Community garden

Mernda Community Garden
Township/suburb:
Mernda
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

This garden is allotment-based, with some communal beds for members.

The garden is on the historical Carome Homestead site, near the Two Beans at Carome cafe. It provides a space for community members from the Whittlesea area to come together and enjoy the great outdoors.

There are monthly working bees on the first Saturday of the month. Everyone is welcome to attend and have a chat.

Mernda Seed, Sow & Grow Community Garden Group
Township/suburb:
Mernda
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

This garden is membership-based but membership is free. It is open to the public every Wednesday, 9am-midday, and the 2nd Saturday of each month, 10.30am-midday.

The garden is an accessible learning space for community members and families interested in being actively engaged, sharing tips and knowledge about gardening, growing food from seed to harvest and sustainable living, re-using, re-purposing and recycling what they can.

Merri Corner Community Garden
Township/suburb:
Brunswick East
Municipality:
Merri-Bek
Notes (in their own words):

This garden is allotment based.

The Merri Corner Community Garden was conceived in 2006 by a group of passionate Brunswick East locals and opened in 2010. It has around 40 plots where plotholders grow a variety of herbs and veggies. Members are from the local area and often don’t have access to much garden space at home.

All are welcome to visit. There is an open garden / working bee on the second Sunday of each month, 10am-midday.

Mooroolbark Community Garden
Township/suburb:
Mooroolbark
Municipality:
Yarra Ranges
Notes (in their own words):

This garden is open to the public 24/7.

The garden is almost an acre in size and includes 12 large raised beds, all of which are communal. The aim is to provide a locally grown, organic, ethical, environmentally friendly, healthy, sustainable and self-funded community food source. Plus it is a place of being and sharing skills, knowledge and ideas for local community members of all ages, genders, ethnicity and abilities.

They have a polytunnel where they grow veggie seedlings for sale and any excess produce is also available for sale

The garden was opened in 2023 and is on a temporary site pending the Council deciding what to do with the site longer term.

There is a gardening club that meets every Wednesday morning 10am-midday. There is usually also someone there on Thursday mornings, 10am-midday, who you can chat with. For anyone that wants to be involved in the garden, they ask that you become a member in order to facilitate communications. As at 2023, annual membership was $15 ($30 for families and free for concession card holders).