for your garden, or kitchen. Bring a picnic to celebrate in the Peace garden. Entry fee by gold coin donation.

In the morning join a garden tour of the Murdoch Community Garden. It will be an opportunity to reflect on the original permaculture plan, 25 years of the Environmental Technology Centre and 10 years of the community garden. As places are limited, free registration will be required.

Schedule:
10 – 11 am Murdoch Community Garden Tour
11:30am – 2pm Festival in the Pendopo Peace Pavilion
1:45pm – 3:15pm Community Forum in the Hills Lecture Theatre

After lunch, hear about what food security looks like in urban communities and explore the role that permaculture plays, and could play in the future, at our Community Forum. The forum will be facilitated by Anthony James from the RegenNarration Podcast and will feature a guest panel (this part is a Ticketed event).

This is an inclusive event and as such we don’t want money to stop you attending. If you would like to come to the community forum and the cost of a ticket is stopping you please get in touch at convenor@permaculturewest.org.au.
Tools Maintenance Workshop 3rd June
This is an opportunity to learn how and to get your tools sharpened, Learn how to maintain your gardening tools, clean them and remove rust, sharpen and make old tools feel and work like new again. Spades to cultivators, saws to secateurs… All your digging and cutting tools can benefit from being regularly maintained. Bringing your old rusty, seized tools and find out how to get them moving and cutting again.With their wooden handles oiled they will continue to work well for a long time more.

DEG members participate free, workshops are included in your annual membership fee.
Please register at   https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-tools-maintenance-workshop
Feijoa Crumble cake  Susanne recently brought some yummy cupcakes to DEG for morning tea
The recipe uses feijoa fruits, which are in season right now!
Preheat the oven to 150C (cooler than usual!)  
Grease a 24cm diameter or similar size baking pan with coconut oil or butter.
Or use cup cake papers
Soak 1/2 cup dates with 2 Tblsp boiling water

For the Crumble topping: Mix dry in a bowl 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp salt
Then use a knife to stir in 1/2 cup melted coconut oil and create a crumbly texture.
Dry Ingredients: Mix together1 cup flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder,1/2 tsp bicarb soda, 1/4 tsp sea salt
Wet Ingredients: Mix in a bowl or food processor1/3 cup milk, 2 tsp apple cider vinegar, 2 tsp vanilla extract
add 3Tblsp coconut oil, melted.Pour in the dry mixture. Lift and fold the mixture until almost combined, then add 2 cups feijoas flesh (skins removed) and stir through – you want a few flour flecks to remain.Dollop large spoonfuls of the mixture into your tin and spread gently to the edges, then sprinkle the crumble over the cake mixture.Bake for 45-50 minutes until a skewer comes out relatively dry in the middle.Remove and let cool, then remove from the tin and slice.
Advance notice – Membership fees due end of June (Financial Year) Free attendance at workshops. Voting rights for the AGM on 15th July over Morning tea
Coming DEG Days and events
22nd April DEG day Gardening focused
6th May DEG day Workshop: Earthworms – Workers in your garden
7th May International Permaculture day Permaculturewest event 20th May DEG day with committee meeting over morning tea3rd June DEG Day Tool Maintenance Workshop (WA day long weekend)
17th June DEG day gardening focused

Warning: Quarantine Polyphagous shot-hole borer

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Do your bit. Help to Quarantine the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer.
What gardeners do can make a big difference. This borer eats all sorts of wood.
The name Poly (many) phagous (foods it can eat) tells us that it won’t be fussy. If this insect spreads further it will cause trees of all kinds to die. Your lemon tree, apple tree, fig tree, grapevine, eucalypts, native peppermint, banksia…everything seems to be on the menu for this bug. Please take note and act safely.
The Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer is small but poses a significant threat as the carrier and farmer of a fungus which kills trees. The new northern boundary to the Quarantine Area shown on the map below is Hepburn Ave.
Lawn clippings are fine enough so the insect cannot farm the fungus, but plants with a stem more than 2cm in diameter and mulch/ wood chips larger than 2cm must not be taken across the boundary and out of the Quarantine Area.
It is important that people living or working within the Quarantine Area observe the restrictions on the movement from their properties of wood and plant materials which could act as hosts and potentially spread the borer.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentBiosecurity alert for residents who live in the City of Gosnells, City of Joondalup, City of Swan and City of KalamundaIf you live in the areas highlighted in the map then you are now in a Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) Quarantine Area. The newly updated Quarantine Area is in place as part of a program to work out the spread of the pest in the metro areaThese beetles are roughly the size of a sesame seed and excavates tunnels in trees where they cultivate fungus as a food source. This fungus spreads inside the tunnels, disrupting the flow of water and nutrients.These little guys can have a massive impact on WA’s natural environments, horticulture and agriculture industries and so we need your help to contain their spread.If you live or work in this quarantine area then you must not move any wood or plant material out of the area including:barkfirewoodtree pruningslogswoodwood chipsmulchpotted plantsplant cuttingsNote: wood chips smaller than 2.5cm wide and living plants with woody stems smaller than 2cm wide CAN be moved outside of the quarantine area.If you plan to do some gardening, tree lopping mulching, wood chipping or handling green waste must remove all wood material from their machinery and equipment before moving outside of the quarantine area. These restrictions do not apply to lawn clippings.For more information on the borer and quarantine area requirements, visit: agric.wa.gov.au/borer

