AT this month's recent meeting of Bright Garden Club, held at the Bright RSL clubrooms, special guest Jades Miles of Black Barn Farm in Stanley spoke about the permaculture farm she runs with her partner and Porepunkah local, Charlie Showers.

Their Heritage Orchards and berry farm is now one of only three remaining orchards out of 30 that were formerly operating in the area.

Jade shared her philosophy on Futuresteading: caring for the community by using sustainable, natural gardening practises to share local produce.

She also detailed the various workshops offered at the farm - from grafting, pruning, foraging, apiary and barn-making, to hosting groups of school kids three times a year to learn the seasonality of farm life.

Around 25 attendees made up of members of the Bright Garden Club as well as visitors, enjoyed her enlightening talk and were able to purchase signed copies of her new book 'Huddle' as well as her previous 2021 release 'Futuresteading'.

Another local link next month will bring Carla Boynton-Bardic to the garden club.

Spending some of her younger years in Porepunkah, Carla now runs 'Blossom and Pollen Garden Design' from Benalla and will be sharing her ideas on garden design, landscaping and plants.

The meeting will be held at lunchtime, on Tuesday, 10 June, starting at 11.30am, with a lunch of soup and rolls offered at just $7 entry inclusive.

The venue is the Bright RSL clubrooms, in Camp Street, Bright.

Visitors from local surrounds and tourists from afar, are all very welcome to join, so all can improve their gardens for everyone to share.

For those interested in joining the club, there is an initial annual fee of $25, then just $20 a year and generally a $2 entry for the monthly meetings held on the second Tuesday of the month.