12th September Ernie, Kiki &Santi’s Compost Chaos and Edible Garden Magical Mystery Tour including Singleton community Garden 10th October Pat Collins workshop 14th November Willow's Field Farm Mulbring

Welcome to Winter Welcome to our new quarterly edition! While we're moving to a seasonal schedule, this issue remains packed with wonderful stories and updates. Inside, you'll find recaps of our recent field days alongside a sneak peek at our September field day. If you have tasted the delicious biscuits Barry brought along to our field days, Barry graciously shared his recipes so you can make them at home too. We’ve also got seasonal planting tips to get your hands back in t

The HOGS Committee is excited to invite you to a special garden visit at the home of HOGS member Rachel Toole in Booragul. Join us for an inspiring day exploring a suburban permaculture garden, learning practical fruit tree pruning techniques, and sharing ideas with fellow members. Location: 9 Park Parade Booragul Date: Saturday 8th August,2026 Time: 10.00AM – 1:30PM Rachel's Permaculture Garden Tour Rachel, her partner Jack, and their children, Ziggy and Xanthea, have calle

The HOGS committee is excited to invite you to a special day at Amorelle Dempster's new property at Gresford. Location: 28 Pound Crossing Road Gresford 2311 Date: Saturday 11th July,2026 Time: 10.00AM – 2.30PM Meet Amorelle Dempster Amorelle Dempster and her husband Andrew have called their new Gresford property home for the past seven months, drawn to its stunning natural setting, three-acre landscape, and beautiful river frontage. She is currently establishing new vegetabl

The HOGS committee is excited to invite you to a special day at Narara Ecovillage Location: 33 Gugandi Road Narara 2250 Date: Saturday 20th June 2026 Time: 10.00AM – 2:00PM Narara Ecovillage Narara Ecovillage is located on the beautiful Central Coast, just over an hour north of Sydney, Australia. Nestled in the bush and not far from pristine beaches, the Ecovillage is located just off the freeway to the city,

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