Our herb gabion wall got its final finishing touches yesterday. We had run out of rocks so Graham got hold of some river rock, so …
We were successful in our funding application to the Queensland Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
This means we will soon be working with council, Mecano and …
Yesterday the Gympie Volunteer Centre and Cooloola Human Services Network held a morning tea for Gympie volunteers. Mayor Glen Hartwig and MP Tony Perrett were …
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 …
On Saturday 8 May at 9am you can bring any excess produce you have, stuff that is useful for gardens, or your home made goodies …
About 15 people came to our workshop today, from near and far, keen to know how to put together a gabion wall.
Graham explained the …
Over the past couple of weeks, the trainees at SkillCentred have been getting ready to put up some of our infrastructure. They began doing the …
Graham Chapman has been with the community gardens since its beginning. Over the years he has done just about everything you could do in a …
It was back in March 2020, remember that? Just before COVID… Aaron Carter cleared some ground for us to put in sheds and our shelter …
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 …
We are taking bookings for our next workshop on Saturday 13 March, at 8.30am. Our plan is to work on constructing a gabion wall, which …
Two days ago, we posted this wanted poster on FB, for people with whipper snippers. The post got over 1,800 views. And guess what some …
A small group of us got together on Saturday 20 December to do a couple of things that needed doing – one practical and one …
Thanks so much to all the people who helped out at Bunnings on Saturday. We managed to raise about $1,000, which is pretty outstanding and …
Moving things from place to place of course!
These are the logs that Graham cut a few moons ago. They were headed for the gully to …
At our last meeting we decided we would get together early for a working bee, so arrive at 7.30am, and get ready to get dirty! …
Today we got water put onto the site, with potable and non-potable risers. Excited to almost be able to have a drink and water plants …
Today’s working bee and meeting were both very productive. We had loads of new and old members keen to get the garden going.
After the meeting, …
The workshop last Saturday saw a great bunch of people planting two of potentially seven native food forest guilds. These types of guilds ideally have …
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 …
Community garden banana circle
Morag Gamble is a world-renowned permaculture educator, speaker, author, blogger, film maker and designer. She recently held a YouTube masterclass called ‘How …
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 …
The composting workshop we held today – the first after Covie – was a real success, despite the rain that hit hard at one stage. …
So you have done some basic soil tests and now want to improve your soil. You need to make compost, but how to go about …
Come and learn how to design your own native food forest creating a thriving eco-system with edible native plants. In this workshop, you will learn …
Ever wondered how you can develop a self-watering system for your vegetable garden that is water and time efficient? Well, a wicking bed is the …
We have workshops planned each month for the rest of 2020, as long as restrictions permit. Out next one will be how to make valuable …
In December 2018 we came up with a list of needs and wants in a series of early morning discussions. Mel Marx very kindly helped …
We heard yesterday that we were successful in gaining funding from the council for a gabion herb wall. This is such welcome news! The wall …
Hi people! We are hoping to get back on track as soon as restrictions on gatherings with over 10 people are lifted. Our next meeting …
While we are all in lockdown, it might be nice to share some of the projects you are up to in the garden… It may …
We badly needed to find someone who could do a small amount of work for us. The ground needed to be prepared for our infrastructure …
After our last meeting we did four more soil tests around the site. The soil depth is not that good. But we looked at all …
The gardens won Nestle Community Program funding, to the tune of around $7,000. Although we would like to be off grid as much as possible …
The UN has a ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ which includes 17 goals to try to achieve.
Community gardens work towards at least four of these.
Community …
Well, we do now! In our workshop this morning we learned about:
Soil health: its physical texture and structure, its biology and nutrition needs.
And …
We are featured in the February 2020 edition of Gympie Living. You can read it online here! Happy reading!
We are so excited about signing an MOU with SkillCentred! These guys are going to work on getting our garden up and running …
People are welcome to come along to our soil health workshop on Saturday 8 February at 8.30am! Alan Coates will be running the hands-on event. …