Official Commemorative event Planting Trees for the Queen’s Jubilee

In 2022, DEG was one of the community groups awarded a grant by the Australian government to plant trees in commemoration of the Queen’s reign. Although the grant continues to the end of November 2023, the commemorative event must be held in the Jubilee year.

Duncraig Edible Gardeners invited supporters and dignitaries
to join us at Duncraig Edible Garden
(In the forecourt of Duncraig Public Library, Percy Doyle Reserve,
corner of Warwick Road and Marmion Avenue Duncraig WA)
from 9.30 to 10.30am on Saturday 31st December 2022
for a brief formal commemoration of the Platinum Jubilee and reign
of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The short ceremony was followed by a brief tour of the garden and morning tea with a special Jubilee cake made by some of our volunteers.
Commemorative signs were installed to mark the trees planted so far in this program.

Sharing the abundance from our gardens and our kitchens helps to build community.

2022 Party and Birak (first summer) newsletter

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Thank you for your support this year.
Please join us for a Party on the last DEG day of 2022, 10th December from 9.30-11.30am. Craft activities for all ages (make a herb wreath, seed bombs, or reuse a milk bottle to make a self watering pot and plant a herb seedling) Free or gold coin donation.
Bring some cash to buy something from our cake or plants stalls, or sausage sizzle.

Recent activities at the garden included planting the first of the trees to commemorate the Jubilee and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. We added several ingredients to improve the sandy soil. Clay, compost, blood and bone and slow release manure are among the good things we mixed in well before planting the trees. This creates a ‘soil tank’ to help retain more water in the root zone.

We have planted and harvested lots of good produce and saved seeds. Jim made a wooden spade and used it to dig out some of the bountiful sweet potato crop. Our versatile multitool can be used to hook down tall branches, or scratch weeds from between paving, as Jill is doing in the picture below. In October, our native verge was visited in a presentation by Chris Ferriera of the forever project. Jim refurbished some of our insect hotels with broad bean stalks cut into short sections, and wood drilled with a variety of sizes of holes.

We have already begun preparing the garden to cope in the hot weather. Shadecloth over the beds helps to reduce the direct sun damage to the plants. Mulch shades the soil and protects the soil microbes. If left uncovered, the top 5cm of soil gets cooked (feel the surface with bare feet on a hot day!) and the microbes are more likely to coat the soil particles with a waxy substance to preserve what little moisture they have. That makes the soil hydrophobic. It is much better to cover the soil. Living leaves (sweet potato, pumpkin and other low leafy plants) do this well. Mulch may be chipped garden prunings, or even stones! Whatever will shade the soil and allow water through to the soil below will work as a mulch.


On 27th November, City of Joondalup hosted a concert at Penistone Park in Greenwood. The concert highlighted the Noongar seasons. Kambarang was ending. Birak arrived this week with a hot couple of days. The Noongar seasons are not set by the dates on the calendar but are recognised by the signs all around us and changes in the plants, animals and weather.
DEG was invited to join other local groups who help care for the environment. We help by fertilising wisely and avoiding water wastage and runoff. You can too.
We ran an activity making self-watering pots. Many people took home a pot they had made from a reused milk bottle with a herb or vegetable seedling planted in the soil.



Do come and join in our activities next year. Here is a calendar of the planned DEG days for 2023. We have some workshops organised, as well as many ordinary gardening days where you can share knowledge and learn some tips and tricks from our regular gardeners. The garden community is a great place to spend time outdoors with some other wonderful people, working together to grow food in a public place.




What to plant for the hotter weather? The purple King beans at DEG continue to grow reliably well. Sunshine makes leaves into solar panels: Silver beet are a hardy leafy green, and in more sheltered areas, lettuce, and Kale and celery do well. Beetroot, Carrots and Radishes are all year rounders (especially if their soil stays moist). Beetroot leaves can be used long before the root develops. And this is the season to grow vine fruits. Choose some from the Solanaceae family (Tomatoes, eggplant, capsicum and chili) and some from the cucurbit family (squash, pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, zucchini).

