The City of Sydney has adopted a policy on community gardening that enlarges the City's interest in community food systems...
Continue reading...19. September 2009
The Gilles Plains Community Garden, a project that received funding under the Strategy, provides insights into how this capacity can be developed, and then used for a series of activities.
Continue reading...31. August 2009
These 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. They cover composting, no-dig gardening, integrated pest management, crop rotation and more.
Continue reading...18. October 2008
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Community HARVEST Spring ’08... ...building local food cultures. Annual newsletter of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network.
Continue reading...18. October 2008
Community gardeners adopt policies and guidelines to make gardening an enjoyable experience and to manage their garden sites effectively. It is best to have only as many policies as is necessary. They should be stated simply in community garden documents and made clear to new gardeners.
Continue reading...19. September 2008
Community Gardening: An Annotated Bibliography includes brief descriptions of guidebooks and manuals, books, honours and masters theses, articles in academic and professional journals, and a number of other research-based documents, such as project evaluations and submissions.
Continue reading...15. March 2007
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Community HARVEST Summer ’07... ...building local food cultures. Annual newsletter of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network.
Continue reading...11. October 2006
This 2005 evaluation of Sydney's community gardens, with a brief 2009 update, assesses community gardening in terms of relevance, impact, efficiency, effectiveness, progress and sustainability...
Continue reading...7. February 2006
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Community HARVEST Summer ’06 ... ...building local food cultures. Annual newsletter of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network.
Continue reading...10. October 2005
Community gardens involve residents in sharing in the creation, maintenance and rewards of gardening. They provide food, recreation and therapeutic opportunities for a community. They can also promote environmental awareness and provide community education. Where they exist, community gardens form an important part of a city’s public open space network.
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11. March 2010
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