Eudlo Winter Markets

Don't miss the Eudlo Winter Markets on Sunday June 13 8am-1pm in and around the Eudlo Town Hall in the main street of Eudlo.

Next Transition Town Eudlo and Eudlo Seed Savers Network meeting will be on Sunday July 4 at Sweethearts Cafe in Eudlo.

Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Autumn Markets

Transition Town Eudlo were at the Eudlo Autumn Markets today. We had a lot of interest in our produce and information with more of a focus on local food this time and seed saving.



Our next markets are Sunday June 13.

cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Autumn Leaves Market + Seed Saving

Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not visit the Eudlo Markets?

Our seasonal markets are only held once every three months so catch them while you can.

Transition Town Eudlo will be there so drop by and say hello. We'll have some seed saving happening, so if you'd like to find out more about our seed saving group and how to get involved, pay us a visit.

You'll find the markets in and around the Eudlo Town Hall in the main street - very easy to find - they start at 7am and run until noon. You can enjoy a great organic coffee and a meal at Sweethearts Cafe or the General Store.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Organic Food Collective

Transition Town Eudlo's Food Collective is working on a variety of projects to help localise our food production, supply and distribution.

Projects include: the Eudlo Organic Food Co-op, supporting local produce, supporting our local markets, permablitzes, our seed saver group, EGG (Eudlo Growers Group) and the start of a Community Harvest Project. Live local, eat local.

Our Food Co-op is a major project and this year it's set to really ramp up its activities.

You can find out more about the Eudlo Food Co-op and all our Transition Town activities at the Eudlo Autumn Leaves Market on Sunday March 28 at the Town Hall from 7am-noon.



cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

WOEIE postponed, Markets still on

Unfortunately the annual WOEIE Festival has been postponed until later in the year.

With the threat of a major cyclone looming off the Queensland coast, the decision was made to postpone the event. It's a shame and a hard call to make, but safety and comfort must come first.

The Eudlo Autumn Markets are still on though - Sunday March 28 from 7am to noon.

Transition Town Eudlo will be there with fresh local produce for sale including Eudlo Raw Honey - BELOW



There will also be plants, seeds, fresh produce, herb books and much more for sale.

We'll have our Talking Tent there - with some people busy seed saving, so drop by for a chat.

The first steps toward a Eudlo Community Plan are underway, so if you're interested in being part of that, let us know and we can let you know how to keep in the loop.

Cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Events and a couple of new ideas...

It's coming up to a busy time in Eudlo... next Saturday - March 20 - is the WOEIE Festival (Where On Earth Is Eudlo?) in the school grounds from noon.

Then the following week it's time again for the Eudlo Markets - this will be our Autumn Markets. Transition Town Eudlo will have a 'talking tent' there where you'll be able to sit and chat about what's happening and we'll be doing some seed saving there too.



Following on from our last meeting, it was raised that our regular Sunday mornings are a great time to find out what's on, so perhaps we need a Eudlo Network Group.

Some people who are in the loop and know what's happening - workshops, tours, guest speakers... any type of local community events that fit the theme of building resilience - and sharing that information with everyone else.

Another group worth considering could be an arts and crafts group. We need skills kept alive for the future - do you have a secret talent? Do you know how to make something really useful? Would you like to teach others?

I was reading No 62 edition of the Permaculture Magazine and found a story in their about a Transition Town group in the UK who have revitalised a much-loved eighteenth century annual event - the Montpelier Bean Feast to celebrate local hertiage, local harvest and local genius.

Maybe Eudlo could create a special annual event to celebrate local harvests and heritage?

Hopefully the weather will clear up by next weekend and WOEIE will be a huge success and then it stays clear for the markets the following week - fingers crossed.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Seedy Sunday success

Our first Seedy Sunday was yesterday - and it was a great success.

Anne organised equipment and seeds and explained how best to process the seeds for saving



Everyone enjoyed it, sitting around the table chatting and bagging up the seeds.



We also found we had two people who work in health who are interested in starting the Eudlo Health Hub - early days yet, but they had some great ideas on how to get started.



