Kelmscott Community Garden in Kelmscott | Non-profit organisation
Kelmscott Community Garden
Locality: Kelmscott
Phone: +61 413 177 139
Address: 55 River Road 6111 Kelmscott, WA, Australia
Website: http://www.kelmscottgarden.org.au
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25.01.2022 So excited to share the details of our Community Open Day on Saturday 19 September 10am-2pm. Come along to help us celebrate our 3rd anniversary. We still have a space for a coffee van and could accommodate a few more stalls so please let us know if you are interested in participating.
25.01.2022 Some scrap pieces of sheeting and guttering are going to the tip unless someone can put them to use or wants them for scrap metal. Can collect from our garden 9-11 Sun or Monday or message to arrange another time ... then they will be gone.
25.01.2022 Some of our happy gardeners in the sunshine.
24.01.2022 Beautiful morning at the garden. FETE starts at 10am...come down for a lovely community day and to support your local stall holders. Entry free..free train rides...free essential oils workshop at 11...what's not to love
24.01.2022 Would you like to create beautiful photos? maybe for a Christmas card this year ? learn how at Dave Ditchburns' Photography Workshop: Sat., 14 November 2020 10:00 am 1:00 pm - Purchase Tickets at : https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/photography-composition-wit
23.01.2022 Please help City of Armadale create future Disabilities Access and Inclusion plans https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5996LR7
22.01.2022 Taking a little morning break at Hidden...great coffee and so thankful for all the coffee grounds they supply us with. Doing my bit to assist!
22.01.2022 Do you have a hobby and would like to test the market with a little stall amongst our gorgeous vegies at our Communuty Open Day on Saturday 19 September from 10... to 2? We can offer shared spaces and own stall spaces. Maximum price $20 for own stall. Call us 0413177139 if you would like to find out more. See more
22.01.2022 Well yes a few showers are forecast for Saturday but that won't put a dampner on our Open Day. Come and browse the garden and join in the fun. We have Old Madonalds Traveling Farm for the kids and as well as free craft activities and much more.... Sausage sizzle Tea coffee and cake Plant stalls Preloved goods... Arts and craft stalls..too much for one post so we will post all week with further info. Keep following us to stay informed. We are very excited and looking forward to seeing you there See more
22.01.2022 Happy New Year to everyone. In 2021 we will be increasing our activities and outreach to the community with workshops, seminars, new group activities, working bees and adding to the sharing aspects of our little library with seeds, plants and excess produce. If you have an idea that you think would fit with our activities and are prepared to contribute to making it come to life we would love to hear from you. Watch out for our 2021 calendar of events coming soon.
22.01.2022 All ready for our Sunday Busy Bee to finish the verahdah. Also don't forget our $5 bags of mixed manures and hay. Pick up during opening hours Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun 9-11.
21.01.2022 Some lovely produce and sunny daffodils cheering up this wintery day.
21.01.2022 Just sharing our record post with you. This is our best ever Facebook post.I think David Ditchburn's beautiful photography helped. We had great attendance so all the sharing must have worked. Thanks everyone.
20.01.2022 What do wool spinning, fruit tree grafting and foraging for food all have in common? ...Answer..you can learn more about all these skills at the KCG Community Open Day this Saturday.What do wool spinning, fruit tree grafting and foraging for food all have in common? ...Answer..you can learn more about all these skills at the KCG Community Open Day this Saturday.
20.01.2022 All hands on deck this morning to help finish the verandah...thanks to everyone who came along...still more to do so if you have nothing to do you know where to come!! Always happy to supply fresh baked goods with a cuppa afterwards.
