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Small space gardening, learn how to grow microgreens
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06 September - 12 September

Small space gardening, learn how to grow microgreens

Join Anne Gibson for a free small space gardening workshop at Sunshine Coast Council Libraries

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04 Sep 2023

Berry nice! Chia Jam in under 10 minutes

What’s NOT to love about chia jam? If you’ve ever made traditional strawberry jam, it’s hard not to notice just how much sugar goes into a batch.
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28 Aug 2023

Small space gardening, learn how to grow microgreens

Discover creative ways to grow food in compact spaces for an easy year-round harvest. Join Anne Gibson, The Micro Gardener and find out how to use baby greens in meals, sow seeds, raise healthy seedlings and harvest successfully.
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28 Mar 2023

UNITED JOURNEY BY JANDAMARRA CADD

This large scale, multi-layered triptych series of paintings was commissioned as part of the Place Activation Grant program following an Expression of Interest call out in 2022.
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21 Mar 2023

Help Renew build the Getting Off Gas Toolkit

Renew is developing a Getting Off Gas Toolkit to provide clear, accessible and practical advice to households on replacing gas with renewables. We invite you to take this survey for households and organisations to help us to design the Toolkit.
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24 Feb 2023

Seasonal Gardening Tips for Summer by Anne Gibson, The Micro Gardener

We often battle prolonged intense heat, summer storms with rain and sometimes hail, and periods of very dry weather. Hot dry windy days create stress for many plants – and gardeners!
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14 Feb 2023

Second bite at Costa’s famous family recipe, free seeds and expert advice

### Want to get into growing food at home? Residents have the chance to get their hands on free heirloom seeds and learn from TV gardening celebrity Costa Georgiadis as he shares the patch-to-plate secrets of his great-grandmother’s famous spanakopita, back by popular demand.
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09 Dec 2022

Image of butterflies takes out fan favourite award

Jo Ward’s beautiful image received nearly 150 votes and was also awarded Best of Showcase by the showcase selector earlier this month. The community and judges agree, Jo’s image and story is a winner!

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