• French sorrel

    French sorrel is one of those perennial plants that yield something edible through the year. It's worth having a sizeable clump of the plant in the community garden, or establishing it as a border along the garden edge son there is plenty to share.

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  • Jerusalem artichoke

    Root crops like Jerusalem artichoke are a staple food that we can grow in our community garden...

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  • Black sapote — chocolate pudding fruit

    It is soft, black and gooey. It looks past its prime. It is all these things and it is delicious...

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  • Pawpaw — another fast fruit

    Another of the fast-fruits, Pawpaw is well worth planting in community gardens in the warm temperate to tropical zone.

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  • Babaco — bit like a pawpaw but not quite

    It's another of the fast-fruits, those quick-to-fruit species that we can plant in our community gardens and that take little space.

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  • Chooks — their needs

    If plants are the stationery parts of the community garden, chooks are the mobile parts...

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  • 2018 President’s Report

    Your committee has been very active. 2018 is shaping up to be a very productive year...

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  • 2017 Presidents Report

    ACFCGN's AGM and President's Report @ CERES — 7, 8 October 2017, by Peta Christensen

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  • 2017/18 committee

    2017/18 ACFCGN team...

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  • COMMUNITY GARDENS: council concerns

    Story and photos by Russ Grayson It seems a simple [...]

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