Land & Food
Wednesday 8 April 2015 BUNGENDORE MIRROR www.bungendoremirror.com.au Year 2015/ Week 15/ Page 9
LAND & FOOD EVENTS IN THE PALERANG DISTRICT
Successful year for B’wood School
Andrew and Taylor of Burrabee Farm, Burra, offered vegetables, eggs and honey at the Southern Harvest Farmers Market, held at the Bungendore Memorial Hall on Saturday 28 March
The Braidwood Central School Show team in the sheep section of the Royal Canberra Show
Monday 20 April Bungendore Landcare 10am to 12noon at the Bungendore Community Garden. Contact 4842 1899
Saturday 2 May Geary’s Gap/Wamboin L'care 9.00am propagation session. Contact 6236 9158
Monday 20 April Taylors Creek Landcare 7.30pm monthly meeting at Nardoo’, 322 Taylors Creek Road. Contact 4844 6250
Monday 18 May Taylors Creek Landcare 7.30pm monthly meeting at Nardoo’, 322 Taylors Creek Road. Contact 4844 6250
Simone Horn The Braidwood Central School (BCS) Show Team has concluded a busy and very successful show season after wrapping up competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. BCS’s Show Team competes at the Royal Canberra Show, the Braidwood Show and the Sydney Royal Easter Show each year and the team has had much to celebrate this year. BCS was arguably the most successful of all schools at Royal Canberra Show, taking
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