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Community Garden networks around the world
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Canada's office of urban agriculture
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www.cityfarmer.org
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Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens UK
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www.farmgarden.org.uk
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The American Community Garden Association
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www.communitygarden.org
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AUSTRALIA
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NSW
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City of Sydney community gardens
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http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Environment/
Waste/WhatYouCanDo/CommunityGardens.asp
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Listing of community gardens in the City of Sydney local government area
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Earthcare Centre of HDRA - Sydney rural fringe region
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http://earthcare.org.au
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Located on UWS campus, Richmond.
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Kooragang City Farm - Hunter region
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http://www.hcr.cma.nsw.gov.au/kooragang Rob Henderson, Manager
Hunter-Central Rivers CMA
Private Bag 2010 Paterson NSW 2421
P: 02 4964 9308. F: 02 4964 9307
M: 0418 669 438
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Located on Koorogang Island, Newcastle north.
City farm and environmental restoration project.
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Map: City of Sydney community garden map
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www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Environment/
documents/CommunityGardensMap.pdf
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Download a map of the City of Sydney community gardens.
Format: pdf
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Information about community gardening in the City of Sydney
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www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Environment/
Waste/WhatYouCanDo/CommunityGardens.asp
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Information about community gardening in the City of Sydney local government area and addresses/contact details of gardens
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City of Sydney - Schools Waste Avoidance and Sustainability Education Program
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www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Environment/
Waste/WhatTheCityIsDoing/SchoolsProgram.asp
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The Schools Waste Avoidance and Sustainability Education Program seeks to assist primary and secondary schools in reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill , as well as assisting in broader sustainability outcomes.
The program focuses on staff training, providing a resource and referral service and assisting schools to develop School Environment Management Plans
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Map & brochure - community gardens in Leichhardt local government area
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http://www.lmc.nsw.gov.au/Community-Gardens.html
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Leichhardt Council has produced a brochure and map locating community gardens in the Leichhardt local government area.
Correction to brochure:
1. The contact phone number and email for the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network notified on the brochure is out of date. The Network can be contacted through this website.
2. The UNSW Permaculture Community Garden noted on the brochure no longer exists.
Format: pdf
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Victoria
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CERES Community Environmental Park
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www.ceres.org.au
10 Lee Street, East Brunswick, Melbourne.
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Allotment gardens, agroforestry system with fruit trees and chooks below, farm animals, organic market gardens, weekly organic market, renewable technologies, greywater system, cafe, schools program and too much more too mention.
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Nunawading Community Garden
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Nunawading, Melbourne.
www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/
2218/nuna.html
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Nunawading, Melbourne.
Australlia's first community garden (started 1977)
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Ringwood Community Garden
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www.ringwoodcommunitygarden.org.au
Ralph Powell, Secretary. P: 03 9801 4031.
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Community garden in suburban Ringwood.
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Veg Out Community Garden
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www.vegout.asn.au/
Located in St Kilda, Melbourne, opposite Luna Park.
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Allotments, food forest, chooks and small urban animals.
Community arts very much in evidence.
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Rushall Community Garden
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http://home.vicnet.net.au/~nfcgg/
Thomas Kidney Reserve on Rushall Crescent in North Fitzroy.
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Queensland
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Northey Street City Farm
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www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au
Located in park on Northey Street, Windsor.
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A large city farm featuring food production, chooks, education services to schools, workshops and courses for the community, festivals, musical performance and other arts. Northey Street City Farm is on Nothery street, Windsor, on the banks of Breakfast Creek, a short bus ride from the city centre.
The city farm offers:
community participation through voluntary service
Sunday organic farmer's market (certified organic produce) making available local food from the Brisbane region from 7am
School food garden design and educational services to schools via Growing Communities. Contact: John Monrahan.
Permaculture design certificate and Accredited Permaculture Training certifiate 3. Contact: Dick Copeman.
Workshops, courses: see list at... http://www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au/
Education/Education.html
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Alex Hills Community Garden
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PO Box 326
Alexandra Hills, Queensland 4163
P: 07 3286 7166
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Oakland Street, Alexandra Hills (coastal Brisbane).
