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| australia's open garden scheme at etc 2003
| nov 29+30, 2003at the etc/mupets permaculture garden

| 10 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday Nov 29 + Sunday Nov 30, 2003 [cost$4.50]
| part proceeds to mupets community projects

MUPETS + ETC are proud to announce their involvement, yet again, with Australia's premier garden event - the Open Garden Scheme 2003/4.

The ETC/MUPETS garden is one of the very few permaculture gardens open to the public as part of Australia's Open Garden Scheme.

PLEASE NOTE: The ETC / MUPETS site will NOT be open during the 2004 Open Garden Scheme

What will you see?
As well as the 1.7 hectares of garden including:

  • orchard
  • seasonal beds
  • herb garden
  • picking greens garden
  • nut orchard
  • bush regeneration areas
  • and native plant garden

... there is also the:

  • constructed wetland/s
  • 2002 WA Enviro-award winning Waalitj complex
    [state of the art sustainable building/s]
  • selected Industry Partner displays
    [including West Coast Poly, New Earth Enterprises, Soil Life and Barefoot Engineering]
  • worm farms + vermicomposting displays [big and small]
  • selected murdoch university student research projects

... especially for open garden day

  • intro to permaculture [presented by greg knibbs - more info here]
  • meet the stars of ABC-TV's Gardening Australia
    [joshua byrne + matt lunn]
  • solar cooking displays
  • practical garden displays
    [including 'no-dig gardening]
  • experts on-site

| more info:

» register for the special intro to permaculture
»
visit the Open Garden Scheme website
» contact Kate Main, WA Regional Coordinator
» Visit the ABC Gardening Australia Website

         
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