COVID-19 Garden Inspiration - on-line resources and education tools for local food inspiration during the pandemic
- Kat Lavers is providing live Q&A's as well as publishing a series of videos entitled Gardening in Hard Times on her Facebook page.
- Milkwood Permaculture has great articles on an 8 week veggie patch from scratch in a rental, and preparing for a pandemic: a permaculture perspective
Organisations/Government
- Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network
- Brunswick Tool Library - a lot like a book library, but you get to check out tools instead of books!
- CERES
- Cultivating Community
- Melbourne City Rooftop Honey - putting beehives on city buildings
- Moreland Community Gardening - working for more community gardening opportunities
- Moreland Council - Food Systems
- Permablitz Melbourne
- Sustainable Gardening Australia - great resource, full of gardening, plant info
- Transition Coburg
- Vic Health - Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design
- Merri Corner Community Garden- OH&S policy, safety guidelines, checklists, Finance Policy and Procedures, MCCG Garden Rules etc.
- Garden Clubs of Australia - affordable public liability insurance (lower excess, higher premium)
- Royal Horticultural Society Of Victoria- affordable public liability insurance (lower premium, higher excess)
Funding Opportunities
- Australia’s Open Garden Scheme Giving Program
- The Awesome Foundation (Melbourne)
- Moreland Council Community Development Grants Program
Local Resources
Name
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Location/ Contact
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Supplies
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Andrew’s Stock Feed
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165 Sydney Rd, Coburg, VIC 3058
PH: (03) 93860326
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Cheap green manure seeds, compost , chicken feed, straw etc
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Bee sustainable
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500 Lygon Street Brunswick East
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Equipment for domestic food production: Beekeeping equipment, Specialty items for vegetable and fruit cultivation, Preserving and food storage supplies, books.
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Living Legends- Retired Race Horses
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Contact Andrew for location of the pile. Oaklands Rd in Greenvale Melways ref: 177 J9
Mob: 0407 551 289 aclarke@livinglegends.org.au
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Free Manure! Melbourne cup quality.
Contact Andrew for location of the pile.
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Merri Stem- permaculture greenhouse project
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38 Harrison St, East Brunswick generally Open on Mondays, 4pm onwards.
email: merristem@gmail.com
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Fruit tree, food and Permaculture Plants.
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Plant Mark
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30 Mahoneys Road 3074 Thomastown
PH: 03 9462 3088 |
Old pot recycling station- wire cages in car park.
Wholesale trade plants
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These resources are merely suggested by MFGN members and must be passed for their quality and worth by individuals.
