Lawn to Lunch
A group of people in the Rockhampton Regional area (Queensland) who have a passionate interest in promoting backyard self sufficency. L2L is all about building strong communities through sustainability. Activities include: food growing, gleaning, aquaponics, low technologies and heirloom seeds
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About this project
- Date started:
- August 2009
- Status:
- Active
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Description
Aims:
"Lawn to Lunch" is made up of a group of people in the Rockhampton Regional area who have a passionate interest in promoting backyard self sufficency. L2L is all about building strong communities through sustainability as without a strong community change cannot take place.
Further information:
Areas of interest to the members of L2L include:
- Permaculture and Micro-Farming in backyards and small land holdings
- Growing Fruits and Vegetables
- Heirloom seeds, seed saving and seed exchange with other members
- Aquaponics - Growing eatable fish and plants together in a balanced environment
- Low Technology - Wood fired pizza ovens, rope pumps, solar cookers etc
- Renewable Power - Wind & Solar including building your own solar panels and wind turbines
- Excess food exchange and Gleaning (making use of food that would have gone to waste)
- Food storage and preparation
- Backyard Livestock
- Sharing and exchanging items that are no longer needed
L2L meets on the 3rd Sunday of the month in different locations around the Rockhampton Regional area.
For more information contact Gwen at lawn2lunch@yahoo.com.au
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