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Fedamogah THE Fedamogah roadside stall was created with the help of the local Skyring Creek Road kids. Located at 107 Skyring Creek Road, Federal, two doors up from the Federal Memorial Hall, the roadside stall is accessible to the public every day during daylight hours. At the beginning, it was originally just a pop up stall, a way to share excess produce and plants from my garden. I established my garden as a therapy after a long year of batting breast cancer. Following chemo and a bilateral mastectomy, the garden became a project of passion. It became a place to heal. With the amount of produce I was growing, it was soon apparent I needed to share it or it would go to waste. The excess was advertised on a Facebook Group (Federal Food and Plant Buy, Swap and Sell) then a few other people in the community found they’re often in the same boat and have enough produce to share, so with that in mind, we decided to make a swap box. The community come from all surrounds of the Noosa and Gympie hinterland, bringing fruit and vegetables, plants and fertiliser. There have been jars for preserving,
honey, eggs and we’ve been lucky enough to have a regular lady bringing worm tea fertiliser. At the stall there is a seed swapping board too, which is a great way to build your garden collection from locally grown and acclimatised seeds. The community who join in are genuinely appreciative and I appreciate everyone for making this project successful. Some days there’s more in the stall others, but I try to post a photo or video on the Fedamogah plant stall Facebook page to update the community on produce availability. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are the most popular days for produce swapping. People can also advertise and ask on the Facebook page what they have and/or would like. People also use the stall as a drop and collection point. I hope to see the little community project go further with time. We already have about 15 regular visitors, coming once or twice a week, and all our other visitors and contributors have visited, leaving lots of letters and notes of praise for the project. I spend usually only 5-10 minutes a day, just tidying up or composing videos and updates for the stall. Other than that, it’s entirely run by the Fedamogah community. The small amount of profit from the seed sales helps cover my gardening costs. I hope to be able to grow and share lots more in the future from our garden. Having a connection with like-minded people in the community who genuinely enjoy gardening and sharing is so rewarding in itself. After a cancer diagnosis, your life changes and you see more clarity in the simple things. Sharing healthy food with people and creating a community bond is the best rehabilitation and therapy I could have asked for.
Having a connection with like-minded people in the community who genuinely enjoy gardening and sharing is so rewarding
Perri Chaplin www.facebook.com/Fedamogah Facebook group - Federal Food and Plant Swap, Buy and Sell.
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