Mullumbimby Community Garden

The Compost Pod met for the first time on Saturday 28th April 2009 at the garden.

The Pod members discussed establishing the composting program taking a “precautionary” approach, deciding to make compost heaps at various point around the site to facilitate making garden beds in a couple of months time.

They have identified a “gathering point” and will be on site every Wednesday and Saturday from 12 – 1pm to collect donations of compost materials to be delivered ONLY ON THOSE DAYS AT THAT TIME.

They are accepting small to medium sized amounts of : grass clippings, food scraps, paper, cardboard, animal and chook manure.

For details please call David on 66846281 or email mullumdavid@yahoo.com

Byron Shire Council’s Food Production on Public Land project is having a launch on Saturday 4th April. Planting fruit trees and food plants around the council chambers. This event is an opportunity to raise funds for the MCG, especially the compost toilets.

MCG vollies will prepare a locavore burger (with mostly local ingredients), organic kangaroo and chicken sausages tea, coffee, chai and cakes, iced lemon myrtle and honey drink, from 9am to 3pm.

Volunteers required to prepare burgers and lemon drink on Friday 3^rd April, 11am at Jeannette’s. All members to bring a cake or biscuits, (either deliver to Jeannette’s or bring on Saturday). Volunteers to work 2 to 3 hour shifts – at least 12- 15 people required on Saturday – the more the merrier…

Shifts – 9 -11 11-1 1-3 Jeannette will contact members regarding assistance on the day. – especially Blokes.

More info from Byron Shire Council website.

Yeah! It’s official. The Mullumbimby Community Garden will sign a lease agreement with Byron Shire Council. It’s a big step of the path of getting our own community garden.

The council voted in favour of a lease at a recent council meeting (see newspaper report).

There will a meeting this Saturday for everyone interested in being part of the community garden.

Meeting Saturday 21st March
2pm (after the Mullumbimby Market)
Location community garden site

Directions: The Mullumbimby Community Garden site is on the southern end of Stuart Street in Mullumbimby, on the east side of the tennis courts. By foot, approaching from Stuart St, go past the Old Post Office Museum, cross over Saltwater Creek at the causeway, the garden is located the left side of the tennis courts. Look for the sign.

Hope to see you there!

Contact Jeannette Martin on 02 668 44876 or mobile 0412322255

AT LAST the lease for our 5 acre site is about to be manifest and we will be able to get started growing food. Who would have thought it would take so long but here we are, right now and its all happening .

Mullumbimby Council Chambers
9am Thurday 12th March 2009

I will speak in the public access between 9 & 10 and it would be wonderful to have the chambers filled with Mullumbimby Community Garden supporters.
Come dressed in bright colours, waving sunflowers if you like – I’m bringing my string of plastic veges!!!!!
Hope to see you there.

Jeannette Martin
Co-ordinator
Mullumbimby Community Garden
Phone: 66844876 or 0412 322255