Auspice of Bayside GATE Employment, Workline and Access to the Bayside Community
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Vera Street Community Garden Inc
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http://www.connectqld.org.au/verast
Toowong College, Vera Street, Toowong, Brisbane.
Mail: P.O. Box 181, Toowong, 4066.
Jane Bell, Conveynor. P: 07 3870 7256
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Vera Street Community Garden Inc is a grass-roots, get-your-hands-dirty group of local and not-so-local residents who come together to do organic gardening and creek rehabilitation within the grounds of Toowong College, off Vera Street in West Toowong. New members are always welcome at our monthly working bees- see the calendar on our website for the next event.
See also instructional material on website - how to make a no-dig garden & possum-proofing your garden.
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South Australia
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Brochure: SA community gardens brochure showing locations of gardens.
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Brochure - download 364 kB pdf file
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Download a copy of the South Australia community gardens brochure.
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ALLIED ORGANISATIONS
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Australian Community Foods
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www.communityfoods.com.au
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Comprehensive site containing links to community garden, farmer's markets, community-supported-agriculture and other community food initiatives.
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Brisbane Organic Growers Inc
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www.bog.powerup.com.au
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Information on organic gardening in the coastal subtropics.
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Canberra Organic Growers Society
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http://www.cogs.asn.au/
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A site with lots of authoritative, useful information on organic gardening. Particularly relevant to cool temperature climatic regions.
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Environmental Technology Centre
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www.ies.murdoch.edu.au/etc.html
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Research and development of renewable technologies and sustainable living solutions. Contact with community.
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Green Harvest
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www.greenharvest.com.au/pestcontrol/
organic_pest_control_index.html
PO Box 92
MALENY QLD 4552
Australia
www.greenharvest.com.au
PH: 07 54352699
FAX: 07 54999791
FREECALL: 1800 681014
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Green Harvest supplies organic seeds, tools and books. Their site has useful information for the home grower, including the online seasonal newsletter Green Notes.
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Horticulural Therapies Association of Victoria
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http://www.horticulturaltherapy.com.au/
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Hawkesbury Organic Food Co-op
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http://seasonscoop.googlepages.com
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Open: 4.30 - 6pm Thursdays.
23 Bosworth Street Richmond, NSW (Rear of Hawkesbury Skills Inc).
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Illawarra Food Fairnesss Alliance
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www.healthycitiesill.org.au
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NSW South Coast region alliance providing education and advocacy on access to nutritious food, local/regional food and health-related aspects of food.
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Organic Downunder
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www.organicdownunder.com
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Organic gardening information - chooks, vegetables.
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Organic Traders and Consumers Network - OCTACnet
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http://www.otacnet.com.au
P: 02 9365 7668 M: 0402 404 361
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Industry and community educational organisation.
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Pacific Edge
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www.pacific-edge.info
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Media and communicaation.
Works in community gardens, sustainability education, international development assistance. Information on sustainability projects, Permaculture design system.
Downloadable guides to using media and effective communication for community gropups and NGOs.
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Manly Food Coop
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http://www.manlyfoodcoop.org
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21 Whistler Street, Manly, NSW.
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Melbourne Community Farmers' Markets
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www.mfm.com.au
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An organisation managing farmers’ markets weekly in Melbourne.
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Plants for the future
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www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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Plants For a Future is an online serachable database of over 7000 plants. The organisation is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses.
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SEED International
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www.permaculture.au.com
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Australian Community Gardens Network Queensland contact + Permaculture, local food systems and ecovillage training.
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Seed Savers Network
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www.seedsavers.net
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Seed Savers is a community-based, national membership organisation of gardeners who preserve the biodiversity of our agricultural plants by saving and exchanging non-hybrid seed.
Annual courses in seed saving, working in developing countries.
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Slow Food Movement
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www.slowfood.com
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Fast food... what’s the hurry? Here’s Europe’s Slow Food Movement... how to enjoy what you grow... how to enjoy food at its best... food that’s not in a hurry... slow food.
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Sydney Food Fairness Alliance
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www.sydneyfoodfairness.org.au
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Sydney region alliance providing education and advocacy on access to nutritious food, preservation of urban fringe market gardens as agricultural land to feed the city, local/regional food and health-related aspects of food. Discussion sheets can be downloaded and used.
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