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Olives in the Valley
Picking olives on Sunday 3rd May 2009
OLIVES IN THE MEGALONG VALLEY
It is almost that time of the year again... olive picking season!!
The olives are looking good and even though we did the biggest prune of our olive trees last winter, we still seem to have more fruit then last year.
We also have been more in control of the dreaded olive lace bug, so we have happy trees.
We are planning to pick our olives on Sunday 3rd May, starting at 7.00 am and finishing around 2.00 pm for a well earned BIG lunch in the olive grove (if weather permits) or else on the veranda.
For those of you who have picked with us last year, you will remember that that is the best part of the day!!
Anybody coming from Sydney, please come on the Saturday, pitch a tent in the horse arena and BYO BBQ. (And if you are really keen, we will do some picking on Saturday afternoon too).
Looking forward hearing from you soon
Please contact us and let us know you are joining us.
Eveline Schuyff
'Table Talk Olive produce'
Megalong Road
Megalong Valley NSW 2785
Ph: 02-47879170
Mob: 0404 882 855
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Footbeat Festival - Celebrating World Heritage
Celebrating World Heritage values expressed through art, World Music, exhbitions, workshops, forums, food, stalls, family fun and much more
The Footbeat Festival - Celebrating World Heritage - focusses on the values and benefits of preseervng our natural and cultural significance and how this engenders sustainability through education, art and world music, encompassing the greater community, business, local government and NGOs, volunteers and the natural/built environment.
In 2010, Footbeat Festival celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Blue Moutnains being listed on the World Heritage register for its natural diversity and beauty. This year is also the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity which gives additional emphasis�to the value of �what we have here at our doorstep.
The Festival comprises four key elements:
Education - Education sessions, fora, Hypothetical, exhibitions/displays, school outreach program, commerce, natural/built environment, TAFE Open Day and course/curriculum material.
Art - Demonstration of contemporary performing arts, literary and fine arts, visual arts, multimedia and film.
World Music - Celebration of World music performed by local, national and international artists.
Environment - Showcasing the natural beauty that surrounds us and how to live sustainably with it in our culture, in our communities and doing business.
The partnering with Western Sydney Institute of TAFE at the Blue Mountains, Wentworth Falls campus continues to actively explore and develop opportunities for vocational training and work experience while showcasomg TAFE NSW as a dynamic educational system. The festival now forms part of the Wentowrth Falls campus curricular, enabling students and teachers to learn about and engage in sustainability practices and principles.
From 30th to the 31st October 2010, there are to be education sessions, forums, workshops, world music, food and wine, dialogue, fun and business exhibitions.This event is planned as a carbon and waste aware event and a means to share the spirit of sustainability in its many facets with the public and peers.
This celebrtation of World Heritage is the first of its kind in the Blue Mountains with major and lesser sponsors being sought from local, state and Federal government agencies as well as corporate and small to medium businesses.
On Friday 3oth October, there will be a Gala Dinner to demonstrate the capability of a community to provide well for itself from local areas, with a stage show to fill out the evening's entertainment. It is for about 150 guests, involving TAFE and other volunteer, with live music and Keynote speakers.
A professional media campaign will develop awareness and participation from outside the region so partners and organisations involved will be promoted in the media and online, with obvious benefit.
Footbeat Festival - Celebrating World heritage - supporting community, the environment and the region.
Join us as a volunteer, learn more or just for fun and tell friends about it.
See www.footbeatfestival.com.au for all details.
