Mullumbimby Community Garden Inc AGM

Mullumbimby Community Garden Inc
Annual General Meeting

Wednesday July 1st 2009

Civic Hall, Mullumbimby
6.30pm sharp
Hot soup served from 6pm

Childrens activities and supervision available

Photographic History of our development

AGENDA (at this stage)

1. Election of 2009/10 Management Committee

2. Pod Reports (including Site Plan description)

3. New membership structure

4. Allotment allocations.

5. Supper 7.30pm (ish)

PLEASE BRING A PLATE OF FOOD TO SHARE

For further details

Jeannette Martin
Co-ordinator
Mullumbimby Community Garden

Phone: 66844876
0412322255

 

Materials wish list for the garden

As you are cleaning out your shed or under the house for the council’s hard rubbish collection over the next week or so, would you please look out for good quality recycled treasures that may be of use at the community garden.

We are currently seeking:

Good Quality colourbond or galvanised roofing iron

“ “ timber (preferably with nails removed)

“ “ garden tools

“ “ outdoor furniture

“ “ Stainless steel sink or troughs

Bath tubs (for worm farms)

“ “ Chicken wire

“ “ Star Pickets

“ “ Rocks

“ “ Tools and Equipment etc.

You may notice the common thread – Good quality. Although your donation may come from the heart, something broken may prove to be a hinderance rather than a help. Still if you find anything you think could be of benefit, please call me or Ed and Kirsten on 6684 3728 or bring it to the garden on Saturday.

Our general meeting is at 2pm and I will be there from 11am.

And by the way, if anyone has a spare shipping container lying around, we can certainly put one of those to use.

Thanks

Jeannette Martin

Phone 66844876 or 0412322255

 

Update from the Coordinator

Extra Good news – we have received another $5,000 grant- this time from NRMA
for our Food for All Program (communal garden beds). Woo Hoo!!!

And we have banked $950 profit from the loo doo so far.

And we have two more BBQ fundraisers next weekend. World Environment Day -
Friday 5th (afternoon) at the Mullum Council offices and Sunday 7th
(morning) at the Whale Day at Byron Lighthouse. (Looking for volunteers
for 1 or 2 hours).

Plus we are being presented an award on Friday 5th at 2pm at the council so
a large cheering crowd would be great. Actually the award is for all of you
so I’d love to see you there.

That’s enough news for now – don’t want to get you over excited – but
actually there’s heaps happening – but you’ll just have to wait til the next
meeting – Saturday June 20th at 2pm (or if you come to the gardening days on
Wednesdays and/or Saturdays from noon I’ll probably spill some more beans).

Jeannette Martin
Co-ordinator
Mullumbimby Community Garden
Phone 66844876 or 0412322255

 

Saturday 9 May – Loo Doo Composting Toilet Fundraiser

This is a big one and we need your support to make this a success. We need to raise $25,000 for the composting toilet facility and this event is Stage 2 of our fundraising (We have $1000 to start -the BBQ at council raised $500 and a donation of $500).

Tell everyone, put up fliers everywhere (contact me to get extra prints if you need to) and make sure you come along. We will be setting up from 10am. We will need volunteers in the kitchen and to help with activities just for an hour or two. We will form a roster in the next couple of days.

If you have any books, clothing, bits and pieces for the Treasure Trove recycle stall drop them off at 26 Coolamon Scenic Drive (just past Main Arm Road) or bring them on the day. Any offers of additional activities can still be incorporated.

Please contact me if you can assist in anyway.

Jeannette Martin
Co-ordinator
Mullumbimby Community Garden
Phone 6684 4876 or 0412322255

 

Food Production on Public Land – BBQ FUNDRAISER

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.

Contact Jeannette Martin

Email: mullumcommunitygarden@gmail.com

Telephone: 02 6684 4876

Mobile: 0412 32 2255

PO Box 149
Mullumbimby
2482

More info from Byron Shire Council website.

 

CALLING ALL COMMUNITY GARDEN SUPPORTERS!!!!!

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

 

Urgent request – support your community garden

Urgent request – the lease for the Mullumbimby Community Garden is on public exhibition and we need a massive pile of support letters to be mailed to the General Manager of Byron Shire Council BEFORE 25th September 2008.

Download the form letter of support that you could complete or change to suit yourself or you could write your own.  Print out copies and pass them around.  The more that are submitted the better.

The lease is available for viewing either at the council office or on their web at:http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/PublicExhibition/#id1163.

Enquiries can be made to Sam Harris, the Acting Contracts and Procurement Officer at Byron Shire Council on 6626 7000. Or you can call Jeannette (home: 66844876, mobile: 0412322255)

Thank you for your support.

Jeannette Martin
Coordinator
Mullumbimby Community Garden

 

Mullum Community Garden Opening Celebration

16 August 2008 will be the Mullumbimby Community Garden Opening Celebration. Activities taking place between 11am and 5pm. Official proceedings from 1pm (after the Mullum Market). Let everyone know. Bring your your kids, friends, your grandma and your shovel!

Lots of activities – most will be free, some we will do fundraising – by donation – so everyone can join in. Now we will definately need help to pull this all together so any offers of assistance in the preparation and/or on the day would be greatly appreciated.

We also need to borrow the following:

• Fabric -1.5 metres lengths minimum to make flags
• Eskies
• Trestle tables
• Tarps
• Picnic Blankets
• Scones
• Cakes
• Home made Jam
• Lemons for lemonade
• Large Drink Coolers (for Lemonade)
• Volunteers for BBQ & Serving refreshments

Volunteers for supervising -

• kids activities
• sunflower plantings
• Planting herbs
• Planting fruit trees
• Art activities
• creating a compost heap
• membership tent
• collecting donation
• general run abouts

Contact us if you can help with any of this or want to know more: http://mullumcommunitygarden.wordpress.com/contact-us/

 

Design and Infrastructure Pod “Master Plan” meeting

It’s time to get creative and help us turn this five acre tabla rasa into a thriving community hub. Give us your ideas about how to grow our food and create community.

This coming wednesday (30 July 08 ) the design and infrastructure pod will meet to discuss the Master Plan for the site. We will walk the site (directions here) at 4:30pm followed by a dinner at 6pm 26 Coolamon Scenic Drive. RVSP to Jeannette with confirmation for dinner.

 

Good news at last!

Council Plan of proposed community garden

Well here we are – at last!!!! The council has finally adopted the Management Plan for the Mullumbimby Sporting Fields which includes a 5 acre site for the Mullumbimby Community Garden. YIP YIP YAHOO!!!!

So after 2 years of talking and sharing and visioning its time to go for it. And there’s a lot to get excited about.

Saturday 19th July is the third Saturday of the month and Mullum market day so we will be at the garden from 10am til 3 pm for our monthly Family Day making compost, gardening, working out how to erect a shed, designing a notice board and generally getting the garden moving ahead. Children are welcome. Bring a picnic lunch. Our monthly general meeting will be held in the meeting circle between 1-2pm.

The next item to mark into your calendar is Saturday August 16th 2008 as our Mullumbimby Community Garden Opening Celebration. Details are yet to be finalised but at this stage it will be 10 – 3 as usual with the official opening around 1ish. Various activities are being offered by a wonderful array of singers and performers, bush walks, compost displays, kids activities, food and refreshments. If you can volunteer your services on the day please contact me. Any ideas for activities or even an offer to make thecups of tea on the day would be welcomed. It will be a great day.

By Jeannette Martin, Garden Coordinator