Over the first weekend in December at Federation Square, Australia’s largest fair trade festival, the Moral Fair Ground was held. Fifteen Trees was very happy to be part of the event. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]

I met a lot of ‘like souls’ and always love the chance to chat with people about what they are doing. Fifty visitors decided to help out our native environment and bought a tree for Fifteen Trees to plant on their behalf. Last month, I put aside 60 trees for the festival and they were planted by Frank Fisher (from Molyullah Tatong Tree and Land Protection Group) with a group of students from FCI College (up Benalla way). I needed to plant before the hot summer and earmarked Franks trees for festival goers.

Frank writes “We started our day planting gum trees and wattles in a fenced off area.  This area was an eroding drainage line with pools of water. We discussed planting distances and where to plant which types of trees. We then went and planted trees around a water source”.

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Some visitors to the festival bought a gift for a friend and I’d like to acknowledge that gift here. Sarah Kline Tamrakar, Deepa Nesarajah and Susan Connor all bought a tree for a friend. Jenny Bartlett bought a tree for Simone, Natasha Mai bought a tree for Holley Regan and Maria Blampied bought a tree for Pat Blampied. Thank you to all for calling past my stall and seeing something worthwhile to be apart of. You all rock! Slainte – Colleen      [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]