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Braybrook Commons Community Garden

Locality: Braybrook, Victoria

Address: 107 - 139 Churchill Ave 3019 Braybrook, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.bccgarden.org.au

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25.01.2022 Help needed! How timely that as Halloween passes, it’s time for our pumpkin patch to get started! This Tuesday (Cup Day ) @ 9.00, Wayne & Caty will be kicking things off with our communal pumpkin patch.... They’d love a little bit of help, so if you’ve got an hour or two to help out, get on down and get digging!

24.01.2022 Student's from Braybrook College promoting #2020memoriesofcovid19 in CALD languages. Enjoy!

24.01.2022 Less than 24hrs until you can get back in here! Just a reminder to stick to the 2 people/2 hour guidelines as well as all the normal Covid protocol. Please remember to sign in/out of the garden as per normal. Our Covid Caretakers have been doing as much as possible to keep the garden tidy, but they’d love your ongoing assistance - if you can dedicate a little of your 2hrs to weeding a path or working in the communal garden area it would be appreciated by all ... See you soon, gardeners!

23.01.2022 Earlier this week we were lucky enough to be provided with a working party to help out with some much needed weeding. Proving that many hands make light work, they were able to tear through the weeding in our orchard - work that would have taken an individual many, many hours.... A massive shout out to City of Maribyrnong for providing us with the support to keep our garden growing

22.01.2022 Whilst some parts of our garden, like the pictured vertical succulent garden, are doing just fine on their own, other parts are going to need some TLC once we’re all allowed back in the garden. Our Covid Caretakers have been doing an amazing job in the limited time allocated to them, so please start thinking about how you can help them out once the garden is reopened. Keep an eye out for working bee dates once we reopen - they’re a great way to contribute outside of your o...wn plot as well as meet other members. Areas that will need attention include the communal garden, overgrown grass/weeds around garden beds and paths that will be in dire need of weeding. This week we’ve also had Maribyrnong City Council organise repair of the damaged Whirlybird on the container, and a temporary repair job on a damaged fence carried out by the Caretakers.

22.01.2022 Most of you already know that our garden runs on the hard work of our dedicated committee. Without the efforts of this small group of people, we wouldn't be able to enjoy the wonderful space we all share and love. The committee are looking for a few extra members to take on the following tasks. Whilst it may seem overwhelming, you'll have the support of current committee members and our membership base to help you through. The roles to be filled are:... - Secretary - Compost Co-ordinator - Common Areas Co-ordinator Please get in touch via email ([email protected]) to register your interest and find out more

21.01.2022 For those interesting in improving their composting

21.01.2022 Flashback: This time last year we had Kaz from cultivating community to support, guide , engage and educate the committee how we can best serve for our community garden. We are always looking to learn and grow together. We have a number of positions available in our committee. If this is something you are interested in or have questions please enquire within. ... Happy Sunday! BCCG commitee #communitygarden #committee #education #cultivating #movingforward

20.01.2022 Please click on this link below for more details. https://www.facebook.com/204205976271500/posts/4830435693648482/

19.01.2022 GARDEN SET TO RE-OPEN MONDAY 14th Some exciting news today gardeners, with confirmation that we’ll be able to access our garden from 5AM on Monday 14th September. Like anything during these times, there are important guidelines to follow whilst in the garden, so please read the below dot points and make sure they’re followed to ensure we can keep our garden open!... - Maximum 2 people in the garden at any one time - Maximum 2hrs per person PLEASE KEEP THESE FIRST TWO POINTS IN MIND TO ENSURE ALL MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS AS NEEDED - All government Covid regulations to be followed including masks, social distancing, curfews etc Members can check your emails for further information regarding the reopening. If you’ve forgotten the new lock combination, you’ll find it with your renewal email from when fees were paid earlier this year. Be safe, but most importantly, have fun

17.01.2022 A massive thank you to the City of Maribyrnong for organising some speedy repairs of our damaged fence and whirlybird!

15.01.2022 Nothing beats a home-grown, home-cooked meal. Here’s a dish prepared by some of our members, using broadbeans and chillies grown in their garden bed on top of home made pasta, all tied together with some lemon, cream and Parmesan cheese ... We’d love to see some your meals created from your garden beds - leave some photos in the comments to inspire some others!

14.01.2022 Spring is natures way of saying Let’s Party! - Robin Williams Our garden certainly is in party mode, with new growth and bees everywhere!... The membership has grown again this week, with 2 new members being inducted. Please join us in welcoming Donna, who came in looking to use our compost facilities but left with a plot, and John, who was introduced to the garden by his daughter Jess, another recent member. This means we’re close to having all of our plots assigned to members, which is a fantastic achievement coming out of lockdown. We’re looking forward to meeting everyone down at the garden over the coming weeks and months!

14.01.2022 It’s been a busy weekend down at the garden! We’ve had new members inducted & tending their plots, climbing frames built with mostly repurposed materials and Daniel’s carrot harvest.... There’s more new members joining this week so be sure to say Hi and welcome them to the space

13.01.2022 With garden access limited, we’d love to see some of your home-grown gardens! Below are some of Melissa’s projects - her green house full of seedlings, her vertical planter full of herbs and greens and her boc choi and celery cuttings that are re-growing on the windowsill.... We’ll post a link to the regrowing video in the comments, and be sure to leave us a photo of your home grown garden too - we’d love some inspiration!

11.01.2022 Covid Update 3 committee members have been approved by the council to attend the garden for limited maintenance activities, including watering, weeding and mowing of the communal areas. These members will be visiting the garden periodically to ensure we come back to a garden in the best possible condition once restrictions ease.... Stay safe gardeners

09.01.2022 Watch this space! It’s been a busy first week back in the garden, with lots of inductions for new members, so please join us in welcoming ... Alex & Michelle Kate Jessica Michelle Lisa Chris Welcome all! You’ll notice quite a few beds have been cleared for the new members, so keep an eye on them and enjoy watching the plots flourish!

09.01.2022 The greenery in our garden really pops, even on a grey Melbourne afternoon. Can’t wait to have everyone back in the garden, hopefully soon

08.01.2022 With a beautiful mix of weather coming up this weekend, we hope to see as many people in the garden as possible! Please remember a maximum of 2 members at any given time for a maximum of 2 hours, and please be aware of other members who may be waiting to access their plot.... As always, please follow all government guidelines for Covid and remember to sign in and out

03.01.2022 Dinner cooked up by our Treasurer, Caty. All freshly harvested from the garden on Sunday morning, prepped & roasted Sunday night. Doesn’t get much fresher!... Roasted potatoes, beetroot & fennel

03.01.2022 Join us all in welcoming the first day of spring and counting down to a hopeful return to our garden by one of our Covid Caretakers over the weekend

01.01.2022 Spring has truly hit our garden, with new shoots coming through & bees doing their thing everywhere! Our Covid Caretakers have been busy mowing lawns, watering everyones garden beds and taking care of some weeding and fence repairs.... We can’t wait to see you back in there real soon. Stay safe, gardeners!