Great way to use this space!
Community Vegetable Garden in Abbotsford for families and residents
Raised-bed vegetable garden and fruit trees, complete with composting area
Project details
Suggested by: Sunday
Project partner: Little Veggie Patch Co
Region
Inner Metro
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A community vegetable garden consisting of 25 raised planter boxes, fruit trees, composting area and water tank located on the Eddy Reserve, Abbotsford.
Each box will assigned to a household who will grow food for one year, on completion of this time a new group of households will occupy each box for the following year. The project to run for a minimum of three years giving over 75 families access to learning about sustainability, food waste and production.
Each box complete with soil and seedlings provided quarterly. Local residents register interest via an online website, with residents chosen at random.
The garden will remain unfenced, allowing all community members access to enjoy the garden and pick produce if they wish. Households assigned to boxes do not have exclusive access to the food produced.
The garden should be viewed as a place to learn about food production and sustainability. Residents will grow seasonal produce in a way they potentially can’t due to the high density inner-city living of Abbotsford.
The inclusion of a composting area will reduce local waste and educate the neighbourhood in sustainable food practices.
These gardens also offer a space where the community can meet and socialise.
Project details
Suggested by: Sunday
Project partner: Little Veggie Patch Co
Region
Inner Metro
Budget
Votes
220 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
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Excellent suggestion - what a great way to turn a disused council site into a positive contribution to a local community!
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Fabulous idea!!
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Fantastic use of space
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Great idea!
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👍 👍 👍
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Great work, love vegetables!
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Amazing idea Love Love Love !!!
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Fabulous idea for turning under-utilised public land into a vibrant community hub. Love this!!
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This will be great as we will also have a place to empty our bokashi bins!
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This sounds amazing. Great use of public space.
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I love this idea!
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This idea is brilliant on so many levels. A sense of community is created, educating children on how food is grown, healthier eating habits and a sense of achievement and wonder watching something that was a seed grow into a meal that is high in nutrients and delicious. We need more of these gardens dotted throughout our neighbourhoods.
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Amazing! We would LOVE this!
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Wonderful idea. A great way to bring the community together.
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Brilliant and well thought out project. There is such pleasure in creating an edible garden that brings members, of all ages, together.
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What a fantastic idea! Will bring family and friends together in this otherwise unused block of land. Looking forward to planting lots of veggies!
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A great initiative! Would be good to see this unused patch of abbotsford brought to life. Look forward to seeing it in action.
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Anabaena
16 Sep 2018
Proximity to Schools Garden Project a big plus