Willetton Community Garden

• 30
  Number of garden members
• $30
  Membership fees
• City of Canning
  Who do you lease the land from

We are a group of gardeners and garden lovers who work together to

• share with other members in planting and harvesting from the Garden’s vegetable beds, fruit trees and herb gardens
• establish a garden bed to grow our own vegetables
• learn more about home gardens and gardening
• participate in Garden social events
• be part of a community
• We are an enthusiastic group of people working to create a vibrant space.

History

We were formed ten years ago when a group of people decided to ask the City of Canning for permission to build a community garden on the piece of vacant land that we now use.

Problems/challenges

WA weather: short winters and long hot summers that are becoming increasingly humid. WA infertile sand that has no nutrients and quickly becomes hydrophobic. Lack of younger aged members; nearly all of our members are retired.

Features

• Access: open to public at specific times
• Access: open to public during special events
• Access: raised garden beds
• Cultivation: non-certified organic
• Funding: self funded
• Management: both individual plots & shared garden
• Mostly food production
• Size: greater than 10 sq metres
• Waste: compost and/or wormfarm
• Waste: large scale compost/green waste processing

Location