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26. August 2010

ACFCGN releases updated research bibliography

With researchers increasingly turning their attention to the social and environmental impacts of community gardening, the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network has just published a fully revised and expanded second edition of its Annotated Bibliography of community gardening research and analysis...

11. August 2010

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HERE IT COMES! Another Australasian Permaculture Convergence!

It’s a celebration, a learning opportunity, a party, a reflection and a reunion… the time that comes around every two years when Permaculture educators, advocates, practitioners and all of the others involved in the Permaculture Design System come together… it’s a time not to be missed...

BYRON BAY/MULLUMBIMBY NSW: Courses + Permaculture accredited training Certificate 3

9. August 2010

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BYRON BAY/MULLUMBIMBY NSW: Courses + Permaculture accredited training Certificate 3

Katrina Shields, Byron Region Community College Sustainability Coordinator, writes... "Love the community gardens website.". OH, those lucky people in Mullum and Byron... they have the Byron Region Community College which is offering a range of short courses enough to make your mouth water, in an intellectual sense, just like the Mullumbimby Community Garden's lines of lettuce and trellises of tomatoes make your mouth water in a culinary sense...

15. July 2010

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Farmers of the urban footpath & the need for design guidelines for street verge gardens

It's happened suddenly — the upsurge of interest in gardening the street verge with edible plants. But before we rush out to replace nature strip lawn with vegetables, there's a few design considerations we would do well to take into account...

2. September 2010

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Land sought for community garden in St Lucia, Brisbane

Land sought for community garden in St Lucia, Brisbane...

2. September 2010

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Cringila Primary school wins Dig Ya Dinner competition

Just a quick email to thank you for your ongoing support and to tell you of a recent success...

27. August 2010

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Food swap-advice sought from UK

A UK group asks for advice from Australia on organising a food swap...

20. August 2010

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Landsharing for food production — time for some guidelines?

GardenShare and LandShare already exist in Australia but they consist of private arrangements between individuals. With both attracting increasing attention, perhaps now is the time to start a conversation about developing guidelines...

19. August 2010

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New food swap in northern Sydney

A local initiative brings Nothern Sydney its own food swap...

17. August 2010

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Looking for a communty garden around Sawtell NSW

Sarsha is looking for a community garden around Sawtell NSW...

12. August 2010

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South Melbourne commons to combine social enterprise with community initiative

Something significant is about to happen in South Melbourne, and it involves community initiatives, social enterprise, small business and even a community garden...

11. August 2010

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Finance company puts community gardening online

FINANCIAL planning company, ipac, has posted a brief entry on community gardening...

11. August 2010

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NEW BOOK: The Story of Organic Growing in Australia

Many believe that organic farming and gardening began as part of an alternative lifestyle in the 1970s. In fact organic growing in Australia has a fertile and healthy history spanning over eighty years. Green Harvest is the first history of Australian organic farming and gardening...

11. August 2010

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Community gardens on community land information session

Wollongong City Council has a new process for considering application by community groups to use community land for a community garden...

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Events

Growing Food for Kid's Imagination
Melbourne
Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9 am to
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 5 pm
WHAT: Course organised by Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne and Cultivating Community for people involved in school kitchen gardens.
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Official opening — Manly Vale Community Garden
4-8 Innes Road, Manly Vale
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 10 am to
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 2 pm
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Australian Permaculture Convergence 10
Candlenut Steiner School, Karunda
Friday, September 24, 2010, 1 pm to
Monday, September 27, 2010, 6 pm
WHAT: The tenth Australasian Permaculture Convergence
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Growing Gardeners with Robina McCurdy
Byron Region Community College
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 10 am to
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 4 pm
BOOKINGS: www.byroncollege.org.au/contact-us/
INFORMATION: katrina[at]byroncollege.org.au
Cultivating community gardens with Jeanette Martin
Byron Region Community College
Friday, November 12, 2010, 10 am to
Friday, November 19, 2010, 3 pm
WHAT: Two day course, 12 November and 19 November from 10am to 3pm.
BOOKINGS: www.byroncollege.org.au
INFORMATION: katrina[at]byroncollege.org.au

Network contacts

NSW
Russ Grayson (media liaison)
PO Box 3349
St Pauls NSW 2031
T: 0414 065 203
Send Russ an email at:
media[at]communitygarden.org.au
Send Annie Walker, Community Garden Co-ordinator at City of Sydney an email at: Anwalker[at]cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
TASMANIA
Send Nel Smit an email at:
nelssmit[at]gmail.com
Or phone David Stephens
T: 03 6227 8390
QUEENSLAND
Send Northey Street City Farm an email at: nnorthey[at]bigpond.net.au
Send Morag Gamble & Evan Raymond an email at: info[at]seedinternational.com.au
T/F: 07 5494 4833
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Send claire fulton an email at:
clairenettle[at]adam.com.au
VICTORIA
Ben Neil ben[at]bds.org.au
Jennifer Alden, Cultivating Community, an email at:
info[at]cultivatingcommunity.org.au
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Send Anne Goodall an email at:
anne[at]annegoodall.com.au
www.communitygardenswa.org.au
ACT
Send Keith Colls an email at: president[at]cogs.asn.au
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Email Jana Norman an email at: Jana.Norman[a]nt.gov.au

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Events

Growing Food for Kid's Imagination

Official opening — Manly Vale Community Garden

Australian Permaculture Convergence 10

Growing Gardeners with Robina McCurdy

Cultivating community gardens with Jeanette Martin

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