Here is the latest news from Mosman Community
Gardeners:
Mackie Lane Update: The last few months have seen a lot of planting, harvesting and refurbishing, as well as a record number of visitors who came to be inspired and learn from what we're doing at the garden. Mosman Council recently delivered a new load of wood chips and now all the garden walkways are covered. Our children’s program continues with Kids Cottage Middle Harbour children tending and harvesting their dedicated beds and children from nearby Kinderland visiting to learn about edible gardening. Mackie Lane garden is very family friendly with a cubby house, sandpit, bean teepee, blackboard and gardening activities to engage the kids. Students are also volunteering in the garden as part of the Duke of Edinburgh program. The planting committee coordinated by Gill Lee has developed an autumn planting plan and things are well on the way for the new season. For what to grow during autumn see http://www.mosmancommunitygardeners.com/p/planting.html
Individual allotments: Many
successful community gardens like Paddington, Randwick and nearby Manly Vale
have individual allotments. Now that we have more land at Mackie Lane and the
garden infrastructure is well established, we are considering moving to a
combination of individual allotments and communal gardens. If you interested in
an allotment, please email mosmancommunitygardeners@gmail.com
Native Bees: With support from Mosman Council we are
purchasing stingless native
bees from Ku-ring-gai
Council and bee workshops are planned for the future. The hives are populated by
Tetragonula carbonaria, a bee species that occur naturally in Sydney and have
acclimatised to Sydney conditions. See http:/bit.ly/NwiKmz
Here is a fact sheet about the kind of stingless bees we will have at the
garden.
Celebrations: On the first Sunday of
the month we have a celebration after our gardening hours from 3-5pm. So do
some along and join us on Sunday 6th April. Everyone is welcome. BYO food and
drinks.
Links worth checking out:
Permaculture
Northern Beaches has a new Facebook page to keep you
up to date on all things sustainable and gardening. htps://www.facebook.com/PermacultureNorthernBeaches
Gardening Australia http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/vegieguide/
Sustainable Gardening Australia http://www.sgaonline.org.au/
Mosman Community College has some
fantastic gardening courses and one-day workshops,
http://www.mec.nsw.edu.au
Upcoming North Sydney events/workshops
Living
with Possums: Wednesday, 30 April 2014. Problems with Possums? Attend this informative presentation for answers.
No
Dig Garden: Saturday, 10 May 2014. Learn how to create amazing soil using alternating layers of organic
materials.
Herb
Spiral: Saturday, 14 June 2014. Herb spirals are a novel way of growing herbs in small spaces.
Edible
Gardens in Small Spaces: Saturday, 07
June 2014. Learn how to
grow vegies in pots with this free workshop.
Composting:
Saturday, 21 June 2014. Turn your kitchen scraps into garden gold.
If
you have events or resources that you’d like to share, please email mosmancommunitygardeners@gmail.com
Farewell and thank you: This is my last news update as President of Mosman
Community Gardeners. My work commitments have increased this year so I need to
step aside, but I’m
part of a wonderful team of committed community gardeners, so I know this
decision won’t
disrupt the ongoing operation of MCG. We have come a long way since our first
meetings over four years ago when we had no land and spent most of our time
lobbying for a community garden.
Today we have two thriving gardens, an
ever-growing membership, and importantly we have succeeded in bringing the
cause of growing edible plants to the attention of the Council and the
community. I will continue to be active in MCG and look forward to seeing you in
the gardens sometime. My heartfelt thanks to MCG members and everyone who has
supported our work over the years.
It's been a very rewarding journey.
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| Tina at Mackie Lane |
Cheers Tina
Tina Jackson on behalf of the MCG team
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