• Network submission to Sydney Metropolitan Strategy

    If Sydney is to retain that portion of its food supply produced in its urban fringe foodlands, the state government needs to move soon to secure agricultural land for farming in perpetuity. This, and the need for a 'Sydney Grown' label to identify food produced in the Greater Sydney region, are among proposals made in the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network's (NSW group) submission to the review of the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy...

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  • ACFCGN submission to City of Sydney 2010

    The Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network (NSW section) made a submission to the City of Sydney's policy on community gardens during the policy's public exhibition phase in 2010...

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  • 2010 Tasmania community gardening conference

    A speaking engagement at the Tasmanian Community Garden Network annual conference leads to an edible tour of the island state, the gem of the Southern Ocean...

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  • Network encourages Minister to support city fringe foodlands

    Following its submission to the review of the Sydney Metropolitan strategy, the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network issues this media release...

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  • Book to help start and nurture community gardens

    Those South Australians are an innovative and busy lot. Now they've launched a book on starting and nurturing community gardens...

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  • It’s roll-your-own compost at city farm

    At Brisbane's Northey Street City Farm, they make compost the rolling way...

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  • 2009 ACFCGN gathering

    CARSS PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN was still a construction site, however it proved a successful venue for the 2009 Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network’s (ACFCGN) 2009 meet-up and annual general meeting, an event combined with the quarterly Sydney Community Garden Network (SCGN) gathering

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  • 2009 Sydney CG MeetUP & tours — inner-urban gardens

    THE NEWTOWN GATHERING of the Sydney Community Gardens Supporters Network in November 2009

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  • Choice reports positively on community gardening

    Choice magazine has reported positively on community gardening in its September 2009 edition.

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  • Crisis response — community gardeners a cadre to scale-up urban food production

    Community gardeners could form a cadre of experienced trainers to scale-up food production in the cities in the event of any prolonged food shortage...

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