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• National gatherings
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• Sydney gatherings
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…growing good food
…growing convivial communities

Community gardening, city farming…
Community gardening, city farming…

…the food you grow …the food you share
…a sense of place
…a sense of belonging

Community gardening, city farming…
Community gardening, city farming…

…growing the community food movement

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...is a community-based organisation linking people interested in city farming, community gardening and community food systems around Australia.

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LATEST NEWS

ACFCGN Gathering and AGM 2017

ACFCGN Gathering and AGM 2017

April 23, 2017 4 comments

7-8 October 2017 — for the ACFCGN annual gathering and AGM at CERES on Saturday 7 October and garden tours in Geelong on Sunday 8 October 2017.

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State by State news

A great tree falls in our forest — goodbye Glenda
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Tassie
SA community garden get together a success
News from Harvest Corner Community Garden in Gray, NT

Latest blogs

Are you Australia’s next Community Garden great?
Sydney symposium explores urban agriculture
Northern Rivers Community Gardens Convergence May 2017
Lemon myrtle a tasty flavour
Anglesea CG pumpkin competition
Which Kale is really a Swede?!

Plants

Which Kale is really a Swede?!
Edible roots for the community garden
Easy to grow, likes water but not too much, tasty…
Fast fruits
Not ready to pick
Best avoided

Footpath gardens

Farmers of the urban footpath – design guidelines for street verge gardens
Randwick's new footpath garden—Day 1
Randwick's new footpath garden—Day 2
Community support saves footpath garden in Joondalup
An interview about footpath gardens raises questions

LIST YOUR CITY FARM OR COMMUNITY GARDEN ON OUR MAP

City farms and community gardens are better found than hidden ...so why not list your farm or garden on our map by clicking on the link below?

Local government documents

Documents for community gardeners

Community garden factsheets

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BEING PREPARED for community gardening is always a good idea and the publications here are designed to help you do just that.

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Artist Lucy Everitt produced the wonderful original watercolour painting for the Network.

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By joining the ACFCGN, you help us educate and work towards food secure cities, tasty food systems and new opportunities and support the development of the Map Directory and the ongoing development of this website and eNEWS.

Within its capacity, the Network:

advocates on behalf of community gardens, city farms and community food systems
provides education and information on our website and social media
advises local government, institutions and communities interested in establishing community gardens
documents the development of community gardening in Australia
is available to the media.

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list your organisation in the Map Directory
receive a regular eNEWS
upload your courses and events
create a profile about your organisation and share stories and interesting city farm and/or community garden news with others on the community section of this website.

EVENTS

Waverley Communal Garden get together will take place at Waverley Park Communal Garden on 24/09/2017 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am — Bondi
Crop Swap at Food Faith Community Garden will take place at Hughes Park on 30/09/2017 at 9:30 am - 11:00 am — Hughes Park
ACFCGN annual gathering and AGM will take place at CERES Community Environment Park on 07/10/2017 - 08/10/2017 at 12:00 am — Brunswick
Urban Food Production Workshop - Adelaide will take place at Goyder Mezzanine Adelaid Showgrounds on 11/10/2017 at 9:00 am - 4:00 pm — Wayville
Perth Community Verge Garden ConVergence/Symposium will take place at Kwinana Town Centre on 14/10/2017 at 9:15 am - 5:00 pm — Kwinana Town Centre
Your Garden with Josh Byrne will take place at Royal Perth Yacht Club on 25/10/2017 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm — Crawley
Your Garden with Josh Byrne will take place at Centenary Park Community Centre on 01/11/2017 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm — Belmont
Your Garden with Josh Byrne will take place at Centenary Pavilion on 08/11/2017 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm — Wilson

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About the network

The Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network (ACFCGN) connects community gardens and city farms around Australia.

Ours is a community-based organisation where people interested in city farms, community gardening, food gardening in schools and other community food systems share their stories, their knowledge, their ideas.

Within its capacity, the Network:

advocates on behalf of community gardeners and city farms
provides education and information on our website and social media
advises local government, institutions and communities interested in establishing community gardens
documents the development of community gardening in Australia
is available to the media.

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LATEST LISTINGS — map directory

Park Terrace Community Garden April 4, 2017
South Australia : Bowden Park Terrace Community Garden is a place for like minded people to share in the joys of growing vegetables, fruit and flowers. It is a space to be enjoyed by both garden members and visitors. ... CONTACT: PTCG Committee Member
Camdenville Paddock Community Garden March 28, 2017
New South Wales : Newtown Camdenville Paddock is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based Community Garden on the grounds of Camdenville Public School in Sydney's Inner West. Established in 2012, the garden aims to produce fresh, seasonal, locally-grown food, build strong neighborhood relationships, reduce waste, and encourage people to develop a practical understanding of our interdependence with the […]
Yeronga Community Gardens March 7, 2017
Queensland : Yeronga Yeronga Community GardensALL WELCOME!Two great locations! Yeronga Community Centre, 24 Killarney St.& Yeronga State High School at Oakwood & Taunton StsCall 3848 2285 for details or visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/yerongacommunitygardens ... CONTACT: Peter Cooper
Kingary Community Garden February 5, 2017
Queensland : Kingaroy Find us on Facebook under Kingaroy Community Garden ... CONTACT: Dave Vickery

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