Also, a couple of Eudlo diary dates - the WOEIE Festival (Where On Earth Is Eudlo?) is on at the school grounds on Saturday March 20 from noon and the next Eudlo Markets are on Sunday March 28 from 7am.

Our next get together falls on Easter Sunday, so we'll skip that one and move straight to May (can you believe how quickly the year is going?) on May 2nd.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Summer Market and our Christmas Break

The Eudlo Summer Market has been and gone for 2009 - here is a photo of our stall just after we'd set up.

First time we've had our lovely new banner on display too - kindly made by Maria - thank you.



There will be no Transition Town Eudlo meeting for January - it's just too hot and too close to Christmas, New Years' and Woodford.

First meeting for 2010 will be on Sunday February 7 at Sweethearts Cafe in Eudlo from 8.30am.

Over the Christmas break there will be the start of community planning to put forward to council for the Eudlo Energy Descent Action Plan, so if any of you would like to be included, please email me on tteudlo@yahoo.com and I'll add you to the mailing list.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,


Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Markets

Transition Town Eudlo will be at the Eudlo Town Markets this Sunday December 13.

Visit our stall for a chat, we'll have herb and self-sufficiency books and permaculture calendars for sale, and we'll be running a worm farming workshop at 10am.

I'll have information about the sustainability workshop I run from home too.

The markets are held in and around the Eudlo Town Hall, easy to find in the main street of Eudlo, and run from 7am to noon.

Food and good coffee available too, do your Christmas shopping locally.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Get together this Sunday

Transition Town Eudlo is having its monthly get together this Sunday morning (December 6) at Sweethearts Cafe in Eudlo at 8.30am.

Everyone is welcome, particularly people living locally who are interested in be part of and contributing to the Transition Town movement.

We'll also discuss our stall at the Eudlo Summer Market on Dec 13.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo Coordinator

A little taste of Eudlo

A little bit about our town of Eudlo. The picture above is by local artist, Kristen Tiver Cutlack. We bought this card at the local markets which are held every three months in and around the Eudlo Town Hall - next one is on December 13. We have the photo in our profile to the right.

Our town has about 850 people living in and around it. We have a primary school, general store, coffee shop, hairdresser, tennis courts, rural fire service and a train station with a direct line to Brisbane.

We also have the Chenrezig Buddhist Institute just out of town too. The first Tibetan Buddhist Centre in the Western world and still one of the largest. Chenrezig is open to the public for teaching, meditation which has the Big Love cafe too. Visit their website at www.chenrezig.com.au to check schedules and make sure they are open before you visit.



Chenrezig is home to many Buddhist nuns and monks.



Here is a photo of the Gompa.



We also have a local Swiss Cheese Maker - Fromart - in town too.

Most people who live in Eudlo have acreage, while homes in town are average sized blocks.

We are located in the foothills of the Blackall Range half way between Palmwoods and Mooloolah. If you haven't been here before it's worth the drive and you can enjoy a coffee and a meal at Sweethearts Cafe and visit Chenrezig - they are open to the public between Wednesdays and Sundays.

As I said, our next Market Day is on the 13th of December starting at 7am - drop in and say hi!

Cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Food Co-operative

Following the overwhelming interest in creating a community food co-operative we've been busily working behind the scenes to make it happen.

In June we will hold a get together and invite all the people who have already expressed interest - and anyone else who is interested to come along.

We'll kick start the ordering and explain how it will all work. We'll start with non-perishables, dried and canned goods, all organic and as local as possible.



Keep an eye on this blog for details of exactly when and where the Eudlo Food Co-op event will be.



Also, mark Sunday June 14 in your diary. That's the date of the Eudlo Winter Market - again at the Town Hall. We'll be there with fresh produce, plants, food, lots of information about what's happening and all things Transition Town.



Cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Autumn Market

Here are some photos from today's very successful Autumn Market - hot off the press!



Our stall was a combination of fresh local produce from our own gardens, cooked local goodies, hard to find food plants, information on cooking and bread making courses and permaculture and transition town courses, plus lots more.



Lots of people signed up to join the Eudlo Food Co-operative, so that looks like taking off!



And Ann and Bill's beautiful Gypsy Wagon attracted a lot of attention too.

Cheers,
Sonya