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.