Whatever you choose to plant, water wisely. Make sure that the water you use does the job well. Remember to check the soil both before and after watering. Did the water penetrate below the surface of the soil? If not, maybe change how you apply the water. Gentle raindrop pattern watering penetrates further than squirting the water onto the soil with higher pressure. We add a tablespoonful of Seasol soil wetter to a watering can to treat the soil which stayed dry, then water again, making sure to wash any residues off the leaves. Now the watering should be more effective every time. Fortnightly visits with the soil water should help your garden avoid hydrophobia and make the water ‘wetter’.Remember to be sun-smart in your garden. Look after yourself as well as your plants!

Wishing you a happy new year in which you Grow Well.
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DEG Newsletter Spring/ Djilba/Kambarang 2022

Welcome to the DEG newsletter.
Have you noticed the changing seasons? Djilba has increasing clear cold nights and pleasant warm days with decreasing rain. Now is the time to plan your summer garden and sow seeds ready to plant out the seedlings when the days are warm enough. Kambarang is the time when rains finish. Warmer weather takes over with longer dry periods during the months of October and November.
Planting Now
As the soil warms more fruiting plants can be grown. Beans, capsicums, chillies, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, squash, peas, tomato and zucchini are all good things to get growing now. Greens such as celery, chives, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, spring onions, silver beet and spinach can also be planted. Root vegetables to plants now include beetroot, carrots, Jerusalem artichoke, potatoes, radishes and turnips.
Workshops
Many tools were sharpened, and their handles oiled at the tool maintenance workshop held in August.
On 22nd of October we will run a Herb Planter Workshop.
Make mini wicking beds from repurposed materials. You are invited to join us. Please register at https://events.humanitix.com/2022-deg-herb-planter-workshop-make-mini-wicking-beds-from-repurposed-materials.
The sunflowers that Duncraig Edible Garden (DEG) has grown in the past are the Sun King variety. We have found them easy to grow. They have a good germination rate and are fast growing. Sunflowers attract beneficial insects to the garden. The flower is attractive on its own or in a group. The plant will usually grow to 2 m tall.Sunflower Helianthis annuus var.Sun King
Planting spring to early summer
Germination 12 to 16 days
Flowering 12 to 14 weeks
Wildflower Tour
In August a number of DEG members went for a long drive together through Moora, Perenjori, Mingenew, Coalseam, Dongara, and Lesseur National Park. Wildflowers were blooming in abundance. We have written a blog post showing more of the photos. Go to our website http://www.duncraigediblegarden.org.au/ to read the whole story.
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on 8 September 2022. The Queen reached the Platinum Jubilee milestone in June 2022. Earlier this year DEG received a grant to plant some trees in honour of the Queen’s Jubilee. Watch this space for ways to be involved.
DEG Multi Tool.
We had a dilemma at Duncraig Edible Garden. How could we more easily control the constant regrowth of weeds in our garden? We tried some tools but found them a bit cumbersome to use.Tony and Jim put their engineering heads together and developed several versions.
First they came up with an angled piece of sheet metal on a pole. This needed to be sharpened to cut through the weeds’ roots.
Mark 2 was developed from sharp spring steel to make a slightly curved blade. This was good but twisted when used on strong weeds.
Mark 3 was developed with the centre of the pole in line with the cutting edge that cuts the base of the weed. Bingo I think we have it now!
Mark 3 is the version of the Multi tool we now use in our garden. A limited number are available for you to try out and buy on DEG days. They are great value at $25. A true multi use gardening tool. Especially useful for those of us who no longer have full mobility as we once did.No bending down. Just grub those weeds out standing up. Also good for furrowing when planting out new seeds or seedlings. Pull down those high branches and prune where you want. Happy weeding from now on from the tool men, Jim and Tony.
Advance notice – the 10th of December will be the Annual DEG celebration/Christmas party. Please bring cash as we do not have EFTPOS available. There will be a few of the DEG Wonder-weeding Multi Tools available for purchase. We will have a sausage sizzle, plants, preserves and baked items for sale. Make a herb wreath for your front door. We look forward to seeing you then.
We would love to have you join us on a Saturday morning soon.
The next few DEG days are 24th Sept, 8th and 22nd Oct, 12th and 26th Nov.
Grow well.
DEG Committee

Exploits of a DEG gardener at home (Jill)

Do you have to have a magnificent home garden to become a DEG volunteer? Absolutely not! (Or I am here under false pretences!) I do grow lots at home – predominantly fruit trees. Oh – and lots and lots of weeds. Who knew that some of my weeds can be eaten?! I was an avid gardener in my younger days but that was a long time ago. The COVID lockdowns prompted me to take an interest in growing more food – kale, lettuce, spinach, rocket, herbs and more recently broccoli and cauliflower. Could I become self-sufficient? No way! For me being a DEG volunteer means a delightful way to spend every second Saturday morning being part of an active friendly welcoming community group and learning heaps.

