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Meeting
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The Seed Centre is used for meetings, workshops
and tours. It is a meeting place for interns and volunteers,
journalists, writers, film-makers, aid workers returning from
their postings and seed savers.
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bamboo pagoda was built in mid 2000 by Thomas, a local
eccentric, and several interns. It makes a focal point
for the front lawn. |
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An
Aboriginal group from the cotton growing area of St
George a twelve hour drive west. They were looking
at ways of avoiding the use of chemicals, creating
diversity gardens and producing their own seeds. |
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| Class
of Japanese visiting in May 2001 and looking at the
garden. Shinji, lower right, was amongst them and
became an intern soon afterwards. |
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Dr
Vanaja Ramprasad gave a talk on her organisation's
work with poor and marginal farmers in India in November
2000. |
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| Adult
education class in gardening finishing the class with
lunch from the garden, served on banana leaves. In
the background are bags of seeds drying. |
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The
Centre is a place where young and old meet. Here local
top gardener, Wally Field, is giving some tips to
young interns on planting seasons. |
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