Gympie…Community…Garden – yes this is what it is. And this is our function, mission, project and meaning. But we need a special name for our garden, because it is our special space. So we are racking our brains and thinking – what meaningful name can we give our garden? A name that resonates in the […]
Naming Day – Sunday 17 September 2-5pm Read More »
The turnout for the harvest swap this morning was amazing. People brought along plants, tree seedlings, all kinds of food (from fruit to vegetables), home made teas, cut flower bunches, smudge sticks, relishes and chutney, soup, recipes, and packets of seeds. Amongst a wealth of other stuff, there were avocado and pawpaw trees, passionfruit, mini
Our first monthly harvest swap Read More »
We are enormously thankful to Josh Kerr for putting together this sign for us. The original, colourful design was done by Glenbo when we are at Cooinda and sadly never saw the light of day. Josh is Graham’s neighbour and he kindly did all this steel work for free. He designed the ploughing and address
A sign of the times Read More »
Early on Saturday 12 September 2020 at 7.30am, the Gympie Mayor dropped into the gardens for a sticky beak. We did a short tour and discussed our plans for the gardens. He and his wife even sat in on our meeting and asked questions and made very useful suggestions. Thank you for visiting us Mayor
When Mayor Glen Hartwig paid us a visit Read More »
Morag Gamble is a world-renowned permaculture educator, speaker, author, blogger, film maker and designer. She recently held a YouTube masterclass called ‘How to start a community garden‘. In it, she explains the many types of gardens people can create in any setting, but most of all she discusses the all-important benefits of community gardens in
Morag Gamble’s take on community gardens Read More »
Yesterday was a big day for us, mainly thanks to Gympie Regional Council. The sign went up and they installed a water meter, so now we are able to show all keen Gympieites where we are. Shortly, too, we will be getting Luke from Burst Plumbing to get us hooked up to town water for
Getting back into the swing after Covid Read More »
