Winter Solstice Lantern Parade
Saturday June 17th 3:30 – 6:30pm
Heaps of activity in the Orchard then at 5:30 we head off with our lanterns 
for a parade in the Valley as dusk descends.
Pre-winter Busy Bee – Sunday May 21st
All welcome to lend a hand to a multitude of tasks for the pre-winter busy bee.
2:30-4:30pm in the Orchard.
Bring water and any tools you prefer for pruning, weeding or a wheelbarrow…or just come as you are.
2023 Olive Harvest: 29 – 30 April
SATURDAY 29th April am & pm verge tree picks
Harvesting in Booyeembara
SUNDAY 30th APRIL 9am – 12:30 in Booyeembara’s Olive Grove, then Harvest Lunch! (byo lunch or buy pizza) Enjoy live music from the Mediterranean while you harvest!
Whether you want to join the Saturday verge harvest, Sunday harvest or pick your own to add to the harvest, please register on Eventbrite ( “whitegumvalley-olive-harvest2023” ) or email: us then we can communicate with you to make this a smooth, enjoyable harvest.
More information here:Olive harvest 2023 information-V2
Busy bee & Saturday sundowner on March 18
This Saturday we have a double header with a busy bee to keep our orchard looking good and our second Saturday sunset event to see the day out with music, food and good company. Busy bee from 3pm, Sundowner from 4:30pm.
Enjoy Saturday Sunsets in March in the Orchard
Come down to the Orchard on a Satuday night in March for dinner, a drink, a chat or just a wander through the fruit trees. Orchard Crew will be on-site winding down, sharing some food and having a catch up. If you’ve ever wanted to find out which tree is which (or any other query) this is your chance. An easy community catch up to make and sustain local connections.
BYO instrument for an acoustic open mic / jamming circle.
BYO food & drink, mats & some chairs provided.
Hope to see you there!
From Harvest to Plate: Making a Sri-Lankan banana curry – Sunday 20 Nov | 2:30 -4PM in Orchard Shelter
In the spirit of sharing recipes from other parts of the world and coming together over food, the Orchard is putting on its first cooking demo. Orchard member Yasas Botenne is sharing a Sri Lankan curry recipe, while Steph uses the sun to cook fragrant rice. Enjoy the results. $5 entry (kids <$12 free) Register your place: wgvorchard@gmail.com
Tree Care Monday Dec 5th from 8:30am
All are welcome to attend a tree care session on Monday 8:30-9:30am. We’ll be tackling weeds, watering and mulching trees. Bring gloves, water and any tools you think would be handy.
The unique Orchard shirt has arrived
Our committee has been busy sourcing high-quality pre-loved shirts, while our Treasurer Mike has been honing his skills at screen-printing with our fabulous logo. Kids and adults sizes. The shirt rack will be popping up at future orchard events as well as local markets. Take a look and be proud of our home-grown Orchard.
Little Seed & Book Library comes to our Orchard Sunday
Everyone welcome to this celebration Bring a book and/or seed packet to add to our new little library box to be mounted on our Mulberry Farm Lane fence. Thanks to Garvin from FreMan Shed for making it for us.
Breaking News! Our beautiful Picnic Shelter is built – take a visit!
Thank you Sam and Dave for your fine carpentry work and use of recycled timbers and Australian plantation timbers for a sustainable build. We look forward to the shade and shelter it will provide us in future community events and harvests.