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Recycled Fabric, Cheesemaking and The Clothesline

21/7/2018

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Wow, it's been a while since I updated the blog! Sorry about that. Winter has been busier in the market garden than expected, so time has been short.

SLT's Recycled Fabric Workshop in June looked to be inspiring, and Michele blogged about it here.

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Yesterday we held the Cheese Making workshop, with the focus on Feta and Mozzarella. For those who've never tried making cheese, most cheeses take weeks or even months to mature/age, so we had to stick to 'fresh' cheeses that can be made in a matter of hours rather than weeks!

Our teacher, Patricia, is a science teacher with a emphasis on microbiology, so she was able to explain a little of what's going on with the bacterial process in cheese making.

We were able to sample these lovely fresh cheeses and there will be some class notes coming, which I plan to post when I get them :-)

​Patricia recommends getting cheesemaking supplies from GreenLivingAustralia
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While we've just mentioned recycling fabric, has anyone heard of The Clothesline second hand clothing store in Toowoomba? In our home, we're big fans of op shopping and second hand just-about-everything, so I was surprised to find that there's a second hand clothing store that's been going for 2.5 years and yet we'd never heard of it!

The Clothesline is at 2 Mann St (next to Hanna's department store). They specialise in used upmarket and designer brand clothes. Their prices are higher than a regular op shop, but then they're not actually an op shop. They buy as-new designer clothing from people who no longer need them. So for anyone who wants quality used clothing, it's definitely worth a visit. And with that in mind, their prices are excellent for the quality of the clothing. I bought a gorgeous pair of girls printed trousers and the cutest girls clogs I've ever seen at $8.50 each. Both were as new and obviously would have been quite pricey new. 

I will point out that parking is a little bit of an issue. The Clothesline have a tiny car park right next to their store, but its only got about 3 spaces. You can park at Hanna's if you plan to go in there too (because you need a token from in the store to be able to exit that carpark). I parked at Toyota since they have a huge car park with plenty of space available. Not sure if that's allowed....

So if you get a chance, it's worth checking out.
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