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Tasmanian Community Food Garden

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Address: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

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24.01.2022 You can help track, monitor and help these beautiful creatures

24.01.2022 Looking forward to seeing the app - another way to see what is in season when you have time is to drop in to the garden and enjoy watching the veggies grow!

20.01.2022 Advice for the autumn garden - coming up next winter ideas including caring for your fruit trees!

19.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS The annual Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale will be on Saturday 26th of September between 10.00am and 3.00pm at the RTBG Nursery. There will be a prelude Sale on Thursday 24th of September entry by $10.00 donation.

16.01.2022 The Tasmanian Community Food Garden has been contributing produce to an innovative program being run in Risdon Vale that aims to inspire men to become more involved in their own nutrition - from growing food through to preparing, cooking and sitting down together to eat it. The emphasis is on using fresh, seasonal local produce - just how fresh is this salad with ingredients harvested from the Food Garden only hours before eating!

13.01.2022 Invitation to join the Veterans' and Families Garden Plot at Tasmanian Community Food Garden: Good evening everyone, after our coldest winter in Hobart in 50 y...ears, Spring is here and we have three events in the next few weeks: 10 Sep 15 (Thursday) - will be our monthly get together. Now is the time to plant, and next week we will sowing seeds and planting seedlings in both our plots. Meet at 12 midday at the Plot. 26 Sep 15 (Saturday) RTBG ANNUAL TOMATO SALE. I am looking for volunteers to help me with the sausage sizzle, and that will give you a pre-sale visit to the Nursery to get your own seedlings before they are all gone. Margot has over 50 types of tomatoes plus other vegetables and plants for sale. Please let me know if you can help on the day, even if it is only for a couple of hours. Note: Margot will have a Pre-Sale Day on Thursday the 24th of September. If you can't make the Saturday and want to get some seedlings, you may want to try on the Thursday. 14 Oct 15 (Wednesday). Veterans Health Week Bus Trip. We will be doing a garden tour with Tino Carnevale as our tour guide. Gardens on the tour are the Hobart City Farm, Corinda Gardens, Government House Gardens and then we will finish at the Plot. Mates4Mates will be providing a BBQ lunch at their Family Recovery Centre. More information to follow. I hope to see you all next week at the Veterans Plot. cheers, Mike Romalis Mobile: 0408 002892

10.01.2022 #springhassprung & what better time is there to download the ABC Vegie Guide App. Get seasonal planting tips & practical suggestions straight off your smart phone! #ABCgardening #vegieguide #vegiepatch

05.01.2022 Fruit and Vegetables come in all shapes and sizes - the Tasmanian Community Food Garden is flourishing with lots to see and inspiration for your own garden

04.01.2022 Gardens - great places to be! Food Gardens - great places to learn and be inspired! Spring - a great time to visit a food garden near you! In Hobart? Come and visit the Tasmanian Community Food Garden and see what's growing!

03.01.2022 700 'Likes' - it is fantastic to see so many people with an interest in our Garden and in food gardening generally. If you are in the neighbourhood come in for the plant sale or join us for the Spring Festival on October 10 and 11 - more details to come. Here's to more friends and hitting the big 1000!

03.01.2022 BEANS, BEANS ARE GOOD FOR YOUR HEART, THE MORE YOU EAT THE MORE YOU... benefit!! They are part of a group known as "pulses" and the United Nations has officiall...y named 2016 as the year of pulses. They are bursting with nutritious value and great taste. However they are much more than just a health fad, they are only one section of a much larger group of plants that have essentially sustained human civilisation to the present day. Find out MORE:http://gardens.rtbg.tas.gov.au/2016-the-year-of-the-pulse/ See more

03.01.2022 What is Australian Food? It is constantly changing as new arrivals bring different plants and tastes to the mix. If you are visiting the Tasmanian Community Food Garden you will find a wide variety of edibles from around the world - look out for the Medieval Garden with food plants that would have flourished in the gardens of Europe in the Middle Ages! http://ecocitystories.melbourne/australian-immigrants-brin/

03.01.2022 If you have been following food production in the Tasmanian Community Food Garden and you are inspired to consider tackling a market garden this might be for you: