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sustainable design

organic practices
organic seeds, companion planting, no chemicals, low miles urban fresh food

water harvesting
stormwater capture, rain collection to tanks, mulch 
& moisture retention

waste reduction composting, worm farms, local green waste collection

solar collection systems solar powered pumps to move collected water & composts tumblers

local food production

a small footprint  inner suburb space where fresh organic food- veggies, herbs,fruit and flowers can be grown & harvested to build local food resources

become a member

Most years some members retire
and plots become available for
new members.  Read more about
becoming a sustainable gardener and the application process here.   

 

our committee

President - Bill Mann

Vice President - Rob McKay

Secretary  - Kelly Meagher

Member - Didi Bunjamin

Member - Etsuko Georgiou

 

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CELEBRATING 15 years  - planted 2009
growing a greener, healthier community
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what's happening in the garden - news & events

Summer is ending, temperatures all over the place, rain & humidity...  so plants have been taking a pounding, withnew growth in spurts.  Time to keep onto of weeds, mulch, fertilize and tend to your plants and harvest as they mature.  Teams will be planting new crops into Team Plots in March, See our calendar of events coming op throughout the 2024 year below.  And tap our knowledge bank to inform your next planting by seeing our proven  "planting guides"and maintenance tips, Click here to visit our  "How to' section and specifics for March as the days begin to shorten and temperatures vary.  Keep your soil quaslity high with continuous composting.  If you haven't visited the resources and planting tips on this site take a walk through  February & March  guides now in our "How to" section..  Regular visits to our fountain of growing knowledge can really get you some delicious results.

OUR Garden Meeting held in November celebrated our '23 CHRISTMAS PARTY... with themes echoing the letter "H' in our Fancy-dress journey for this fab gardening community get together.  As usual there
was a HUGELY generous spread of delicious foods
and liquids enjoyed. 

ASPIRING new Gardeners? ...finally we are open 

with limited places for new MEMBERS. Now in our
15th year demand to join our band of over 53 gardeners
outstripped the plots available during and post-COVID
era
We know many have been waiting to join and

can announce that 'Expressions of Interest' can now
proceed.  Get started at the green JOIN button in the left
column of this page Green fingers crossed!

 

Top TIPS...  a number of our gardeners have shared
their experiences and insights with a series of short
workshop at our monthly meetings.  Here's 2 to enjoy;
Rob shares his hard learned lessons on successfully 
growing tomatoes (there's also a link to a segment
on ABC's Gardening Australia for even more tips from
Tino in Tasmania). . . and Djo gives us a unique

perspective on lunar planting... moon fans click here.

 

My Garden Rules!'... recipes from the gardeners. The organic produce that grows in our community garden goes into delicious healthy meals... our talented gardeners share some of their favourite veggie recipes right here.  

 

Sample David's 'Healthy Veggie Balls"... if you have lots of Silverbeet, or other spinach, and you'd like to do something different here's a way to make some great comfort food, inspired by the Italians, or maybe the Spanish in David's case.  Based on Strangolapreti alla Trentina here's the link...

 

Or... enjoy Djo's 'Ratatoueille a la Francias' recipe... eggplants are easy to enjoy warm with meats, salads, BBQed, and so delish!  Visit our recipes page (just below "Gallery" in the top banner) and start enjoying your Aubergine harvest more.

 

events coming up

 

NEXT Garden Meeting will be on Sunday MARCH 24th starting at 4pm. 
Join us in the pergola for an update and sharing of growing ideas at the meeting.   There will be a delicious Harvest Meal after the meeting....
see you there!

QUICK CALENDAR of 2024 EVENTS planned in the GARDEN for your diary

March 24 -  Plant out day for new team crops

May 26 -  Communal Working Bee to spruce up the garden

July 28 -  Another Working Bee to ready for deep winter

September 22 -  Team Plant Out Day for Spring crops

November 24 -  Christmas Party time already

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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0 years of GROWTH celebrated... in October 2019 (pre-COVID era) 60 of

our gardeners and friends sat down around a very long table down the centre
of our lush garden to celebrate the first decade of the Paddington Community Garden over a "Big Fat Greek Lunch".  Lots of hard work, inspiring leadership and friendship have gone into making this a successful community space.  As usual the teams of volunteers put together something special to mark this milestone.  Champagne in the pergola to start, classic entrees of Dolmades, Tzatziki & bread, followed by oodles of BBQ Lamb and Rosemary, roast chickens, salads extraordinaire, honeyed sweets and a few glasses of cold liquids, resulting in that very full feeling...  satisfaction that we have celebrated well.

Garden members celebrate our 10 Years of Growth

over our 'Big Greek Lunch'  full tummies and lots of smiles

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workshops coming up

 

Understanding Wormfarming -
DATE to be advised run by
Woollahra Council staff

This course shows how easy it is to reduce household

waste through the artof composting and worm farming.

Learn how to turn you organic waste into food for your

garden using a worm farm. Topics covered include:

principles of worm farming, troubleshooting, how to

use compost and worm castings; and the

environmental benefits of worm farming. 


 

our gardeners recent instagram pics below
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