For me, working with the Carrs Park community gardeners to plan and design their garden was one of the most fulfilling projects of 2008. Russ, my partner in crime on this project, has written an article on the official opening, which was attended by the Lord Mayor of Kogarah and held in their amazing new [...]
Archive for the ‘Community gardens’ Category
Carrs Park Community Garden officially opened
Posted in Community development, Community gardens, Permaculture design on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Update on Carss Park Community Garden
Posted in Community gardens, Permaculture design on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
LAST YEAR, Living Schools in partnership with Pacific Edge consulted for Kogarah Council on the development of:
policy directions on community gardening – production of a community gardener’s guide
a community consultation process to garner ideas from the municipality and recruit a core group of community gardeners
a two-day participatory design processes to develop concept plans for the [...]
Raymond Terrace Community Garden
Posted in Australian learnscapes, Community gardens, tagged community, garden, permaculture on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the progress over just two years!
Carss Park Community Garden on-track
Posted in Australian learnscapes, Community gardens, Learnscape basics, Permaculture design, Recent courses and workshops on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In late 2008 Living Schools worked with Kogarah Council to initiate a community garden project on a local disused bowling green in Carrs Park.
Following initial promotion and community consultation regarding the concept an enthusiastic group had formed, eager to learn and to put their ideas to the test. Educators worked with the group, facilitating two [...]
Getting started in community gardening – a guide
Posted in Community gardens, Learnscape basics, Permaculture design on August 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Living Schools has recently partnered with the City of Sydney Council and the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Networks to produce a guide for anyone interested in setting up a community garden in their area. The guide covers setup, management and maintenance, as well as some of the trickier aspects of social dynamics. Download [...]
10th Queensland Community Gardens Network Gathering
Posted in Community gardens, Upcoming courses and workshops, tagged Brisbane, Community gardens, learnscape, permaculture on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This important event will be held on Saturday 29th June from 9am to 4pm at Westfalen Community Garden in Brisbane. The day will include community garden tours, hands-on workshops and presentations on the how to, why and what of community gardens, local food, social enterprises and other topics. This is a great chance to [...]
Peaceboat in the Garden
Posted in Community gardens, Recent courses and workshops, tagged Experiential Learning, Glebe Community Garden, learnscape, Peaceboat, permaculture, transformative learning on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In April, Living Schools and Peaceboat again teamed up to provide a fun, hands-on introduction to sustainable living for Peaceboat voyagers. Working with translators, skills and knowledge are learned in a practical, participatory way. Through direct experience participants learn to set up a worm-farm, sow seed, mulch a home garden, care for a compost system [...]
Permaculture Design Course in Glebe
Posted in Community gardens, Permaculture design, Recent courses and workshops, tagged Glebe Community Garden, Introduction to Permaculture, Permaculture design, Recent course on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In February the Glebe Community Garden again hosted Living Schools, this time for a weekend Introduction to Permaculture Design. The course was hands-on with lots of activities, including planting habitat for native birds, sowing seed, setting up a household worm-farm and designing a passive solar home retrofit. Of course the best bit was the many [...]
