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Innovative policy on community gardening adopted by City of Sydney

11. March 2010

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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...

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Gillies Plains Community Garden

19. September 2009

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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.

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Network fact sheets

31. August 2009

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Network fact sheets

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.

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Community HARVEST Spring ’08

18. October 2008

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Community HARVEST Spring ’08

Community HARVEST Spring ’08... ...building local food cultures. Annual newsletter of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network.

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Local Government and other documents

18. October 2008

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Local Government and other documents

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.

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Australian community garden bibliography

19. September 2008

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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.

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Community HARVEST Summer ’07

15. March 2007

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Community HARVEST Summer ’07

Community HARVEST Summer ’07... ...building local food cultures. Annual newsletter of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network.

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Evaluating Sydney’s community gardens

11. October 2006

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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...

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Community HARVEST Summer ’06

7. February 2006

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Community HARVEST Summer ’06

Community HARVEST Summer ’06 ... ...building local food cultures. Annual newsletter of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network.

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Auckland City Council community gardens policy

10. October 2005

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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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