November at Baroona Farm
Welcome to our November newsletter!
Over the last month we have seen some wonderful growth at Baroona Farm and we are moving closer to getting the 18 new beds plumbed in ready for filling with sand and soil. Meanwhile our first lot of produce is coming in for our summer crop of Okra and planting has begun for eggplant. It is shaping up to be a wonderful season!
To conclude the year, the Baroona Farm working group would like to invite all of you, our friends, volunteers, donors and support people to a BBQ lunch on the 19th December following our Saturday working bee to say a big 'thank you'. More details to come but please save the date and let us know if you might be able to come including any dietary requirements. RSVP to baroonafarm@gmail.com.
Okra crop looking healthy and growing strong.
First harvest of Okra ready to go to those in need.
Susan and Liz harvesting broad bean seeds for next season.
Robin and Bill cutting up the food grade bin liners for the new beds.
Rains a welcome blessing!
What an incredible gift it was in this last month to have some good soaking rains for not only our farm but also for our native habitats, parks and gardens. At Baroona Farm our plants enjoyed a good soak and thankfully avoided any destruction from hail. The one spot in the farm that perhaps didn't benefit as much was our chicken run which temporarily turned into a chicken swimming pool (see below). Once the waters subsided a drainage channel was dug to prevent more flooding, particularly if the predicted summer rains continue. Despite all this, the girls seemed happy enough running through the water and then having a dry coop to rest in.
Check out our Website or Social Media Pages
As mentioned in our last newsletter, we are delighted to now have a website for Baroona Farm - check it out by clicking HERE. While only still in its infancy there is still the ability to sign up to our monthly newsletters as well as donate to the project. Keep an eye out for new content and please send in any feedback, particularly if you would like to hear about certain aspects of the farm.
You can also visit us at our Instagram page 'baroonafarm' or our Facebook page HERE.
Both of these platforms provide means by which to keep you, our faithful supporters, informed and up to date with how the project is going as well as upcoming gatherings.
Many thanks to our volunteer IT people Glynn Holland-Leem and Scott Breton for all you work in getting this together.
HELP needed at our working bees!
Baroona Farm is blessed to have so many good people volunteer their time in building and maintaining the farm, we are rather fortunate! However, as our project continues to grow so does the need for more people to make things happen.
If you are available to help out at one of our twice monthly working bees we would love to welcome you - no experience in gardening necessary at all - there is always a job for everyone! There are so may benefits to community gardening/farming such as being outside in the beautiful fresh air getting some exercise, meeting others, helping grow food for people in need, and learning new skills are just some of the blessings. See below for the dates of our next working bees and PLEASE NOTE that the starting times during the warmer months is 8:30am.
Some may prefer to support the farm financially and details for this can be found below.
We are grateful for your ongoing support!
Review: David Attenborough's 'A life on our Planet'
Last month at our 'Campfire night' the film 'A life on our planet' by David Attenborough was viewed, fittingly, in the garden. This was a superb occassion of not only community gathering to see such a movie on the 'big-screen' but also to reflect on the state of our planet, the impact that humans have on it and the responsibility that falls upon all of us to reverse the damage being done.
The Reverend Jazz Dow, missioner Chaplain for the Community of the Way at St Francis College, provided a more detailed review of the movie which was published in the Anglican Diocese newspaper. A link to the article can be found HERE.
Campfire nights are an informal gathering on the third Monday of each month where food is shared and matters of life and faith are. Everyone is welcome to come along to Campfire and join in this community gathering.
For your Diary
21 November, Saturday - Working Bee, 8:30am to 10:30*
24 November, Tuesday - Baroona Farm Working Group meeting, 7pm
4 December, Friday - Working Bee, 8:30am to 10:30am*
19 December, Saturday - Working Bee, 8:30am to 10:30am* Followed by -
End of year 'thank you' BBQ lunch, 11:30am for 12pm.
21 December, Monday - Campfire Night 'Summer Solstice' celebration, 6pm
*Working bees generally occur on the 1st Friday of the month and the 3rd Saturday of the month unless stated otherwise
Donate to Baroona Farm
Baroona Farm is a not for profit organisation that relies on donations as well as sales of eggs and plants to continue our work. If you would like to donate to Baroona Farm please click here or use the following details for direct transfer.
Name: Baroona Farm
BSB: 704 901
Account Number: 00015479
Baroona Farm is a ministry of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland
located at St Francis College in Milton.
Our vision
'To Grow food and community with and for the nutritionally vulnerable'
Baroona Farm acknowledges the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people on which we are located and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and commit ourselves to the ongoing work of reconciliation throughout Australia.
We acknowledge too their care and management of the land, using it to provide food and community for their people as well as in hospitality for others - may we too follow in their footsteps.
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