The day dawned windless and crisp. At 9:15 we realized that a yoga and meditation session would have to be postponed while we anxiously surveyed the 30 poles belonging to Chris’ marquee we needed to set up. Chris sailed in on his bike with the instructions 5 minutes later, averting a collective aneurism.
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News & events
The DDO Wrap up
July 7th, 2010Each Peach Fundraiser Dinner
June 30th, 2010| August 14, 2010 7:00 pm | to | August 15, 2010 11:00 pm |
Garden Party!
It’s on! Join us on August 14th for a Garden Party with a Merri twist….a 3-course dinner at Each Peach, 506 Lygon St,with an all-organic, locally-sourced menu, entertainment and good times, for $35/head!
To book your tickets, or to find out more, email bookings@merricorner.org
(Get in early as it will sell out!)
The Dig Day Out – Saturday 3rd July
June 21st, 2010| July 3, 2010 | ||
| 10:30 am | to | 5:00 pm |
The Dig Day Out
Saturday 3rd July – 10.30am til 5pm
After 4 long years in the making the Merri Corner Community Garden is finally getting down to core business – GARDENING!
Come join us on the opening day of construction on Saturday 3rd July.
The event
10.30am Official Grand Opening Ceremony
11.00am Light breakfast
11.30am The digging begins!
1.00pm BBQ Lunch
2 -5pm More digging!
Bring it!
(if you have it)
Forks, shovels, wheelbarrows, gardening gloves, rakes, hoes, picks, raincoats, can-do attitude.
Where?
The Merri Corner Community Garden,
194 Donald Street (Cnr Harrison),
East Brunswick.
Limited car parking available.
Ride your bike instead!
Dig Day Afternoon!
June 10th, 2010Coming July 3rd.
We will finally break soil!
More details soon. It’s gonna be huge!
Update: The lines have been marked in preparation for the day! Check out what we did on Monday:
Indigenous Plants Workshop
June 9th, 2010| July 31, 2010 | ||
| 1:30 pm | to | 3:30 pm |
Saturday 31st July – 1.30pm
@ MCCG site with Eve Archbold
Learn about some of the beautiful local native plants that can be used in your garden to attract birds and butterflies, create privacy and even to plant for some bush tucker! We’ll go for a stroll along Merri Creek to learn how to identify some local plants, and then have a chat about some particularly beautiful native plants for small spaces or pots. If you have time you can stick around for a working bee at MCCG where we will be planting out the native garden beds to compliment the total garden design.
Eve Archbold has recently returned from Tanzania where she has, since 2008, been implementing and managing a permaculture project for an Australian NGO called foodwatershelter. She is currently completing a Master of Urban horticulture at Melbourne University.
Interested?
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
Raised Beds Workshop
June 9th, 2010| August 7, 2010 | ||
| 1:30 pm | to | 3:30 pm |
Saturday August 7th – 1:30pm
@ MCCG site with the Urban Carpenters
The Urban Bush Carpenters are coming to the MCCG to help us learn about and build raised garden beds, wooden planter boxes and compost bins. The fellas use found timber and pellets to make these fantastic additions to any garden and are going to be available all day on Saturday the 7th of August to work alongside volunteers and create some of the structural raised gardens and compost bays for the Merri Corner Community Garden. A great day to come down and do some bush carpentry and learn some new skills. Bring some lunch, or something to share and make a day of it! Everyone is welcome!
Interested?
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
UPDATE!
We’ve just collected a about 130metres worth of timber from Lismore for the edges of the raised beds. Check out Gavin hard at work sorting the wheat from the chaff:
Fork to Fork: Sustainable Cooking & Gardening
June 9th, 2010| July 24, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Saturday July 24th – 11:00am
@ 1/2 Holmes St, Brunswick East (Op. McDonalds) with Arabella Forge
Growing your own food has numerous benefits – it can save you time shopping, reduce your costs for groceries, and also supply you with the most nutrient-dense foods possible. Join Arabella Forge for a tour of your garden to dinner plate. Learn how to make quick and easy meals with nothing but a fry-pan and some secateurs in hand, and also design your garden plot to have the most productive and useful edible plants on hand.
The session will include food education, hands on cooking and a light and easy sit-down lunch.
Arabella Forge is a Melbourne-based nutritionist and home-cook. She has extensive experience with traditional cooking techniques – sourdough bread making, fermenting and pickling and also loves a good bit of time in the garden. Arabella is the Melbourne Co-ordinator of the Weston A. Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org), a foundation that promotes sustainable farming practices and traditional home-cooking methods. She also has an upcoming book, ‘Frugavore’ which is to be released in September 2010.
Interested?
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
Water Wise Gardening Workshop
June 9th, 2010| July 17, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Saturday July 17th – 11:00am
@ Ilma Lever, 2a Station St Coburg (along the train tracks just after Moreland rd)
with Elspeth Brock
Learn how to use permaculture design to keep water in the landscape and techniques to hold water in the soil. What kinds of plants to plant and how to easily identify them. Which food plants will grow well in dry areas?
There is a cosy shed so the workshop will go on regardless of the weather, and established a gardens with lots of great planting examples.
Who: Elspeth Brock will be running the workshop’s she has experience in native landscape regeneration, community horticulture and permaculture design. She recently traveled to Morocco to work on a permaculture project there.
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
Compost Workshop
June 9th, 2010| June 20, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Sunday June 20th – 11:00am
@ Ilma Lever, 2a Station St Coburg (off Moreland Rd)
with Elspeth Brock
Discover what makes good compost: what to put in and what to leave out. Learn how to ensure your composts stays aoerobic, retains nutrients, and doesn’t attract pests. We will discuss various composting systems, including bins bays and rapid composting and learn how to bring life back to the soil with compost tea.
Interested?
RSVP by email or phone Bernie on 0401 476 839.
Volunteer Induction
May 13th, 2010The Merri Corner Community garden is looking for passionate people to join our group of volunteers.
It’s been 3 years in the making, but we’ve signed the lease with Moreland Council and we’re about to start digging! On the corner of Donald and Harrison Sts, the garden will have individual plots for lease, fruit trees, lots of shared space to hang out and enjoy the sights and sounds of Merri Corner.
It doesn’t matter how old you are, how much gardening experience you have; if you’re an interested local resident, want to grow your own food, or maybe you’re handy with tools and have skills to offer during the construction, come and meet other like-minded people to learn about who we are and what you can do.
Come and find out more about this exciting project!
When: Saturday 22nd May 12:00pm – 1:30pm.
Where: Corner Donald St and Harrison St, East Brunswick (or Bicycle Club across the road if wet weather)
Lunch and refreshments provided
Contact: Bernie on 0401476839 or email info@merricorner.org