Community Garden
Location
The Garden is situated behind the Marong Neighbourhood House at 39 High St Marong Or entrance via 16 Cathcart Street, Marong.
Hours of operation and access
Volunteers and members have access anytime during daylight hours 7 days a week.
Garden Beds for hire
Certain allocated beds are available for the community to hire.
Fees
Garden Beds: $10.00 per year
Garden Key: $10.00 deposit, refundable on return
For more information call Janine 0494 102 904.
The Marong Neighbourhood House Community Garden vision was conceived in 2019 in response to community requests. The establishment of the garden commenced in 2020, and it is continuing to be improved.
The Garden provides a means to promote the growing of food and healthy eating, to provide education and training, to inspire and enable people to successfully grow their own.
Our garden beds are designed to suit everyone in the community. We have ‘no bend’ beds, beds accessible for wheelchairs and prams, and child-friendly beds.
Our garden beds are currently planted with salads & vegetables and we have a small orchard of fruit trees.
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our Purpose
To provide the community with access to fresh healthy food and to provide people with the opportunity to grow their own food, and to connect with their community.
To provide opportunities for people to gain skills and knowledge of gardening by participating in our Grow and Learn program.
To effectively use a public space providing a multi-use space for food-share, allotments, workshops, etc.
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our Objectives
To provide an open space for members of the community to come together and grow.
To enjoy the benefits of fresh food, to learn from one another, share skills and provide an opportunity to learn how to grow and harvest fresh food.
To connect the community through gardening.
To improve health and wellbeing.
Location
Our Vision
Communal Plots
The Garden is situated behind the Marong Neighbourhood House at 39 High Street Marong.
Or
Entrance via 16 Cathcart Street, Marong.
Communal Plots
Water Management
Communal Plots
Our plots and orchard are communal with various beds for various uses, these are cared for by the Community Garden volunteers and members, MNH Co-ordinator, staff and Committee of Management.
Organic waste
Water Management
Water Management
Garden waste is managed through composting, we utilise our 3 compost bays.
Water Management
Water Management
Water Management
Rainwater is stored in a tank and used for irrigation of the garden.
In accordance with the organic gardening methods, synthetic fertiliser is not used, therefore eliminating the risk of runoff flowing into water catch system.
Water runoff will be minimised through garden design.
Green House
Green House
Green House
To cultivate and propagate seedlings and plants for the garden.
Garden Shed
Green House
Green House
The Community Garden has some equipment available to use.
Members and Volunteers have access to the garden shed.
Worm Farm
Nature's Little Fertilisers
Nature's Little Fertilisers
Nature's Little Fertilisers
Our worms turn organic waste/kitchen craps into a rich fertiliser that we use in our garden beds. Their castings are great food for our plants.
Nature's Little Fertilisers
Nature's Little Fertilisers
We have community members that drop in their kitchen craps to feed our worms.
Nature's Little Fertilisers
We have worms for sale for anyone going fishing OR if you are starting your own worm farm..