Pickling day wrap-up

Wow, what a day!! After a year of not having events, we were all busting at the seams to gather and ferment collectively. Thank you to all those who came along, to Edward from Adsum Farmhouse for growing the most beautiful gherkins around - they really were the stars of the show, to the gherkins themselves, and to the effervescent Mara Ripani for taking these photos for us to share:

 

Sowing the seeds of new things

Hi everyone,

Please note the Community Pickling Day has had a venue change from Adsum Farm to the Senior Citizens Hall (behind the Daylesford Town Hall). Please enter via Vincent Street.

Due to restrictions, places are limited so please make sure you book by emailing daylesfordcultureclub@gmail.com

Please notes that masks have to be worn by all adults attending.

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Hepburn Seed Savers

The Hepburn Seed Savers are meeting every third Sunday afternoon from 2pm at the Glenlyon Hall starting from Sunday February 21. Come along and help pack and swap seeds, and meet fellow like-minded seed lovers.

Hope to see you there!

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Forest and Free

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Ballarat Tool Library

Congratulations to Ballarat for recently launching their tool library!

From their website:

The Ballarat Tool Library is a volunteer-led initiative that provides access to the tools needed to repair and care for your home and belongings while saving you money from having to buy new tools you may only use once or twice.

We provide a local library of tools - both used and new - garden tools, construction tools, kitchen tools, woodworking tools and artist tools. If it’s a tool we’ll try and stock it as we grow and expand!

We believe that bringing the community together to share resources helps us work towards a sustainable future.

Plus everyone deserves the right to build and repair the things they own - not just those who can afford the tools.

We hope to follow in your footsteps, Ballarat, and one day have a tool library in Hepburn Shire.

And we are back!!

Hello everyone!

We are so excited to be back and offering free workshops again, now that we can gather together in community.

First up for the year we have Culture Club's Community Pickling Day:

Once again we are thrilled to be partnering with Glenlyon's Adsum Farmhouse who are growing gherkins especially for the day. This year Edward and Fiona from Adsum are kindly opening their gates to host the event too. Fingers crossed the weather warms up so the gherkins ripen in time! Either way, the event will go ahead.

Due to restrictions places are absolutely limited. So please book your spot by emailing daylesfordcultureclub@gmail.com

Event details and a list of things to bring will be emailed to you when your booking is confirmed.

Hope you can join us!

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Daylesford Community Food Gardens Monthly Working Bee

You are cordially invited to join the community food gardeners at their next monthly working bee: Saturday February 13 from 10am - 12pm at the library garden.

Come and meet like-minded people, while we tend the soil and seeds together, growing free organic, liberated food for all to share.

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Wild Fennel: Hepburn Herbal Group

 

Wild Fennel is back and we can't wait!! Please join us for the first Wild Fennel of the year: Saturday February 20 from 9.30am - 12.30pm at the Daylesford skatepark community garden.

Please bring a rug to sit on, a thermos of your favourite herbal tea + cup and a burning herbal question to ask facilitator Rosie Cooper.

More info about the group here.

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Daylesford Repair Café

Please join us for the first Repair Café for the year on Sunday February 21 from 1pm - 4pm at Victoria Park Pavilion.

More details here.

Hope you can join us.

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Family and Kids Mountain Bike Rides

The Bike Space Daylesford is hosting its first family-friendly ride of the year on Tuesday February 2  from 4.30pm. Meet at 13 Camp Street (directly behind the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre).

This is a family friendly hour ride around trails in Daylesford. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

This is a free regular Tuesday group during school term aimed at getting more parents and kids enjoying the benefits of mountain bike riding.

A huge thanks to Eric Red for running this group. Pls let Eric know if you're coming along. More info here.

 

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Daylesford Swing Dancing Society

The Daylesford Swing Dancing Society is a recently-established community group for and by the people of Daylesford with the intention of learning to swing dance in a fun, free and inclusive environment. There are no memberships, or fees (except for perhaps a small donation for hall or venue hire). Whatever your skill level, age or gender, you are welcome to come and share the joy of dancing!

For info about when and where the group will meet, please see here.

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Apis: Natural beekeeping group

Do you keep bees or want to keep bees? Do you want to know more about these wondrous creatures that pollinate our gardens and forests? Apis is a group of open-minded and open-hearted people open to learning and sharing knowledges around all things bees. Please put the afternoon of Sunday April 25 in your calendars for a gathering. More details to come. 

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Land Share Central Victoria 

Did you know there is not a single property for long-term rent in Daylesford? How did we get here? How can we let this happen?

The Land Share Central Victoria FB group is a place to connect those who have access to land with those who would like access to land. Spare rooms, granny flats, tiny houses, bungalows. Rental agreements paid in cash or vegetables. Whatever you are seeking or offering, let's get together to share conversations about what housing equality and land justice means for all of us.

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Democratic Renewal in Hepburn Shire

Community Voice is a group of Hepburn Shire people who strive to help our community engage in ‘active democracy’. The group: 

• flags to the community upcoming council issues, e.g. around policy, planning, local laws
• collects information from the community about their current issues and barriers, then formally shares that information with the wider community and the shire's councillors
• promotes and trials active democracy methods within the shire, i.e. ways of ensuring public participation in council decision making.

Sign up for the blog via the above website link, and/or join over a 1000 locals on the Community Voice Facebook page to stay informed and add your voice.

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Dates for your calendar

Tuesday February 2 - Family and Kids Mountain Bike Ride
Saturday Feb 6 - Community Pickling Day
Saturday Feb 13 - Daylesford Community Food Gardens Working bee
Saturday February 20 - Wild Fennel
Sunday February 21 - Daylesford Repair Café
Sunday April 25 - Apis: Natural beekeeping group