Boonah Community Garden Inc in Boonah, Queensland | Community organisation

Boonah Community Garden Inc

Locality: Boonah, Queensland

Address: Church of Christ, Coronation Drive 4310 Boonah, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 We are so lucky to have Melissa and Denise at the garden sharing their knowledge of making delicious sauerkraut and kombucha. Thank you to all who attended.

25.01.2022 Saves my sanity how about you?

24.01.2022 Thank you, Denise for sharing your knowledge on sauerkraut preparation.

24.01.2022 So many of us took time this year to garden - and some of us are always gardening! It's a wonderful place to be and fulfilling in so many ways We have just... brought in some gorgeous new books to help grow your green thumbs and inspire you for 2021. And if you have a bee hive you will find the 'Australian Beekeeping Manual' an invaluable resource. Now all we need is that girl la Nina to swing by the Fassifern ... #gardeninglife #organicgardening #FarOutdoors #homegrownproduce #communitygarden #scenicrim #boonahgardening #shoplocal #beekeepinginaustralia Boonah Community Garden Inc Boonah District Garden Club Inc Boonah Gardening Club & Surrounds See more

24.01.2022 Thank you Helen for treating us to your scrumptious dishes created with homemade sauces and marinades! What a wonderful morning at the garden. And some work and watering was managed too!

24.01.2022 Thank you Tony for our 'new' tank. It will be put to good use!

23.01.2022 Lis illustrations are the sweetest <3

23.01.2022 Workshop tomorrow! Compost tea and while you are there help us put some poly tunnels up x

22.01.2022 NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum majus) This is one plant that is hard to miss, a vibrant flower and hardy!! It grows all over Aotearoa, some consider it a weed. To me it... is both food and medicine. Its leaves, flowers and seed are edible and have fantastic medicinal properties. I remember my first time eating the flower, in Taranaki, as a teenager, blown away by the spicyness!! I have included a few ways I use it, and have a recipe for nasturtium leaf chips, kinda like kale chips! Medicinal uses of Nasturtium Nasturtium is an antioxidant powerhouse due to its rich content of phenolic compounds, including anthocyanin and vitamin C. Traditionally it was used to help ward off and treat various infections, particularly those affecting the lungs and also the urinary tract. The pungent compounds known as isothiocyanates found in all parts of nasturtium,have powerful and fairly broad spectrum antibacterial activities particularly against Haemophilus influenza and Moraxella catarrhalis, a common cause of middle ear infection (otitis media) and sinusitus in children( (Conrad, 2013, Rasmussen, 2017). Nasturtium was traditionally used in folk medicine as a remedy against scurvy, and can be used as a natural, warming remedy to help the body overcome and prevent the common cold and influenza. It was also used traditionally to treat muscular pain, and its antimicrobial properties extend to its use as a topical treatment for bacterial infections and minor scrapes and cuts. Nasturtium may also be useful to help prevent or manage obesity, according to findings from a Korean study published in the June 2017 issue of the journal Food and Nutrition Research (Kim, 2017). How to prepare. I like to have the leaves and flowers cut up finely and incorporated into a salad. The flowers can be put in whole if you like, they look beautiful, and eating beautiful look food makes ya happy I reckon! Nasturtium leaves and flowers are also pretty good soaked in apple cider vinegar for a peppery salad dressing, a key ingredient in Fire Cider. We have decorated many a birthday chocolate cake with a mix of nasturtium borage calendula flowers Kids love eating these edible flowers! It can be prepared as a hot tea, 2-3 fresh leaves in hot water, or as a cold infusion with chickweed , cleavers and horse mint, as a spring tonic if you are wanting to shed a bit of extra winter weight! RECIPE: Nasturtium chips Step 1 Preheat an oven to 180 degrees. Put a little olive oil, or coconut oil on a baking tray. Step 2 Remove the leaves from the stems.. Lightly drizzle or lightly spray nasturtium leaves with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Step 3 Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes. Tastes so good, kind of like karengo seaweed.full of goodness...another amazing little plant, full of surprises, humble, healing.... I am a firm believer that the herbs we need, will be growing close byany nasturtiums growing by you, do you love or loath them? References: Rasmussen, Herb Blurb 2017 http://herbblurb.com/2017//14/medicinal-uses-of-nasturtium/ 1. Conrad A et al, Drug Res (Stuttg). 2013 Feb;63(2):65-8. 2. Kim GC et al,.Food Nutr Res. 2017 Jun 14;61(1):1339555.

22.01.2022 And thanks for being such a patient patient, James!

21.01.2022 Growing to seed If you see these signs up around the garden please leave our plant babies to go to seed <3

21.01.2022 Clay was the creation of choice at the garden yesterday. Thank you to Melissa for bringing the materials and guiding several keen learners through the process to create labels for our herb garden.

19.01.2022 Sad they're closing, but a chance to buy up on these cool tees.

19.01.2022 Rose brought in her soaps and beeswax wraps today Such a beautiful bounty!

18.01.2022 Enjoying every bit of rain <3

18.01.2022 If Coronavirus has highlighted only one thing for people, it should be our societys dependence on industrialised food systems and our lack of knowledge of gr...anny skills. Theres definitely been some form of awakening with people learning new skills like baking bread and attempting to grow food for the first time. Both of which are awesome! But the important thing to remember is that the goal shouldnt be, to be self sufficient. Its not often that its sustainable for one family to produce all the things they need. And thats where community comes in. Connecting with our neighbours and local community to buy, swap, barter and give away excess produce. Or trade skills, knitting, sewing, preserving, etc. Not only are you moving away from supporting agriculture thats not benefiting eco systems, supporting organic and regenerative local farms run by local families but youre forming connections with people which is so powerful. It takes a village, not just to raise a child but to raise ourselves up to the best way we can possibly live. @adnamira_homestead See more

17.01.2022 Perfect timing!

17.01.2022 You're welcome x

17.01.2022 Tremendous day yesterday learning all the tricks to create superb compost! A gardener's dream! Thank you Rob, for teaching us the art and thanks to everyone who came along and enthusiastically joined in.

