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Warrandyte Community Garden

Category:

Community Garden

Township/suburb:

Warrandyte

Municipality:

Manningham

Notes (in their own words):

This garden is allotment-based and there is a waiting list.

The garden sits on the banks of the Yarra River and is built on the old paddock behind the police station, where the local constabulary used to tether the police horses.

There are 24 raised vegetable plots. Communal planting areas feature raspberries, strawberries, rhubarb, olive and nectarine trees and many herbs. Citrus trees grow in wine barrels, and an ornamental vine blazes red during autumn. In the late winter, jonquils and daffodils complement the blossoms. In summer, canna lilies hide the water tank and the rose arbour is covered in blooms.

Facilities include water tanks fed by run-off from the neighbouring police station, a glasshouse with an automatic watering system, an equipment shed, a children’s garden (8 little plots), a sandpit and cubby house for visiting children, and a gazebo. A three-bin compost system recycles weeds and clippings into precious compost to enrich the soil.

A food swap is held at the garden on the first Saturday of every month, 9-10am.

Name:

Watsonia Library Community Garden

Category:

Community Garden

Township/suburb:

Watsonia

Municipality:

Banyule

Notes (in their own words):

The produce from this garden is freely available to any members of public who pass by.

With increasing awareness of climate change, a group of Watsonia residents decided to focus on producing some of their own food in a sustainable way. The Watsonia Library Community Garden has been producing organic food since late 2014.

The garden is based on a design influenced by Permaculture. The three main principles of Permaculture are “Care of the Earth; Care of People; and, Re-distribute Surplus”. By following these ideals, they aim to improve the fertility of our soils while growing a bountiful produce to share with the local community. The garden is a site for sharing and learning as they have regular guest speakers on topics such as seed saving, worm farming, composting and the history of significant trees in Banyule.

The garden area complements other programs offered by the library, for example a workshop on edible weeds and a demonstration from a fire twirling group!

A group of residents meets every Tuesday from 10-11am to tend the garden and to share a cup of tea. It is a social occasion allowing time to share tips on how to grow and prepare home grown produce. The foundations for an effective community garden have been completed with construction of a garden shed, worm farm, compost system, seed saving and raised garden beds. The garden is small in size but significant to those who care for it.

Name:

West Brunswick Community Garden and Food Forest

Category:

Community Garden

Township/suburb:

Brunswick West

Municipality:

Merri-Bek

Notes (in their own words):

This garden is part membership-based and part allotments.

West Brunswick Community Garden and Food Forest has some old roots in Dunstan Reserve dating back to the early 1990s. The spaces were re-developed in 2011 and is now focussed on sustainable gardening, sharing, learning and growing together. The community garden space hosts a local community compost hub, 30 individual plots, a greenhouse, a meeting & shaded seating space, and a large communal gardening area.

There are 125 different trees and plants in a permaculture system. It is an educational space incorporating bushfood planting, semi-tropical planting, orchard space and a variety of other zones. It is always growing.

The garden is part of Moreland Community Gardening. Please join the group to be part of a vibrant community and to have fun.

There are regular meetups:
•     Weekly meetup: every Friday, 10am-midday.
•     Monthly seed savers meetup: 1st Sunday of every month, from 10am.
•     Monthly communal gardening working bee: 2nd Sunday of every month, from 10am.
•     Monthly food forest working bee: 3rd Saturday of every month, from 10am.
•     Monthly garden and gather: 4th Sunday of every month, 11am-3pm (Mar-Nov) and 9am-1pm (Dec-Feb).

Name:

Whittlesea Community Garden

Category:

Community Garden

Township/suburb:

Whittlesea

Municipality:

Whittlesea

Notes (in their own words):

This garden is membership-based (annual fee $10, with additional fees of $25 pa to lease plots). Membership is around 30 people.

