ACFCGN National Gathering — Presidents Report, October 2017
ACFCGN’s AGM and President’s Report @ CERES — 7, 8 October 2017, by Peta Christensen
Brimbank Community Governance Handbook
The Brimbank Community Governance Handbook is a fantastic resource particularly for those just starting out in community gardening governance.
Neat idea — pot a plant for kids
A very successful plant sale was held by our members (Belmont Community Growers Inc) last week as part of a local festival.
One of the nicest community gardens in the Northern Rivers
Our new ACFCGN secretary Joel Orchard popped in to visit one of the nicest community gardens in the Northern Rivers — Yamba Community Garden. His report…
COMMUNITY GARDENS: council concerns
It seems a simple thing for councils to do. Handing over an area of public land for people to turn into a community garden. Like many things so seemingly simple, it turns out to be more complicated. This is because councils are responsible for public land and they need to be confident that the land […]
Snag Island CG’s raffle… win a #thermomix or $2,000 cash
Snag Island CG are selling raffle tickets to try and help raise funds to be able to purchase garden beds, water tanks, sheds, soils, fruit trees, vegetable seedlings, garden tools etc and they need all the help that they can get… tickets drawn at 8pm, 22 December 2018…
Connections made through the Halcro Street Community Garden
Earlier this year the members of the Halcro Street Community Garden put out a call out for local schools and gardening groups to assist with a project about researching the best plants to grow on the Fraser Coast in our weather conditions…
Are you Australia’s next Community Garden great?
Now here’s an opportunity for your community garden — being featured on the front cover of your local phone book.
Sydney symposium explores urban agriculture
THE URBAN AGRICULTURE SPACE is diverse, spanning commercial farms, community gardens, food security and sovereignty organisations, academia, indigenous peoples’ organisations, permaculture educators and activists and heath institutes and interests…
Northern Rivers Community Gardens Convergence May 2017
Back in May 2017, a collection of community garden representatives gathered together for the inaugural NSW Northern Rivers Community Garden Convergence…