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gardens are places for learning, while relaxing and having a
good time. They play an important role in developing community
in an environment which fosters participation and self help.
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make use of urban open spaces, contributing towards the sustainability
and appearance of cities. They provide valuable social contact
and foster self-steam by enabling gardeners to ‘produce’ together.
They incubate other social enterprises incl. food co-ops and
growers markets. Last,
but no least they produce surplus food to distribute to disadvantage
groups or to sell as part of a community business.
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| How
can Growing Communities help with your garden? |
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provide services to schools, community organisations, government,
business & individuals. These services include: |
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- Design,
consultancies, implementation and ongoing management support
incl.
waste/resource audits, water management plans
- Network
development and support eg annual seminars, network meetings.
- State
and national promotion of community gardening
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download our schedule of fees here or contac us with any queries
regarding how Growing Communities can help with your garden. |
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| Esential
links related to community gardens |
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Northey
Street City Farm
http://www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au
Australian
Community Gardens and City Farms Network
http://www.communitygarden.org.au
Has information on starting a community garden, news and updates
about community gardens around the country and links to more
resources.
Australian
Community Foods
http://www.communityfoods.org.au
Contains contact details for community gardens across Australia.
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all links listed in this site please see our
links page. |
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| Thank
you for supporting Growing Communitites! |
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