20.01.2022 Our third birthday open day was a triumph....thankyou to all who worked so hard to make this thing happen....so much behind the scenes work, .....the weather held off for almost all the event....we are SO grateful to KAS for lending us some marquees to provide shelter for our stall holders and workshops....it was so pleasing to see so many new faces from the local, and not so local community, supporting our thankyou to the community event.....this community garden started a...s a sandy block with two tin sheds and a concrete slab path, it is now a thriving and productive and attractive garden, growing, harvesting, saving seeds, producing seedlings, composting, frog wetland, worm farm, bird friendly, kid friendly, dog friendly.....we have relationships with local community groups including our neighbouring childcare, those kids love coming and helping our worms and compost and learning.....thanks to everyone came and supported us today, .......if you couldnt make it, we are open to visitors on mon, wed, fri, and sun from 9 (weather dependent) See more
19.01.2022 We have been very fortunate to receive kind donations of hay and manure from Old Macdonald's Farm over tbe last two years. Now is time to help them in their time of need. They desperately need funds to help feed their animals. If you can, please donate through the link below. We all need to support our community at this time. Thank you and stay safe.
18.01.2022 Our dream of a verandah to our shed has finally come true! Huge thanks to local mining contractor Minprovise and Rob Whitney from Old Macdonald's Farm all of whom helped us to build the verandah whilst their businesses were dealing with the COVID restrictions. We cannot thank them enough and are so appreciative of their hard work and generous support which went above and beyond what we could ever have expected. It looks amazing and will give us much needed shelter from rain and hot sun. Come on down and see for yourself how amazing it looks. We are open for business with the usual social distancing and hygiene practices being observed.
16.01.2022 Unfortunately we are obeying the rules and have shut our gate for the time being, but a small team are keeping the garden running and productive,,,,check out this chilli colour bonanza....today also harvested some sweet potatoes,,,,we have garlic, artichokes in the ground, and our rosella is about to flower
14.01.2022 Join us in our happy place.
14.01.2022 We are sharing this amazing award winning and important documentary to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable soil management and farming. At the community garden we have seen first hand how you can turn a sandy block into a productive garden without the use if synthetic fertilisers pesticides or herbicides. This documentary is compelling and motivating .... enjoy ... and become part of the solution.
14.01.2022 We are so pleased to be able to present this session on photography composition at the garden this Saturday. We only have a few places left so visit Eventbrite to secure your place. This is a great value event with professional local photographer Dave Ditchburn. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/photography-composition-wit
13.01.2022 We are so excited to have our friends Foliage & Coffee Co at our Autumn garden fete! Come down and check out what they will be offering on the day
12.01.2022 The weather is going to be beautiful for our Autumn Fete on Saturday 17 April 10-2pm. Come and enjoy the sunshine in our lovely garden. We have some fabulous stall holders offering a variety of art, crafts and plants. Join Foliage and Co, Haz Creations, Keith's Fairy Houses, Artists Tessa Rooney & Lynda Everitt , Boho and Bogans Designs, Brushstrokes Designs, free train rides for the kids, sausage sizzle, variety of plant stalls, homemade goods, Salsa Designs polymer earrings, woodwork, wrought iron, David Ditchburn photography and much more.
12.01.2022 Celebrating the return of our little library after an amazing transformation courtesy of the very talented Steve and Di team! We think it's one if the best looking little libraries around! It's out the front so accessible all hours.
12.01.2022 Wet cold mornings are a great excuse to stay inside and start propogating our vegie seedlings ready for the Open Day. Never a reason to not be a busy gardener!
12.01.2022 The radishes are coming in in abundance at the moment and, truthfully, theres only so many radishes one can eat... but did you know you can roast them? Nothing fancy, just a bit of olive oil, chopped garlic, salt and pepper. They didnt even last long enough to take the second picture with all present! I did these on the BBQ. Yummy.... And you can treat them like roast potatoes if youre keto. See more
11.01.2022 This story covers some of our activities in the garden this spring. We are planting ground covers and perennials to help mulch the soil and planting trees and shrubs for windbreaks against our nemesis ..the easterly wind.
