A Community garden of a different kind. Five adjoining properties linked by gates, growing nearly 500 varieties of fruit, and a small nursery with low cost plant sales to help maintain them.
Saturday 13 February and Sunday 14 February 10am to 4.30pm
Two days of speakers, workshops and demonstrations among five lush productive gardens where you will have the chance to get your questions answered by expert food growers. This is our ninth Open Garden and they are now well known for being the place to be if you want to learn to grow your own food. In recent years we have also had an emphasis on permaculture and sustainability. There will be our usual range of excellent speakers, the details of which are still being finalised. Activities for children. Sausage sizzle, hot and cold drinks and cakes available. Vegan/vegetarian food also. Massive plant sale of edible plants at ridiculously low prices. Lots of fig trees and grape vines of different varieties. As usual 100% of our share of the gate takings will be donated to charity: in recent years this has been for local bushfire relief! This is not a free event(as suggested by FB which I cannot remove) standard Open Garden costs apply$8 adults, $6 concession, children under 18 free. This event may be subject to COVID safe restrictions but we will not know until closer to the time but at this stage we plan to go ahead. Please share widely!
We have done everything we can to reduce crowding like creating a separate exit and opening the plant sale this week as that was the most difficult spot for crowds. We will also have several COVID marshals around to keep an eye on things. Of course, in the end one has to hope that people do the right thing!
Joe's Connected Garden 
Will there be a timed booking system so that the Open Garden is COVID safe and not overwhelemed by people?
We have done everything we can to reduce crowding like creating a separate exit and opening the plant sale this week as that was the most difficult spot for crowds. We will also have several COVID marshals around to keep an eye on things. Of course, in the end one has to hope that people do the right thing!