16.01.2022 Yet another fascinating workshop with Rob! Stone carving was a hit! Thank you to everyone who came to learn and create.

16.01.2022 Waiting for morning coffee at the garden!

16.01.2022 Workshop this Thursday Make sure you RSVP x

15.01.2022 We had planned a wreath making workshop for this week but all the beautiful rain has put a stop to it xx

15.01.2022 The sweetest things come in small packages <3 Thanks Lis Gillet Illustrations Look forward to sharing and planting our seeds tomorrow x

14.01.2022 Everyone enjoyed the cooler weather at the garden this morning. Big thanks to Merv for the great mowing job, and Craig for whipper snippering. Everything looks great!

14.01.2022 And remember watering restrictions

14.01.2022 For those that are keen to try out your new ferment skills after today's class x

14.01.2022 Join dirtgirl and Costa the Garden Gnome in this family convo, as together we get vibed about how we can move to a healthier future for all of Planet Earth's living things! This week it's FOOD FIGHT TIME

14.01.2022 Fantastic Fermentation workshop with Melissa, ably assisted by Denise. And thank you to all those who helped during the workshop and beforehand. Great turnout, too!

13.01.2022 A good idea for using our edible flowers You can buy from Scenic Rim Fruit and Veg and Oppy's Fruit & Veg

12.01.2022 Beautiful Christmas decorations made by our talented Rose. Her creativity never ceases to amaze us!

12.01.2022 We had a new visitor today Fred is his name He is still in pieces but will hopefully pull himself together soon. His job is to keep watch over our sunflower garden Hopefully he knows how to do a rain dance to help along our little seeds

11.01.2022 What a lovely morning at the garden with our friends from the Rural Women's Group. We enjoyed sharing our journey over five and a half years since we last met and talked about the fledgling community garden. Melissa and the kids showed the ladies the magnificent edible flowers they will be selling to cafes around town. Thank you to Margaret and ladies for visiting and bringing delicious treats for morning tea.

09.01.2022 We learnt so much from Frank @ Bicycle Repairs Boonah. Everyone going home to check their bicycles now!

08.01.2022 Our workshop kimchi has finished its ferment and is ready to head your way. Send us a message if you would like to grab some xx

08.01.2022 Our edible flowers are now selling @ Oppy's Fruit & Veg

08.01.2022 A beautiful misty morning prepping for Rob's compost workshop See you at 10 x

08.01.2022 Harriet will be running a Safety in the Garden workshop in line with our Be Healthy and Active schedule this Thursday. Due to covid, the numbers will be restricted to 10. For those that are staying at home you are welcome to join us online for some safety posts and if you are lucky a live video x

07.01.2022 Well done to Rob and Merv, breaking rocks in the hot sun for our sunflower garden. The scarecrow supervised.

05.01.2022 What a delicious sponge cake delight you spoilt us with, Barb! Big thank you, and keep up the good work! Here's Helen serving it up.

04.01.2022 The first in a series of local workshops on soil health.

04.01.2022 A big thank you to Scotty Macs Concreting for generously donating leftover reo to the garden! We will use it many creative ways!

04.01.2022 Hard work pays off in many ways <3 Harvesting the kale and making it into balsamic vinegar, coconut oil and sea salt chips! See you Thursday

03.01.2022 Hey there bibliophiles! Do you have a favorite foraging book? . We've listed 10 of our must-have books about foraging wild foods + herbs on the blogthe ones ...that are completely dog-eared and berry-stained. . We've made sure there's something for everyone on this listcity dwellers, country folk, beginners, and seasoned foragers alike. These precious guides have been some of our best teachers, accompanying us into the field year after year. . https://chestnutherbs.com/the-ten-best-books-on-foraging-w/ . . P.S. We know there are plenty more beloved foraging books out there, so if you have a personal favorite that didn't make it onto our list, we'd love to hear about it! . . Photo Juliet Blankespoor See more

03.01.2022 Ferments are happily bubbling away in time for Thursdays workshop We will be sharing this lot with you while teaching you how to make your own. Don't forget to book into the event

03.01.2022 Absolutely worth watching! Covers so many areas and is inspirational.

03.01.2022 Our little bees are busy now its edible flower picking season. Get your orders in <3

02.01.2022 A little mate at the garden

02.01.2022 A big thank you to Craig for mowing and whipper snipping at the garden! It looks fantastic!A big thank you to Craig for mowing and whipper snipping at the garden! It looks fantastic!

02.01.2022 A bit of breakfast before heading out with our flower pickings this morning

02.01.2022 Red cabbage and beetroot from seed to kraut at the garden #nutrientboost

01.01.2022 A most informative and interesting workshop on safety in the garden with Harriet, this morning! We should run this workshop on a regular basis as there are so many safety tips to cover. Thanks, Harriet, great job!