West Brunswick Community Garden and Food Forest in Brunswick West, Victoria | Community organisation

West Brunswick Community Garden and Food Forest

Locality: Brunswick West, Victoria

Address: 49 Everett St 3055 Brunswick West, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.morelandcommunitygardening.org/west-brunswick-community-garden

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25.01.2022 The salvias and lavender are in full bloom. Our volunteers got to take a bunch home from our recent working bee, though we left plenty for the bees! Salvia leucantha is a wonderful plant - super tough, long flowering, beautiful, and bee friendly . They're also very easy to grow from cuttings, so we might give that a go soon! #communitygarden #communitygarden #wbcg #westbrunswickcommunitygarden #melbournegarden #melbourne #urbangarden #urbanhorticulture

24.01.2022 Warrigal Greens (Tetragonia tetragonioides for you plant nerds ) is a great (and native) alternative to Spinach. The taste is very similar, but it holds its shape better when cooked and is arguably much easier to grow. Only minor downside is that you have to blanch it before eating it due to the oxalic acid, but don't let that put you off. You can easily blanch a large quantity in one go, then freeze it in blocks so it's ready to add to meals. This is growing in the Food Forest opposite the community garden entrance gate. Grab some and try it for yourself!

24.01.2022 Thanks Moreland City Council. Having the team from Working For Victoria on site this week has really helped us get on top of the weeds in the food forest. Weed matting & mulching still to come, but it has been great to work with such a helpful & friendly group.

22.01.2022 Winter Ruby Red Harvest #sweetpotatoes #radishes #communitygardens #gardening

22.01.2022 GET YOUR ORDER IN NOW! We are having a fundraiser to raise money for the garden, to create a native plant area to attract pollinators. Your support would be really appreciated. You need to get your order in by next Monday, 14 December, to ensure delivery by Christmas. ... To order, go to: https://morelandcommunitygardening.tidyhq.com//sh/products See more

20.01.2022 Food Forest working bee this morning, come down for pruning, coffee & cake

17.01.2022 Check out this upcoming webinar being run by the Merri Creek Management Committee. A great way to get in touch with your community and learn about our native birds.

16.01.2022 While garden activities are limited, we would like to use this time to seek feedback about the West Brunswick Community Garden. We would love to know what you love about the garden and what would improve the value you get from it. This will help us focus our time and funding where it will be of most benefit. Could you spare 5-10 minutes to fill in our survey? ... https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeUSg-yrtjy02I-N/viewform

14.01.2022 Our parent organisation Moreland Community Gardening is doing a series of profiles about its members. Here's one about WBCG's very own Richard!

14.01.2022 We are missing spending time in the Food Forest at the moment, and looking forward to getting stuck into the weeds that are no doubt threatening to take over Brunswick West at this stage. Grateful for our own little gardens and time outside! Who else has a home garden that is getting more attention right now? ... #balconygarden #smallspacegardening #foodforest #melbournegarden #melbournelockdown #isolationgardening

14.01.2022 WBCG and Food Forest Summer events Hi gardeners and food foresters! The WBCG Organising Committee (OC) is excited to announce the 2021 Summer Garden & Gathers and Food Forest (FF) working bees!... The Food Forest is open to everyone, so you do not need to be a member with us to attend FF events. To attend Community Garden only events, you must be a member. Sign up info here: https://www.morelandcommunitygardening.org/west-brunswick-/ Join us for some or all of these upcoming activities: Sunday 31 January from 10am - 1pm. At Garden. Main tasks: harvesting, weeding, planting seedlings, mulching, compost demo (at 10am) with Richard and garden shed sorting. Community garden members only. Sunday 7 February from 10am - 1pm. Bonanza ! At Garden & FF. Main tasks: harvesting, plant propagation with Jess, weeding, planting. Saturday 20 February from 10am-1pm. At FF. Main tasks: harvesting, weeding, planting. Sunday 28 February from 9am-1pm Bonanza ! At Garden & FF. Main tasks: harvesting, weeding and whatever else is needed. *Please note: all these activities will be subject to COVID restrictions and guidelines, and you must fill out our attendance sheet. We hope to see you soon! The WBCG Organising Committee

13.01.2022 - Meet our members! - If you’re part of MCG, chances are you’ve already met our awesome Board president Libby. Libby first got involved with MCG 9 years ago, w...hen she was new to Melbourne and looking for a way to connect with her local community. She loves not only having a space to garden, but also the opportunity to chat with people that she otherwise wouldn’t have met. The gardens have also been great for my two kids, both have grown up with a third space that they feel safe and free (sometimes a little too free). They both have a strong feeling of connection to the area and have great skills in engaging different people in conversation. I currently work in an organisation supporting women in environment work. In entering this space I felt like community gardening wasn’t really part of the environment movement. I’ve been really pleased and surprised with how my view has changed and my understanding of community, working together, food security, carbon and biodiversity has grown. Now I’m excited by how much community gardening contributes to a more sustainable environment. Libby seems to have endless energy for our beloved community gardens, and as she’s currently renting says she is free of gardener’s guilt about spending more time in them than in her own garden! Hopefully it won’t be too long before we can meet at the gardens again and put our enthusiasm to good use. Hang in there members! We would love you to contribute: https://forms.gle/6d3oHnF8dvWkFYMG7

13.01.2022 Weeding may not be glamorous but it sure is satisfying! Here's a before and after of a little patch of the Food Forest next to the community garden, freshly weeded and mulched. Thank you to the local resident who stopped to help out (from a distance of course) - we love it when people say hi or give us a hand so don't be shy.

11.01.2022 This word cloud, based on our recent survey, shows the things that people love most about the garden...with the PEOPLE being the most frequently mentioned positive! No surprises there if you've met our members.

09.01.2022 Have you started planting Spring seeds yet? Still time to give it a go! Check out the guide on our website for some tips: https://www.morelandcommunitygardening.org//gardening-gui/

08.01.2022 Eggplants have been one of our best crops this year, and they are STILL going!

07.01.2022 During Melbourne's stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions, our gardens Pentridge Community Garden and West Brunswick Community Garden are allowed to stay open for the es...sential purpose of growing and harvesting food only. The gardens will not be open to visitors during this time. Members must book in a time slot if they wish to visit, and adhere to the safety protocols in place. Members, please check the members only Facebook groups or your emails for the booking link. Stay safe everybody, and we look forward to the day when we can gather in the garden again!

02.01.2022 Last chance to fill in our survey about Dunstan Reserve Food Forest! Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far - your feedback is really helpful. We have exciting plans for this space and would love to get as much community input as possible! Access the survey here: https://forms.gle/A2VZswSVuQooQ2Vt6

01.01.2022 FOOD FOREST SURVEY! We are lucky enough to look after the Dunstan Reserve Food Forest, right next to our community garden. We have lots of ideas for this space, and we're putting together a plan to enact them (when it's safe to do so of course). Whether you love it, are confused by it, or just like the free fruit, we want your input! ... Fill in our quick survey here: https://forms.gle/6dpANE9euLaqLBf6A

01.01.2022 We've created an Amenity Plan for the community garden, to help us focus our efforts and create a record of what we get up to! Check it out here: