Leesa enjoying the Organic Festival at City Farm

Hi Everyone,
I can’t believe how fast the year has gone.
I have been so busy with my new adventure – Herbs R Us.  I am very excited about what I am planning to do next year.  Herbs R Us is going ORGANIC.  Everything I do in my “The Greenhouse” business I am applying to my “Herbs R Us” business.  I will be growing most of the herbs from seed in my certified organic seed raising mix (that I make up myself).  They will all be non-hybrid seeds, where possible, and fertilised with certified organic products, so you will be able to seed save knowing the herbs will be true to form.  Most importantly, they will be chemical free. 
If your local nursery doesn’t stock “The Greenhouse” or “Herbs R Us” herbs and vegetables get on to them.

I am very excited about our big event happening next year.  We are still in the organising stages but it is going to be very exciting.  At Garden Week there will be a “Sustainable Square” section.  The Greenhouse, Herbs R Us, Greenlife Soil Company and Nics Veggie pots have booked a massive 20m x 20m square that we are inviting all the non-profit organisations to come along and share with us at no cost to them. The organisers of “Garden Week” have kindly donated 10m x10m square for all the non-profit organisations. What we will be doing is asking for the organisations to provide speakers to show case what they do.  You can also put up displays to help promote your organisation.  It is to help educate the public on how to be sustainable, how to look after the environment, and where they can go to do this.  If there is any business that would like to advertise their product, and you are a member of these organisations, we need brochures, business cards or whatever you have.  If you want more than just brochures to display then we would ask for a small donation to help pay for the cost of the square.  This would mean that you are more than welcome to come along in person to promote your product as well.
We already have Ross Mars doing a talk and Bonnie from Lockridge community garden as well.  Garden Week gets about 30,000 people through the gate so this is a really great opportunity to get the word out – so to speak.  The organiser of Garden Week are also going to add our “Sustainable Square” to their media release’s and will also announce all our talks over the PA system during this 5 day event.   Let me know if you are interested.  I am sure we will be in contact shortly.
On that note, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe Happy New Year from my family to yours.

Cheers
Leesa Caldwell

To view the slideshow of photos from this year's Organic Festival click here

What does the term Organic Mean?

Organic farming uses the earth's natural resources for sustainability. It emphasises appropriate land management and aims to ecologically achieve the balance between animal life, the natural environment and food crops.

Organic farmers do not use pesticides, herbicides, genetically modified foods, growth promoters or hormones. Organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones.

The produce that is produced through Organic farming is thus at its most natural form.