TASMANIAN COMMUNITY FOOD GARDEN
The Tasmanian Community Food Garden is part of the Royal
Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. It has replaced the much-loved Pete’s Patch which
has been redeveloped and extended with wider paths, attractive brick walls and
various irregularly shaped patches. Rather than holding plots for individual
community members these plots are available to community groups so far
including a veterans group and Second Bite.
It is has been designed as a place for Tasmanians to come
together to learn about cultivation and cooking skills which they can then
share with their communities. More than twenty community groups are making a
cooperative effort to create and maintain the garden beds. It aims to develop
“a model community food garden demonstrating best practice in sustainable food
production and preparation, supported by a community of food gardens and food
gardeners”. It is funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund.
They are currently running workshops on various propagation
and plant growing themes. These are on Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 2pm and
are free to Feeding the Future and Tasmanian Community Food Garden members.
Other participants will need to pay $15. To book for these please contact the
RTBG on 62363050.
Facebook information include photos of the scarecrow wedding
and honeymoon can be accessed at www.facebook.com/TasmanianCommunityFoodGarden/timeline.
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