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Innovative policy on community gardening adopted by City of Sydney
The City of Sydney has adopted a policy on community gardening that enlarges the City's interest in community food systems...
Continue reading...Good food good future
11. March 2010
A couple days on Tasmania's Bass strait coast is too good a opportunity to miss, and that — Devonport — is where the Tasmanian Community Gardens Network is to hold its annual conference — Good Food Good Futures — this April. See you there...
Continue reading...Common Ground — container garden in the Heart of Adelaide
10. March 2010
An edible future awaits a group of local people who have started to cultivate a container garden on asphalt, close to Adelaide's city centre ...
Continue reading...In Glandore, a street planting with a tasty future
9. March 2010
Down Glandore way they think the footpath is an orchard...
Continue reading...Brisbane workshop — growing and cooking tropical vegetables
8. March 2010
Want to grow tropical vegetables? This workshop will show you how...
Continue reading...Directory of WA community gardens
5. March 2010
Some of these gardens are 20 years old; some are just planning their first plantings. There are communal gardens, allotment gardens and spaces that combine the two. Each garden has its own, unique style, energy and flavour. Some gardens are open to the public and others are accessible to members only or are designed for particular [...]
Continue reading...New book helps to start, nurture community gardens
2. March 2010
Those South Australians are an innovative and busy lot. Now they've launched a book on starting and nurturing community gardens...
Continue reading...Community Garden Guidebook Launch and SA Community Garden Network Gathering, 14th February
4. February 2010
Official launch of Growing Community: Starting and Nurturing Community Gardens, with special presentation by leading organic writer, grower, and educator, Tim Marshall. Copies of Growing Community available for $10. Tour of the rapidly evolving Glandore Community Garden Practical workshops and demonstrations. News and updates from community and school gardens around Adelaide. Organic afternoon tea provided. All welcome! Growing Community: Starting and [...]
Continue reading...Food security strategy could benefit Tasmania’s community gardens
19. January 2010
Tasmania moves to the front of the nation by raising the possibility of support for community gardens in its proposed Tasmanian Food Security Fund...
Continue reading...Request: advice wanted on security issues
18. January 2010
A rural Victorian community garden asks for your advice on a security issue...
Continue reading...- Local Government and other documents
- Basic infrastructure for successful community gardening
- Network fact sheets
- Glovers, Sydney's heritage garden - a photo essay
- Ready to garden the community way at Lawson
- Chester Hill meeting for Sydney Network
- Gillies Plains Community Garden
- Community Garden Guidebook Launch and SA Community Garden Network Gathering, 14th February
- Permaculture design's role in community gardening
- ACFCGN annual general meeting Saturday 14 November 2009
- Chris Dillon: Hi There, Our organisation is trying to get inv...
- claire: Hi Meg, Thanks for your interest in Growing Com...
- Elabeth Fekonia: Hi there, I'm an accredited Permaculture teacher ...
- meg schwarz: Could I please have a copy of the above book or ca...
- Dan: Hi I was wondering whether anyone could provide...
- Good food good future
- Brisbane workshop — growing and cooking tropical vegetables
- Directory of WA community gardens
- New book helps to start, nurture community gardens
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Information for local government
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Community gardeners adopt policies and guidelines to make gardening an enjoyable experience and to manage their garden sites effectively.
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Community garden fact sheets
aThese Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network fact sheets are designed to improve community gardening practice and are useful for educators to distribute at courses and workshops.
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They cover:
- composting
- no-dig gardening
- integrated pest management,
- crop rotation
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11. March 2010
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