Launched at last- the community gardens calendar
The Australian City Farm's and Community Gardens Network's 2009 Sydney community gardening calendar was launched in early December by the Mayor of Randwick.
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New tank promises water secure future
Randwick Community Organic Gardeners point out their new 22,000 litre rainwater tank.
For irrigation, the community garden is entirely rainfed - no city water. The large plastic tank improves the security of the gardeners' water supply by collecting water falling on the roof of the adjacent racing stable buildings.
The gardeners funded the purchase of the tank themselves. The earlier tank the gardeners relied upon can be seen to the side of the new one.
A pipe with three taps is to be stalled to deliver water to different parts of the garden. At present, gardeners fill watering cans from the tank's outlet. Although this might seem laborious, the use of water cans is efficient in that it delivers water directly to the plants, wasting none in the process.
Sweet harvest
Kristina, a medical researcher by day and a Randwick Organic Community Gardener the rest of the time, is proud of the large, succulent and tasty strawberries she grown in her allotment.
Authoritative bibliography on community gardening
claire fulton in Adelaide has done a great service to community gardening in Australia by producing Community Gardening: an Annotated Bibliography.
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Updated - community gardens in South Australia
The hyperactive and smart South Australian community garden network crew have updated their brochure with the locations and contact details of gardens in the state..
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The South Australian Urban Orchard
...is a network of households across the inner suburbs of Adelaide who are meeting monthly to swap and share the produce of their back yard (or front yard) gardens and conduct workshops on gardening and preserving the harvest.
- First Sat of the month 10.30am – 12 noon
- Clarence Park Community Centre, corner East Ave & Canterbury Tce, Black Forest
 SA Community & School Garden Network Occasional Newsletter
An occasional newsletter. Find out about SA upcoming events and activities that have happened in school gardens and community gardens in South Australia.
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Northern Territory
A community garden is to be established in and around the Malak shopping centre in Darwin's northern suburbs.
It is hoped the project will include growing of fruit and vegetables, planting native trees, composting and innovative techniques such as vertical gardens.
Funding is currently being sought but even more important are enthusiastic volunteers!
If you are interested in being involved, please call
09 8981 5522 and ask for Anna or Alan.
Thanks,
Alan Whykes - alanyx at hotmail.com
20 March 2008
Marrickville Council policy directions document
Here is a link to Marrickville Council's policy direction document completed by Russ Graysons - download the pdf document. You will also find an online survey for people who would like to start a new garden in the LGA.
Fruit and vegies to oust grass on old green
Leafy greens and tasty red tomatoes are to replace weedy lawn on the green of a disused bowling club in Sydney’s southern suburbs, following Kogarah Council’s vote of support for a new community food garden in Carss Park.
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... press release by Russ Grayson
City Farm Perth is expanding its current Organic Grower's Market
City Farm Perth is expanding its current Organic Grower's Market and there will be a new market face to our weekly Saturday Markets. We will continue to have our Certified Organic Growers and in collaboration will bring an additional market where we invite all growers, farmers, and community groups to participate.
Our Grower's Market is held every Saturday, 8am-noon.
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... information from Lisa Thirer
think global : eat local
a diet for a sustainable society
A film celebrating & exploring local food systems: farmers markets • food boxes • food cooperatives • community farms community gardens • edible school gardens
15 years of footage • 15 countries • 15 minutes
Interviews with: Dr Fritjof Capra (Scientist / Author), Dr Kristen Lyons (Academic). Morag Gamble (Sustainability Educator) , Evan Raymond (Climate Change Planner), Anaheke Metua (Farmers Market Coordinator), Les Nichols (Subscription Farmer), Sequoia River (Organic Food Box Staff), Isabella Siodmak (Naturopath), Chris Bond (Chef)
For details go to www.localfood.net.au
... information from Morag Gamble
Want to make your school this good?
Ask Adelaide's Black Forest primary how...
Lily (left) and Chris, students at Adelaide's Black Forest primary school, celebrate 25 years of the famous school garden.
Black Forest is Australia's oldest school food garden and integrates with the school curriculum. With its outdoor classroom, it is a successful model for school gardens.
Photos: Kate Hubmeyer, Black Forest Primary School.
More pictures...
National..
The 4th Annual Australian City Farms and Community Gardens conference:...
Audio files - Download audio and presentations (keynote’s only) from CERES website:
www.ceres.org.au/community/conference.htm
The evaluation - Download the evaluation conference, Cities Feeding People-Grow it where you Live... more
The review - bigger and better than ever... that was the Network's annual conference in Melbourne in March 2007 ... more
Victoria...
Simple Pleasures - tasty adventures in Melbourne's community garden food
Simple Pleasures: Recipes from the Residents of Roxton Lodge is a community gardener's cookbook featuring recipes as delicious as the visual appeal of this book.
The cookbook - a project of Cultivating Community and Melbourne's Inner South Community Health Service's High Rise Support Program - was generously supported by Stonnington City Council.
Download pdf file Simple Pleasures
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