COMMUNING WITH NATURE

“A GARDEN IS A LOVESOME THING,” THE POET WROTE — BUT A COMMUNITY GARDEN MULTIPLIES THE BENEFITS AND SPREADS THE LOVE

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A community garden is a boon to civilisation. Quite apart from the social and health benefits of working together outdoors, nothing beats being able simply to cross the road and pick some fresh organic greens for tonight’s salad or stir-fry. Warners Bay Community Garden enjoys a prime location in verdant, tree-lined parkland next to a children’s playground, a hop, skip and a slippery dip away from Lake Macquarie, southwest of Newcastle. Although membership incurs a small annual fee, there are no gates or fences. The two-acre plot is open to all, locals and visitors alike, and there is just one rule, says convenor Trudy Patterson: “Pick a little, leave a lot.” She laughs, “And most people do just that! It’s lovely seeing kids coming from the park play area to pick strawberries, snow…

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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #12.6 - 2022

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