Let's face it, lot's of us are just itching to get along to a community garden to do a bit of digging over the Australia Day weekend.
If this sounds like you, don't be embarrassed, embrace it. Get your pen out (or get on your phone) and mark your calendar - the next West Brunswick Community Garden Garden & Gather is on Sunday 27th January from 9am.
Don't worry if you can't get out of bed for 9am, we know that's a big ask, just turn up when you can. At the Big Dig in November, we managed to get 27 people down there. We got heaps done and made a huge step forward in building our new garden. We want to top that in January.
Now, the best part! At 1pm we'll all stop for a celebration lunch in appreciation of everyone's hard work over the last few months. It'll be a great chance to come along and meet everyone if you haven't been down yet.
If you can't make the working bee, come for lunch and have a look at what we've been up to. If you've been following our exploits from afar, come and say hello, we're a pretty friendly bunch (but not in a clingy way). Bring your friends and family, kids welcome. The more the merrier!
Remember:
Bring along some food to share and a bottle (or a few) and we'll sit down under the trees and share a laugh and relax a bit, look at what we've done and imagine what it'll be like when it's all finished
It's going to be a beautiful day weather-wise (we hope) and we don't want your fond memories spoiled by a bad case of sunburn so bring suncream, a hat and some water
Gloves are a super hero suit for your hands, they help you do things you didn't think were possible, bring some along.
Digging in the dirt with your fingers is fun (even when your 42 years old!) it's easier and you can do it for longer if you use a trowel or a fork, bring these along if you have them
On the day, check the Moreland Community Gardening website for any change of plans (too hot, too wet, snow etc.)
More info: email grow.eat.moreland@gmail.com or check our website.
See you then!
(Whether you're coming or not, we'd love it if you would pass this on to as many people as you can. The West Brunswick Community Garden will be awesome and we want lots of people to know about it.)
Ps - if anyone is driving Pascale is looking for a lift, please give her a call on 0437 240 956
This is fantastic. I am going to see if some of my neighbors want to come out and help do this. We have our own neighborhood garden that we tend to. We share our bounty every year, and we try to do new things to get our garden going. This year, we are going to work on buying garages or sheds to stock our supplies and harvests into. Next year, we may tackle some sort of greenhouse. I hope more people take part in these things. It is great for the heart and the environment.
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