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    Community Garden Survey

    We had a huge response to the community garden survey. It’s never too late though. If you missed doing it, just fill it in now. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3QLT5YT We’re in the process of doing up a draft design and will send it around to interested people to get feedback. Contact us if...

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    Garden Planning

    More great news! Duane from Warwick’s Gardens Galore has offered to design our garden for free!! I was thinking we do a grand plan and work on it over a long period of time, bit by bit? We could have an outdoor cafe and stage area. Fairy lights (of course). Some...

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    Community Garden Update

    At the meeting on Wednesday night, we needed commitment from you guys to say, yes – I’ll work in the garden, yes – I’ll help choose a plot and yes – I’ll help cost what we need for our grant application. And people did say YES! So this means, we...

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    The Railway Precinct for our Garden?

    Today Julia and I visited the Southern Downs Steam Railway to pick their brains in regard to approaching Qld Rail for the lease of some land on the Hamilton Street side. The association said that they would be happy to share their facilities with us (toilets, kitchen area and storage...

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    Northey Street City Farm – Community Garden Network Gathering

    Jack, Jonno, Elizaeth  and I attended the Community Garden Network Gathering at Northey Street City Garden today and there was A LOT of information in regards to setting up a community garden and keeping  it running. Funding As well as the usual options (gaming grants etc) there were ideas put...

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    Westfalen Community Gardens at Collingwood Park

    My mum and I hit the open road to Redbank yesterday and were lucky enough to have Graham, the organiser of the garden, give us a guided tour. I’ll report what I jotted down in my notepad in no particular order. * Plots are rented for $50/yr (with no communal...

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    Beginnings @ The Cherry Tree

    To go here – wrap of of meeting, discussion of plot, sub-committee, where to from here....