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Re: Community Garden in Affluent Suburb
2010-02-09 20:28:57 UTC
Hi Virginia,
I was really excited to read your post as I am in a somewhat similar situation. I am the Community Liaison Manager for a new masterplanned community in Canberra, Australia. At the moment we have 290 households but on completion will be home to approximately 2,600 people. One of our bid commitments was the delivery of a community garden and I am currently writing a business plan for submission to local government. I would be happy to share some ideas for a community engagement strategy with you. Like you, I have approached the on site school and childcare centre about using the garden as an outdoor education space and they are really excited about the project.There are several residents who have already expressed an interest in being on a gardening committee, all of whose focus is on showing their children where food comes from and living sustainably. Delfin Lend Lease have a strong commitment to providing life long learning opportunities in their communities. As part of this commitment we have been providing free workshops for the residents and local community on composting, worm farms, drought tolerant planting (very necessary here!) and have most recently had an community art workshop to produce a bird bath and some tiles that will be incorporated into the garden. I think the road forward offers a few challenges, not the least being the submission to government, but also provides so many opportunities for community capacity building and education.
Good luck and stay in touch!
Christie Wallis
Ms
Delfin Lend Lease
Australia
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