DON'T MISS our Sustainable Gardening Expo on Sunday 22 February, 2009 from 8.30am to 5pm!       With loads of practical information to help you grow your own delicious fruit and veg plus preparing and preserving your excess, it’s a day not to be missed!   Self sufficiency is the goal of many gardeners today and the current recession will only increase the number of people moving from Fast Food to “Slow Food”, by growing, cooking and preserving their own fruits and vegetables.  Home grown food is cheaper, more nutritious and tastes better than anything you can get in the supermarket.  You know exactly what you have added to your food in terms of chemicals and it is GM-free.   Stalls   There will be fresh local organic produce for sale from Kitanodai Kaihatsu and Chiverton Fruit & Veg, Budgi Werri Prunes – Australia’s only boutique producer of preservative and sugar free prunes and prune products, Sallydale organic fresh fruit plus a range of jams and pies, Cottesbrook honey, Nanami Lane Lavender Farm lavender products, and an organic cosmetics and skincare stall.   Local Wineries offering tastings on the day include Kalari, Windowrie, Swinging Bridge, River Park and Rosnay Organic Wines, olives and figs.   Of course there will be waterwise trees, shrubs and plants for sale as well as herbs.   You will also be able to stock up on some lovely garden accessories from the Gift Shop.   Entry is just $5 for Adults, $3 for kids & concession holders, and $10 for families.

Exhibits & Demonstrations for young and old:   Reptile Awareness Demonstration - be snake savvy!  Powerhouse Museum’s Sustainable Garden exhibition Hand shearing demonstration Make your own Compost and Worm Farm (kids activity) Drip the Drop Watersaving demonstration (kids activity) Farm Animal Petting zoo Mulching and Permaculture Home irrigation demonstration and advice   Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service Displays Gould League – attracting birds & wildlife to your garden or farm Food preservation techniques Pasta making Cowra Shire Council Natural Resource Management display Free publications and information from RIRDC and DAFF  Palazzi Plants has native plants for the home garden and farm revegetation, along with advice on plants to encourage and attract birds to your site and waterwise garden design & maintenance.  The Shed Company will show some great storage ideas for garden tools, cars and larger equipment. They will also offer advice on fencing, watertanks, gutter protection and insulation.  Cowra Turf, Cowra Concrete Products will provide advice and inspiration on designing your garden and Hutcheon & Pearce will display their small farm machinery, tractors, ride-ons etc.    There is also a Jumping Castle (charges apply) and free fairy floss.