11.01.2022 Were not only about plants. Popcorn sheep, Meringues and Rocky Road all ready for tomorrow's Open Day.
10.01.2022 We have another lot of black gold, manure and straw mix bagged ready to go. Mostly smaller $5 bags with a few large $10 bags. Available for pick up Friday 9-11 or Sunday 9-11 at 55 River Road Kelmscott at the Garden.
10.01.2022 Free display cabinets. Suitable for books or brochures or anything really. Top rotates 360 degrees on base. Pick up from garden 55 River Road Kelmscott. Contact 0413177139 to arrange pick up. First come first served.
09.01.2022 Loving our little babies! And they are loving the sunshine
08.01.2022 If your potatoes start sprouting in their bag...REJOICE! Free seeds! Cut off the sprouting eyes and let the wound heal and dry for a day or two on a paper towel and then plant them out. Plant them as deep as you can because no potatoes will form below the seed so its good to give them as much head room as you can. In about a week...the sprouts will begin to emerge. They wont want for much, maybe a liquid feed from time to time. ... When the plant dies off in the spring or summer...youre ready to harvest, but you can bandicoot around the plant for a few spuds here and there after a few months of growth if you cant wait that long. If you worry about introducing potato disease, grow them in a pot and if you have any trouble you can just throw out the soil. Ive been growing potatoes this way for over 20 years and never had any problem or disease. If you want some interesting varieties...visit a health food store. My favourites are Dutch Cream, but these are Carisma from coles - tessa
08.01.2022 Academic studies continue to give scientific weight to what gardeners everywhere know.
07.01.2022 A lovely morning spent up at Araluen Botanic Park. Wonderful work by the staff and the team of volunteers. What a special part of the hills. We might have to add a few tulips to our garden next year I think!
07.01.2022 Well that's a wrap...thanks to all the amazing hard working garden members and visitors to our Community Open Day who made our 3rd anniversary so successful
06.01.2022 While we are all staying home and not able to visit the community garden, a quick crop to plant at home which doesnt require anything more than a little pot with some shallow soil... are radishes. They go from seed to harvest in just 3 weeks...a great project for the kiddies to get stuck into. Granted, kids often dont like radishes, but if you slice them thinly and marinate them in sugar, vinegar and water... It takes the bite out of them and makes them more favourable to t...he younger palate. Who am I kidding? I love them that way too -tessa See more
06.01.2022 LOVE this farm.
04.01.2022 Sold out of our bags of manure and hay early this morning. Will let you know when we have more brown gold!
02.01.2022 We have such lovely signs in the garden thanks to our talented friend Steve.
02.01.2022 Such a great day today at our Fete. Thanks to everyone including Matt Keogh for coming down and sharing in the fun. Massive thanks to British Sausage Co for donating all the sausages for the sausage sizzle. Great local Perth Company making fabulous products.
02.01.2022 Can't stop sharing flowers!
02.01.2022 The animals have arrived and the sausages are cooking!!
02.01.2022 We are so excited to offer an amazing "Plants and their Oils ' workshop for free at our upcoming Autumn Fete this Saturday 17 April (10am - 2pm) at the Garden -... 55 River Road Kelmscott. The workshop will start at 11am and will take you on a sensory experience using essential oils and will explore oil extraction techniques from around the world. See more
01.01.2022 A little sample of some of our gorgeous garden art and craft.
01.01.2022 We are raising money to help Old Madconalds Farm to feed their animals during the COVID crisis. Grab a bag of mixed hay and manure for $5. Great for your compost pile or add it straight into your veggie patch. Available from the garden Monday, Wednesday Friday and Sundays 9-11 or call 0413177139 to arrange a time for pick up.
01.01.2022 Our members have put in a huge effort to share our garden with the community on this Saturday's Community Open Day so even with rain scheduled it will go on rain hail or shine! We have some lovely plants, arts, craft and yummy food to tempt you out into the fresh air and the kids' can cuddle up with a fluffy animal. Looking forward to seeing you there.
