WHAT’S HAPPENING?
LATEST NEWS AT MARY VALLEY COUNTRY HARVEST
Apart from regular activities at markets and scheduled member’s meetings, the Co-op organises occasional events such as field days, training schools and promotional displays. Events such as these are advertised and reviewed/commented on in blog posts to this website.
EVENT NEWS
21 August PlatForum Innovative fruit and vegetable crops for the Mary Valley
The 2021 monthly 'PlatForum' sessions at Dagun Station run from 3.30 to 5 pm on the 3rd Saturday (different to 2020) afternoon of each month - open air on the platform of Dagun Railway [...]
24 October PlatForum – the hot dry crunch before the summer rains
The monthly 'PlatForum' discussion group at Dagun Station starts 3.30 pm on the 4th Saturday afternoon of each month and ends by 5pm - open air on the platform of Dagun Railway Station . [...]
26th September PlatForum – grafting fruit trees
The monthly 'PlatForum' discussion group at Dagun Station is going well, albeit within the distancing and other required Covid-safe practices. The PlatForum starts 3.30 pm on the 4th Saturday afternoon of each month and [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS
LATEST NEWS
What it means to be a member of the Co-op
Two recent workshops focused on both values and strategies for members of the co-op to successfully work together and reach their goals. John Whiteoak introduced the group to strategic planning through establishing vision, mission and [...]
EAT LOCAL – Here’s why
Be intentional about your food choices. It keeps us in touch with the seasons. Although supermarkets give us access to all food types all year around, all food has a season of production. Eating seasonally, [...]
New Horizons for our Co-op
“So, when do we get started?” John, our passionate Avocado grower wants to know after attending our first Farming Together workshop last week at Kandanga Hall. The first workshop out of three introduced the new [...]
Local Co-operative receives $34,000 for Pilot Program
The Mary Valley Country Harvest Co-operative (MVCHC) has received funding from the Farming Together Program - the Farm Co-operative and Collaboration Pilot Program of Southern Cross University, being delivered on behalf of the Australian Government. [...]
Queensland’s Mary Valley calls out for more market farmers to help revive region
Co-op stars Bruno and Trish Gabbana at Gympie town Markets The ABC recently interviewed co-op members Trish, Bruno and Lesa. Here is the link to a really good news article, with sound, as ABC [...]