News & Events

COMING EVENTS:

Maarten Stapper invited to Gippsland by Landcare - May 4th & 5th Details ( Please not that there has been a change of venue from Mia Mia farm to another local farm on the 5th)

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Six Legs or Eight? Friend or Foe?? - Saturday May 5th

Join members of the Organic Agriculture Association for a talk by Alan Broughton on identifying and controlling spiders and insect pests, and developing a good relationship with those that are beneficial to your situation, whether farm or garden.
Alan’s presentation will include a slide show on the big screen of his collection of photographs on this subject.
Participants are also invited to bring along photos of subjects they would like to share or have identified, on disc, memory stick or as prints.
Call in at the Farmer’s Market on the way - it’s just down the street.
Start 1.30 pmOAA Rooms, 14 McKean Street (Old Geriatric Centre)
Bairnsdale.
Doors open 12 noon, BYO lunch, Tea and coffee available.

The OAA 2012 AGM will also be held on this day, after Alan’s talk
Brief reports, a quick election of office bearers and your chance to have a say in the activities of the association.
Followed by the usual delicious afternoon tea, and the LETS/Permaculture Group will be showing a film: ‘The Economics of Happiness’. All are welcome to stay.

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PAST EVENTS:

On Saturday 4th December at 2pm EGLN is hosting a film showing on behalf of the Organic Agricultural Association.  The film is entitled "Growing Change - A Journey Inside Venezuela's Food Revolution"
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The AGM for 2011 will be held at the Organic Information Resource Centre, 14 McKean Street Bairnsdale, on Saturday June 18th, commencing at 11 am. BYO lunch, tea and coffee supplied. Our guest speaker is an Orbost resident who has retro fitted a traditional house with solar power and established a food-filled garden on Permaculture design principles.

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East Gippsland Permaculture Group
“The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived
Peak Oil”.

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Permaculture Discussion Group started in Bairnsdale.
This started as an decision amongst three of the volunteers at the OIRC to learn more about permaculture, when attending a Permaculture Design Course was not possible for a variety of reasons. Word spread and there are now eight-ten members of the OAA , with levels of experience ranging from novice growers to PDC graduates, meeting on Thursdays from 1 to 2.30 pm to discuss problems in our several growing spaces, share other information and plan field rips to local gardens and farms where permaculture principles are part of the design and techniques used. We are also following the information and exercises in Rosemary Morrow’s book “The Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture”, and open to sometime in the future run a Permaculture Design course in Bairnsdale.

The next trip planned is to a permaculture property in Clifton Creek, later in March.
The next film afternoon will be at Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House on Saturday 19th March,
combined again with the LETS meeting. The doors open at 2 pm, and a short meeting commences soon
afterwards. There will be the usual trading table of plants, books, produce, etc. and something for afternoon
tea is always welcome.

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Conference

Organic Food & Farming - Application of Sustainability
Mon & Tue 8-9th November 2010

If you are interested in learning more about, or becoming a part of the practical and innovative opportunities that we can develop and harvest as a community to protect our future, our children’s future, our agriculture, our food, our families & friends, and the environment, in the face of transformable challenges, then please take the opportunity to participate in this event.

Speaker Profiles

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OAA 2010 Annual General Meeting and organic discussion get-together

To be held at “Oneonta, Place of Peace”, 75 Bream Road, Lake Tyers Beach.
Sunday 6th June, Starting from 11 am.

The Lake Tyers Beach Organic Community Garden is on this site, and will be of interest to many.
Come earlier and explore the reserve and garden.
Bring your own picnic lunch and chair.

Directions: Turn off the Princes Highway onto Lake Tyers Road, then turn to the left into Bream Road.
The Community Garden is in the “Oneonta Place of Peace” Reserve at 75 Bream Road.

This is a great chance to meet other members of the Organic Agriculture Association, share and acquire knowledge
and tips and put forward ideas for the promotion of organic growing, consumption and benefit.

The focus of this day will be on the making and using of liquid fertilizers from natural sources, so bring
along your recipes to share, and a notebook to take home information to try.

All Welcome ~ not restricted to members of OAA.

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Dr Maarten Stapper Farming Systems Agronomist

Workshop,  Evening Presentation and On Farm Talk,  with Special Guest, Dr Maarten Stapper, as  featured on ABC Australian Story, ‘Back to Earth’, revealing his journey into Biological Farming Systems.

Biological Farming for Healthy Soils Workshop

Evening Presentation

On Farm Demonstration / Workshop

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AGM

14th June

Key Speaker: Alan Broughton. Alan will speak on pasture improvement using organic methods as well as a viewing of field trials he has been conducting using various biological stimulants.
 
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Seed Saving Seminar

& OAA Social Day

with Alan Broughton

Sunday March 29
LAKE TYERS BEACH

All Welcome

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Documentary

The Power of Community

How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

OAA film screening in conjunction with Landcare.

Sunday 16th November.

A presentation and question time will also be provided by
Alan Broughton, from his knowledge and observations from a recent visit to Cuba.

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Meeting/Microbial Soil Exchange

4th November

7.30 pm, Organic Centre,14 McKean St,Bairnsdale,

Bring along and exchange half a bucket of your best soils or compost to increase beneficial microbial diversity.
Undisturbed bushland or native grassland samples may also be of high value in exchange to mix back into your garden or compost heap.

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Field Day/Annual General Meeting

28th JUNE / BUSCHS PROPERTY

305 Soldiers Road, HILLSIDE

Organically Certified LUCERNE VEGETABLES HERBS

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Field Day

March 16th

Land Health, Plant Health, Animal Health, Balanced Food, and Human Health Field Day
at Flaggy Creek Hall

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Quarterly evening meal, speaker and meeting

Alan Broughton was the guest speaker at the December quarterly meeting, and he talked about the highly educational Field trials that he is undertaking at Stratfieldsaye on soil microbial response to a range of applied soil treatments.

Members. friends and interested persons were invited to an informal meal with hearty conversation, followed by a recognised speaker and interactive discussion time.