Notice of Southern Harvest AGM

By |2016-11-15T23:00:40+11:0015 November, 2016|general news|

The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Southern Harvest Association will be held on Monday 12 December 2016 at the Old Canberra Inn. All current and prospective members of the Southern Harvest Association are welcome to attend.

The meeting will commence at 6.30pm and will be followed by a self-funded dinner.

WHERE:  Kookaburra Room, Old Canberra Inn, […]

Welcome to Weereewaa: A Celebration of Ngambri Country and Culture

By |2016-10-25T12:03:24+11:0025 October, 2016|farmers market, general news|

The Southern Harvest Farmer’s Markets in Bungendore would like to invite you to a celebration of the Ngambri people, the traditional custodians of the land on which Bungendore was built. We are honoured to have Ngambri Elder, Shane Mortimer, lead a ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony and give a talk about Ngambri knowledge, and […]

Our food system is broken…

By |2016-10-25T12:45:14+11:0020 October, 2016|general news|

Our food system is broken…

  • our food is being sprayed with poison
  • our farmers, farmland and farm workers are being exploited
  • our food is travelling huge distances and being kept in cold storage for lengthy periods of time
  • our food is also being wasted, farmers can’t sell the so called uglies, shops throw good produce […]

Can you help with the Food Box Initiative?

By |2016-10-19T06:53:20+11:0019 October, 2016|general news|

Canberra City Farm are looking for volunteers to help with the Food Box Initiative to connect more people with fresh local food.

The roles are:

  • Liaison with Southern Harvest Farmers
  • Plan Food Box Content
  • Lead Food Box Assembly

If you can spare a little time to help keep this running or are keen to get more information about […]

Local fair food dinner for eighty in Bungendore

By |2016-10-18T21:39:23+11:0018 October, 2016|general news|

A fantastic roll-up for the Fair Food Dinner hosted by Southern Harvest at the Bungendore Bowling Club saw the club transformed and Scrumpers Garden serving up more than 80 local fresh food meals. Over $6,000 was raised to help support the work of the Southern Harvest Association.  The Fair Food Dinner was held as part […]

What’s fairness got to do with food?

By |2016-10-18T15:29:18+11:0018 October, 2016|eating seasonally, general news|

Lots. Let’s start with farmers not being paid well by major retail chains for the food they grow and raise for us. Then there’s excessive food imports that unfairly disadvantage not only Australian farmers and farm workers but our food processors as well. And about much of that imported food… do we really know how […]

South East NSW to host APC14

By |2016-10-11T12:12:45+11:0011 October, 2016|general news|

South East NSW has won the right to host the fourteenth Australasian Permaculture Convergence in Autumn of 2018.

This was a specific initiative that came out of Southern Harvest and SCPA-South East Producers joining together.  There is a large group of permaculture and permaculture-related groups in the region who are willing and able to pull the convergence […]

Local food showcased in Fair Food Week dinner

By |2016-10-14T13:17:51+11:0029 September, 2016|eating seasonally, general news|

Celebrate Fair Food Week on Saturday 15th October with a dinner menu full of seasonal, local and chemical free produce sourced from producers across the Capital Region.

Southern Harvest Association has been working hard to grow fresh food producers across the ACT and Southern NSW through education, community building, and our local farmers market in Bungendore.  What better […]

Ground Work Day – Braidwood 19 October

By |2016-09-29T11:10:23+10:0029 September, 2016|general news|

Join the Farms with a Future Program by attending one of SCPA-South East Producers Ground Work Days, and improve the sustainability of your farm.

Do you want to improve your soil, water retention and/or biodiversity, but are not sure where to start?

The next Ground Work Day is at:

Clarevale and Margaret Farm, Braidwood, Wed 19 October […]

Welcome FuturePLANS, our newest partner

By |2016-09-20T18:06:57+10:0020 September, 2016|general news|

Southern Harvest is pleased to announce our newest partnership with FuturePLANS (Palerang Local Area Network for Sustainability).  Our organisations have agreed to cross-promote activities and work together where possible to promote and support our wonderful local food producers.

FuturePLANS promote sustainability, local food, renewable energy and action on climate change within the old Palerang local government […]

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