Monday, September 2, 2013

Spring in Earnest!

Encouraged by NSW's warmest winter on record, growth in the garden is gathering speed again.
There will be casual gardening only on 7th September as the usual working bee gives way to a plant stall fundraiser.  Come and join us at one of these garden gatherings this month:
Wednesday Working Bees, 4th and 18th September, 9.30 am.
Wednesday General Meetings, 11th and 25th September, 4.30 pm
Saturday Working Bees, 14th and 21st September, 9 am
Governance Members meeting 19th September, 6.30pm - venue to be arranged.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Last Month of Winter!

Planning and propagating continues for our street stall on September 7, All donations of plant stock welcome.Our August schedule is as follows:
Wednesday 7th August,         general meeting, 4:30pm       
Wednesday 14th August        working bee (from around 9.30-10 am)
Wednesday 21st August,       general meeting, 4:30pm
Wednesday 28th August        working bee (from around 9.30-10 am)
Saturdays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 31st August  Working Bees 9.30 am   but NOT 24th August

Monday, July 1, 2013

Drop By In July


It may be chilly, but working in the garden is a great way to warm up. This Winter we need your help to propagate stock for a fundraiser plant stall in        September. Our schedule in July is as follows:
Wednesdays    3rd. working bee mid morning
                       10th. general meeting 4.30pm
                       17th. working bee mid morning
                       24th. general meeting 4.30pm
                       31st. working bee mid morning
Thursday         18th.  governance members meeting 6pm
Saturdays         6th, 13th, 20th -Working bees from 9.30am.
                        27th - Crop Planning meeting 11am.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Seriously Shareable

I promised to share the recipe for the dip I made for today's morning tea at the garden.
So here it is,  Rosemary Carrot and White Bean Dip ....  Enjoy!




Ingredients
1 can cannellini, or butter beans
4  peeled and roughly chopped carrots
2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
2-inch sprig rosemary (broken up a bit)
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
½  teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon Sriracha chilli sauce ( or other hot sweet chilli sauce)

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 200°C.  Prepare a medium size baking dish.
2. Rinse beans and set aside to drain.
3. Steam carrots for 3 minutes.
4. Place carrots, olive oil, sea salt and garlic in baking dish and stir to coat. Add drained beans and rosemary sprigs, mixing the sprigs under the veggies a bit.  Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes Remove from oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
4. After cooling period, remove rosemary sprigs and place roasted carrot/bean mixture along with all other ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Puree until very smooth. If mixture is too thick, add more water, until you reach a spreadable consistency.

Serve at room temperature with crackers and/or fresh veggies.


Thursday, May 23, 2013

Join us in June

Many thanks to Maria and Denise who promoted the garden at the recent Volunteers Expo. We have made some valuable contacts.
There is plenty of work to keep members warm as the weather cools....Our schedule of events throughout June is as follows.

Saturday Morning Working Bees: 1st, 8th, 15th and 29th June from 9.00 am, bring some morning tea or a gold coin donation.      Note no working bee on the 22nd June

Wednesday Working Bees: Mornings of 12th and 26th June from 9.30 am.

Wednesday Garden Meetings: 5th and 19th June at 4.30 pm.

Governance Members Meeting:  26th June at 5.30 pm.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Meeting Up In May

Thanks to all of you who keep our garden going, every little bit helps.

The schedule of formal gatherings at the garden throughout May is as follows.....

Saturday Morning Working Bees: 4th , 11th and 18th May from 9.00 am, bring some morning tea or a gold coin donation.      On 4th May in the afternoon, share pizza with us for a gold coin donation.

Wednesday Working Bees: Mornings of 1st and 15th and 29th May from 9.30 am.

Wednesday Garden Meetings: 8th and 22nd May at 4.30 pm.

Governance Members Meeting:  15th May at 5.30 pm.

See You Soon!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

April's Entertainment


Kiama Community Garden is fund-raising with the Entertainment book.The new edition can be viewed at the garden from Saturday April 6, We'll also be gardening until about midday, and sharing morning tea together! Use this link to preview the Sth Coast Entertainment book : http://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/home
To purchase, the link to our order page is: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2811g54