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📅 Saturday, 20 June 2026, 11 am – 3 pm 📍 Bainham Hall, Golden Bay
🌱 Progress on the raised garden bed: We added calf bedding and gorse mulch as two additional layers to the branches and sheep wool. This layering approach is grounded on the concept of hugelkultur. Note: We’re also collecting materials for the Collingwood Area School garden. See the bottom of the main page for what’s needed.
Fermentation is one of the oldest and most powerful food preservation traditions. And it’s far simpler than most people think. Eight people came together to share experiences and discuss five fermentation recipes and taste the produce! We will share a recipe booklet in the future.
We covered:
- 🥬 Kimchee: spiced, crunchy Korean-style fermented vegetables
- 🥛 Dairy kefir: a tangy cultured milk drink from live grains
- 🥬 Sauerkraut: simple salted, naturally fermented cabbage
- 🍵 Kombucha: lightly fizzy fermented tea
- 🫚Ginger beer: a fizzy, naturally fermented ginger
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Coming up: 3 Steps for Life
Tuesday, 21 July 2026 · 11 am · Bainham Hall
3 Steps for Life is a free community programme delivered by St John: Find out more
This session gives you the lifesaving skills and confidence to act if someone has a cardiac arrest in your community. You’ll learn the three steps that make a real difference: calling 111, starting CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and using an AED (automated external defibrillator).
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