Community Garden

The Source Community Garden includes 7 large raised garden beds, a herb spiral, a small apple orchard planted along swales, a rhubarb and artichoke patch, 4 big composting bays and an enormous wood-fired pizza oven! Recently, shop customers have been able to visit the garden to pick their own lettuces and silverbeet, and we have just planted a large crop of garlic. The garden has been designed by local permaculture designer Hannah Moloney and has been created by volunteers at working bees.

The garden is in it's early stages of development and we are currently talking about the best management structure for the garden. Currently it is managed by a volunteer commitee, who organises monthly working bees (which always include pizza!). Volunteers water the garden during the week. During daylight savings we have evening sessions once a week to potter in the garden. The garden has not yet been developed to it's full potential. Ideas include olive and nut trees, a frog pond, a shady hang-out spot and many more food and flower plants! 

Our vision for the garden is for it to be a vibrant community place, which provides practical teaching and learning opportunities around small-scale urban food production, such as permaculture, crop rotation, natural pest control and seed saving. We also hope that the garden can continue to supply the shop with fresh-as-can-be fruit and vegetables, and toppings for our wood-fired pizzas too.