Sunflowers are planted here. 2 weeks later they are 5 cm tall!

Sunflowers were mentioned in the DEG newsletter. I always miss the boat – thinking as I admire those in full bloom in others’ gardens each year that I should have planted some. So this year I have seed from the beautiful DEG sunflowers you may have seen near the library entrance (naturalised to local conditions) and planted them on 31/8/22.

Toilet paper rolls make great seedling starters.

I also have a prolific DEG cherry tomato. The one plant I was gifted cropped prolifically and continues to fruit. It occupies an area of about 1.5m x 2m. I read somewhere that you can grow tomatoes from a cutting. Let’s see if that works! The toilet-roll tubes here contain coriander seed, hopefully being raised for the upcoming DEG mini wicking bed workshop on 22nd October. (register at https://events.humanitix.com/2022-deg-herb-planter-workshop-make-mini-wicking-beds-from-repurposed-materials)

Shopping bags can be used as grow bags.

Also inspired by the DEG gardeners, I planted some of those horrendously expensive Kipfler potatoes in my raised garden bed in the hope of growing my own. Novice mistake – I have since learned that one should ‘hill up’ potatoes as they grow to increase the yield. (Thanks Tony and Chris.)  Not an option when the bed is already full to the brim. My solution is to cut an ‘X’ in the bottom of a shopping bag, slip it over the plant, and fill it with soil. We will see if that works. Two more bags are to be added. This bed also contains broad beans, rocket, spinach and self-seeded coriander. I tend not to fill beds with a single crop – I figure pests might have to work harder to find what they want in a mixed bed.

Wildflower Tour August 2022

Wildflower Tour 2022 – 20th & 21st August2022 Written by Susanne

Leaving Perth at 6 am on Saturday our first stop was Perenjori where we looked for some information on where to find wreath leschenaultia. Before heading off again we had a wander around the Perenjori Community Garden which was outside the visitor centre.

Perenjori Community Garden

The road that was supposed to take us to the wreath leschenaultia proved very difficult to find but eventually we got there and were rewarded by a large area with specimens that were just in bloom.

We continued on to Coal Seam National Park, which is a great spot for walks, views and everlastings, wattles, hibertia and twining fringe lily as well as nesting pink and grey galahs.

Yellow everlastings
Fringed Lily

The next walk we went on was at Depot Hill which is not far from Mingenew and offers an abundance of wildflowers including orchids such as cow slip, spider and snail orchid, conostylis and thryptomenes (which we have in our native verge at DEG), sundews, catspaw and dampiera.

Cowslip orchid
Spider Orchid
Snail Orchid

 

Thryptomene

After staying the night in Dongara and a visit to the beach there and in Leeman we arrived at Lesueur National Park one of the important flora conservation reserves in Western Australia. On our walk and stroll around the picnic area we saw a large variety of native plants and wildflowers such as native violets, Thomasia (which is also growing in our DEG verge), trigger plants, hakeas, banksias, various orchids and many, many more.

Thomasia

 Next year we would like to spend more time in Lesueur National Park as there is so much more to see and explore there.

2021 Annual General Meeting

The 2021 Annual General Meeting for Duncraig Edible Garden will be held on 17th July at 10.30am as COVID restrictions have eased somewhat. We plan to tend the garden then hold the AGM at 10.30am. Do join us in the forecourt of Duncraig Library and enjoy a bring and share hot lunch afterwards.

The meeting usually takes less than 30 minutes. We will hear reports from the current committee and elect a new committee.

Only current financial members of DEG can nominate for executive role or for general committee positions. The executive positions are Chair, Vice, Secretary and Treasurer. 
You are very welcome to apply to become a financial member.
Then you can vote and stand for election to the committee.
Membership and Nomination forms will be available at DEG.

Membership is for each financial year and becomes due on 30th June. Pay in cash on the day $15 for individuals or $25 for a family membership or transfer your dues by online banking to DEG bank account BSB: 633000 Account Number: 154918551

Please bring a mug, bowl and spoon so you can share in the hot meal afterwards.
Bring something to share, if you can, for morning tea or for the “share the harvest table”.


We look forward to seeing you. 
DEG Committee