Macleod Organic Community Garden tour

 
When:
March 18, 2017 @ 15:00 – 16:00
2017-03-18T15:00:00+11:00
2017-03-18T16:00:00+11:00
Where:
Sustainable Macleod Community Garden
Somers Ave
Macleod VIC 3085
Australia
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Local Food Connect

This tour will take place twice, at 2pm and again at 3pm.

Macleod Organic Community Garden was established in 2015, making productive use of two disused tennis courts at Macleod College. It is gardened communally by members of Sustainable Macleod. It is a water conservation garden with an emphasis on water efficiency and (eventually) self-sufficiency. There are a numerous garden areas including 8 wicking beds, a citrus orchard, a ston fruit and apple orchard and an orchard of miscellaneous fruit trees plus kiwifruit and passionfruit trellises. There is also an extensive bank of crate tanks, a 6 bay compost system and a 7 metre polytunnel.