Welcome to Autumn Our newsletter is now coming out quarterly, but it’s still full of great reads. In this issue, you can catch up on what happened at some of our amazing field days last year, as well as the April Field Day and find out what field days are coming up next. Feeling a bit hungry? Check out some tasty recipes shared by our members. There are also plenty of handy tips on what to grow right now, so you can get stuck into the garden. A great book review and some poet

The HOGS committee is excited to invite you to a special day at Limestone Permaculture Farm Location: 846 The Bucketts way,Stroud Road, NSW 2415 Date: Sunday, 31st May , 2026 Time: 10.00AM – 3.00 PM About Limestone Permaculture Farm Limestone Permaculture Farm is a thriving and highly productive one-acre demonstration property, designed using permaculture principles and processes. Nestled in the village of Stroud Road, NSW, it’s a space built around ethical, health-conscious

HOGS visit The HOGS committee invites you to a day at Rosewood and Fig Flower farm Location: 9 Wallaby Close Duns Creek Date: Saturday 18th April 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m -2:00 p.m About Rosewood and Fig Flower Farm Rosewood and Fig is a Micro Cut Flower Farm selling flowers from the farm gate, through retail stores and to individual subscriptions. We also make pure bees wax candles, sourcing bees wax from local bee keepers. What's unique and interesting about our approach?

Happy New Year to all our members Upcoming field days May 31st Limestone Permaculture Farm June 20th Narara Eco Village July 11th Amorelle Dempster's ( Slow Food Hunter) new property Gresford

Permaculture Hunter / HOGS Christmas Party Permaculture Hunter / HOGS Christmas Party 📍 Purple Pear Farm 141 Anambah Rd, Anambah 13th December 2025 🕑 2:00 PM start Please bring a plate to share for dinner and BYO drinks . 🎄 Christmas Raffle: Everyone will receive a ticket! Please bring a small gift for the raffle — something homegrown or handmade would be perfect! Looking forward to celebrating together

November Field Day/AGM Dear Members, You are warmly invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Hunter Organic Growers Society (HOGS) .Your participation is essential in helping guide our committee to provide an engaging and inspiring program for the coming year. 🗓 Event Details Date: Saturday, 22nd November 2025 Time: 10:00 am – 2:30 pm Venue: 34 Charles Street, Cardiff (Gerda & Marcel’s place) 🌱 Why Attend? The AGM is a great opportunity to: Reflect on t

HOGS garden visit The HOGS committee invites you to a day at Wallis Creek Watergardens Location: 47 Wallis Creek Lane Mulbring Date:...

Growing food organically, living sustainably at Kawalang The HOGS committee is excited to invite you to a special day at Kawalang...

POSTPONED : New date to be advised Yeo Farm tour- Beneficially developing food production integrations with each other and the ecosystem...

Editors welcome The newsletter is coming out quarterly but there is still lots of fascinating articles to read. Gerda has written some...