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  • Welcome

    Merri Corner Community Garden welcomes you to join our community. We meet up on the second Sunday of each month to work together on the communal beds, keep the paths covered in mulch and reduce the grass and weeds from the plots. If you would like to be a member or would like to apply…

  • Open Garden this Sunday 10 August

    If you are around and fancy getting outdoors this weekend, come along to Merri Corner Community Garden’s MONTHLY OPEN GARDEN, held on the second Sunday of each month. Sunday 10 August 10am – 12.00pm Free Compost Workshop (all welcome) at 11am Plot holders, neighbours to the garden, Brunswick East locals and friends are all welcome. It’s…

  • Open Garden – Sunday 13 April

    Hello Green Thumbs! Come along to Merri Corner Community Garden’s MONTHLY OPEN GARDEN this Sunday 13 April, 10am – 12.00pm Free Compost Workshop (all welcome) at 11am Spend some time working on your own plot, or help with some general gardening jobs such as weeding, mulching, general garden tidy-up and maintenance – there’ll be something…

  • Veg In Veg Out Native Propagation Workshop

    Come down to the next Veg In Veg Out on Sunday 14 April.  We’ll have a workshop on how to propagate local native plants with special guest Ann McGregor from Friends of Merri Creek.   We’ll also sow seeds for autumn crops to share – peas, coriander, lettuces and broccoli just to name a few.  Seeds,…

  • MCCG in the Moreland Leader

    Hi gardeners, Here’s a link to the lovely article and interview with MCCG gardener and former president Eleisha. Thanks to all who could make it down for the photo on the day! Merri Corner Community Garden members in Brunswick East hope to create a kids’ corner. Picture: ANGIE BASDEKIS

  • MCCG Committee Meeting Dates for the rest of 2012

    The MCCG Committee meets on the first Monday of the month at 7pm. The meetings are generally held at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel (cnr Sydney Rd & Albion St), at a committee member’s house, or down at the garden in summer when the weather is fine. All MCCG Members and Plot holders are welcome! If…

  • The Real Dirt on CERES

    CERES has provided inspiration, information, fresh healthy groceries and great coffee to the Melbourne community for more than 2 decades now. The organisation always been a great support to the MCCG, and we’d like to show our support for it by getting this response out and inviting you to pass it on – either by…

  • October Busy Bee – cancelled!

    Hello MCCG Gardeners and Friends, As we’ve been so productive at Busy Bees in recent months and there’s been lots of action on the raised beds and northern verge project we will take a rest in October from Busy Bee-ing. Stay tuned for news of the November Busy Bee, which will be the last for…

  • Saturday 30 July – Busy Bee Reminder and Northern Verge Briefing

    Next Saturday 30 July there’ll be a Busy Bee down at the Merri Corner Community Garden, corner of Donald and Harrison Streets, Brunswick East from  9.30 – 12.30pm. We’ll commence preparation work on the northern verge project by laying newspaper and mulch, plus there will be a number of other small jobs around the garden…

  • We have a tank!

    Despite heavy rain and very boggy soil we managed to get the tank delivered and it’s not sitting next to where it needs to go. We just need to wheelbarrow the gravel from across the road to fill the base in… who’s keen to help this Saturday morning?