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Our bicycle tour of home gardens took place on a warm sunny day with a group of about 20 people. We visited 5 gardens in Evandale, St Peters, Felixstow and Payneham and were able to see the results of gardening efforts by Sustainable Communities members, some working in Community Groups, others maintaining their own household… Read more
Join in an Autumn Bicycle Tour showcasing food-producing and community-powered gardens of the members of Sustainable Communities NPSP. Come and hear the stories, admire the produce, get ideas for your own garden, chat with folks, while pedalling the back streets of Maylands, St Peters, Felixstow, Payneham and the Torrens! Finishing with a picnic in the… Read more
We are delighted to know that we can now use the verge for productive planting. My broadbeans are still doing well and yesterday someone helped themselves to my last mini cauliflower. My only hope is that the three young men who took it as they passed by enjoyed eating it. We will all be sensible… Read more
On Sunday, 20 November, Unley Council presented the inaugural Unley Spring Fling Community Picnic. Initially planned for Soldiers Memorial Gardens but was moved to Unley Town Hall as the weather turned stormy. In the main hall, the event featured workshops on growing food in your own garden, with horticultural experts on hand to provide gardening… Read more
by Anne Wharton for Grow Grow Grow Your Own Craig Wilkins from Conservation SA reports that Adelaide continues to lose its magnificent old trees at an alarming rate. ‘While we await the latest results from Lidar scanning, recent analysis from NearMaps on four indicator suburbs (Glenalta, Netherby, Melrose Park and Walkerville) suggests that between 2011… Read more
The topic of the Grow Grow Grow Your Own free workshop on Sunday 27 June 2021, at Unley Community Centre, was Trees: choosing, growing and maintaining trees in a changing climate for urban cooling and food production with speaker Jeremy Miller. The following free resources are recommended for those wanting to learn more: Food Forest… Read more
The first free Grow Grow Grow Your Own workshop for 2020 was held on Sunday 16 February, with over 60 people in attendance. The presenter was Jenny Deans, a horticulturalist specialising in rejuvenating home gardens to suit people’s interests, time and resources. Here are some tips from Jenny: Key elements Why do I want to… Read more
Sustainable Communities has hosted two talks recently on the microbes found in our soil: the first, at the One Planet Market in May, focused on the diversity of fungi; and the second, a Grow Grow Grow workshop in Unley covered what makes soil so productive, and needing to be treated with care. They fit into a growing awareness of… Read more
Grow Grow Grow Your Own Urban Foraging workshop on 8 April 2018 with Kate Grigg attracted 60 participants. The workshop had a particular focus on fungi and sharing of seeds – we are trying to grow seedlings for a refugee garden in Kilburn.
by Peter Croft and Dinali Devasagaym The Grow Grow Grow Your Own group ran a Foraging workshop on 20 August 2017 with guest presenter Kate Grigg. It was a terrific event with 60 people turning out on a cold, overcast afternoon to find out more about out edible weeds, including several who came all the way from… Read more
Free Grow Grow Grow Your Own Workshop Sunday 20 August 2017 3pm-5pm at Fullarton Park Centre, 411 Fullarton Road, Fullarton 5063 Please register to attend by email to patwundersitz@gmail.com or phone 0407 608 345 Presenter: Kate Grigg – qualified horticulturalist and conservationist Kate has a large following across Australia through her Facebook groups, Foraging Australia and Mushroom… Read more
Free Grow Grow Grow Your Own Workshop Saturday 8 July 2017 1.30pm at Morrie Harrell Reserve, Ramage Street, Unley for a pruning demonstration Please register at peter.croft@mmc.com.au or phone 0401 122 547 to ensure your place The Unley Council has generously agreed for a fruit tree at the Morrie Harrell Reserve to be pruned by Steven in the workshop. Then at… Read more