Community Garden blooms

Dorset House employee Ray Keefe with children Max, 9 and Madison, 12.

April 17, 2024

Scottsdale’s new Community Garden is overflowing with fresh produce and residents from across the region are being encouraged to take advantage of the plentiful harvest.

Bec Smith from Better Health 4 Dorset said people can now sign up for free memberships to access the garden adjacent to Northbourne.

Membership will involve access to fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs, access to workshops with guest speakers, supporting the community by assisting with planting, watering systems, weeding, garden upkeep and design and connecting with community members to share knowledge, experiences and stories.

“We would like to establish a ‘young gardeners’ group’ that will meet regularly with community members/mentors to share knowledge and experience in growing and caring for the community garden to support themselves, their families whilst increasing food security,” Ms Smith said.

“It is really exciting and rewarding to see it grow so much so quickly and in the coming weeks we will see the installation of a greenhouse, garden shed, a large workshop table, sensory garden, compost bins and larger crop planting. 

“During high production season we aim to have market days to share, and swap produce with the broader community and excess produce will go to The Red Dirt Café for use or distribution.”

To get involved you can text or
call Bec on 0448 393 203 or email bec@healthconsumerstas.org.au, to complete a short site induction and to access a free Working With Vulnerable People check.