DAY 1 SCHEDULE of the VIRTUAL Edible Garden Trail Announced
Here’s the schedule for day one of the virtual trail with Costa Georgiadis from ABC Gardening Australia as our host.
Month: February 2021
Freemans Reach – Little Mini Farm (Saturday only 10am – 2pm)
We are on an 800 sq metre block and have Indian runner ducks, Pekins, quail and a beehive. There are three veggie areas including large, raised beds and potted fruit trees for shade and to define areas. Elements of permaculture are evident in the garden including closed systems e.g. veggie waste eaten by the chickens,[…]
Cammeray – Anzac Park Community Garden
Anzac Park Community garden was opened in March 2019. It is designed in the shape of the Anzac Star to complement the park and the Anzac Memorial with its rows of Turpentine trees representing the tough Anzac soldiers. We have around 30 volunteers and many new friendships have been made through the garden. We have[…]
INTRODUCING OUR 2021 VIRTUAL EDIBLE GARDEN TRAIL REPORTERS!
Once again Costa Georgiadis from ABC Gardening Australia is joining us on the Virtual Sydney Edible Garden Trail, along with passionate Sydney gardeners and roving reporters, Eric and Tara. Nita, one of our passionate committee members, and one of the main organisers this year of the virtual element of the trail, will also be hosting[…]
Charlie’s Community Garden
A small community garden located in the heart of Darlington. We have around 50 active members and over thousands of followers on social media followers. Our goal as a community garden is to: Grow and maintain a beautiful garden for our community, Provide a welcoming place for our community to learn about gardening and socialise,[…]
Matraville – Christine’s garden (Saturday & Sunday, 11am – 2pm)
My husband and I have lived in Matraville for 20 years. We purchased our block with the sole intention of holistic sustainable living – this philosophy is predominate in our lives. Matraville is basically on a sand dune so as we get older it is easy digging – the flip side is the ongoing challenge[…]
North Narrabeen – Kristel’s Garden
The design of this garden is based on permaculture and food forests (also known as regenerative agriculture and syntropic farming), representing wholistic land rehabilitation. It approaches land use from a traditional aboriginal custodianship perspective, equally focussing on preserving the environment, supporting local native animals and providing a viable farm/forest model that takes in to account[…]
Baulkham Hills – Jitendra’s Garden (Sunday only)
Growing food is a passion for Jitendra. Despite the short time since moving, his garden is full of abundance with a verge garden and raised garden beds at the front and a variety of features in the back garden, including family space. Here you can find fruit trees, a banana circle, chickens, solar and water[…]
North Richmond – The Family Paddock (Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 3pm)
The Family Paddock is our 14-acre patch of paradise which we are aiming to become largely self-sufficient using organic principles. We began our journey in October 2017. The land was very badly neglected for the previous 19 years so we have spent a lot of time weeding, especially lantana and privet. So far we have[…]
Seaforth Primary School (Saturday & Sunday, 9am – noon)
Our school is situated on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on the Southern end of the Peninsula in a leafy yet vibrant suburb. The 1000m2 food garden is located at our Yatama Street campus. We run a unique Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program throughout the school that our students love. Both our garden and our kitchen are[…]