The garden involves community members, volunteers, community groups and organisations in a diverse range of ways. It aims to create a welcoming space accessible to all members of our community that offers diverse pathways for people to:
1. Learn – create a sustainable community resource for current and future generations to enjoy.
2. Share – promote and enable social connection within the community.
3. Grow – provide a space for people to come together for a range of community building activities.
4. Heal – provide opportunities for reflection and have opportunities to improve health and wellbeing.

The garden is on land owned by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), Whittlesea Secondary College. It consists of three types of spaces:
1. Individual and communal plots.
2. A circular reflective space which is used for connection, learning and healing.
3. A garden shed and tea room, and a small portable for administrative tasks and resources.

They have regular get togethers on Monday and Thursday mornings.

Name:

Willsmere Kitchen Garden

Category:

Community Garden

Township/suburb:

Kew

Municipality:

Boroondara

Notes (in their own words):

This garden is membership-based. Membership is a $50 one-off fee plus a yearly subscription fee depending on the size of the garden beds you have access to.

The garden is located in Yarra Bend Park in Kew – the largest area of natural bushland near the heart of Melbourne. It was started in 2017 as a collaboration between a group of residents from the neighbouring Willsmere Estate and Parks Victoria and provides a place to share a vision of growing our own food, strengthening community bonds and sharing gardening knowledge. They welcome everyone in the community to enjoy the garden, but ask that you respect the produce of individuals.

The garden’s first stage is designed to pay homage to the formal gardens of the neighbouring asylum and the site’s previous history as a kitchen garden that supplied food for the inmates and staff of the asylum. It features a central talking circle surrounded by seats that are designed to encourage conversations and community. Above-ground beds were donated by Bunnings Hawthorn in November 2018 and smaller community herb beds around the inner circle were created with recycled local materials.

Future possible developments include a second set of above-ground beds mirroring the first, a heritage fruit orchard, a garlic farm, more in-ground beds, grapevines, and communal spaces with paving, chairs & tables.

Name:

Willsmere Station Community Garden

Category:

Community Garden

Township/suburb:

Kew East

Municipality:

Boroondara

Notes (in their own words):

This garden is membership-based, with some communal areas and some individually allocated plots.

The garden was established in 2019. It has 50 individually allocated plots plus a communal food forest which provides opportunities for harvest sharing, raised plots that are wheelchair accessible, shared wicking beds and a children’s area with raised circular garden beds.

The garden’s objectives are:

To establish and maintain a community garden in Kew.
To improve food security and promote healthy eating by providing opportunities for locals to grow fresh, nutritious produce and share supplementary harvest.
To enhance the use of green space in Kew by providing a beautiful and peaceful meeting place.
To increase community connection and reduce social isolation by creating an open and welcoming community garden for individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
To strengthen local neighbourhood dynamics by collaborating with community partners.
To build a strong sense of place by acknowledging the area’s story and heritage.
To reduce their environmental impact by employing ecological gardening principles, avoiding synthetic or harmful chemical inputs, conserving water and providing composting facilities for food waste diversion & soil enrichment.
To encourage local biodiversity and provide a space for the community to connect with nature and the rhythms of the seasons.
To increase the number of locals engaged in, and informed, about sustainable food growing through practical skill workshops and knowledge sharing.
To ensure longevity of the gardening community by using sustainable management practices which are open, participatory and non-judgemental.

As of 2023, membership is $25pa and plots are $100pa.

Name:

Wilum-nganjin Community Garden

Category:

Community Garden

Township/suburb:

Reservoir

Municipality:

Darebin

Notes (in their own words):

This garden is open to the public, but only 9-11am on Wednesday mornings.

This community garden is a space where students, parents and members of the local community can gather and grow fruit and vegetables.

The aim of the garden is to share fresh, nutritious produce with the school and local community, while educating and advocating for growing food locally and promoting community well being. The hope is also to strengthen ties between the school and the local community.

Established in 2019, the garden has several wicking garden beds, a fruit orchard, a compost & recycling centre and hügelkultur beds.

The garden is open 9-11am on Wednesday mornings and all local residents are welcome.