Welcome to our Community Garden
Located at Mowbray Place, Willoughby, Market Garden Park (MGP) Community Garden is on Cammeraygal land. With the support of Willoughby Council, it is run and maintained by members of the Community Garden Inc who volunteer their time and are committed to sustainable, organic and bush-friendly fruit and vegetable gardening.
We see ourselves as part of movement with goals and a vision to foster health and well-being for individuals, family groups and the environment.
Sustainable
*minimal importing of resources
*re-use existing materials where possible
*where possible, re-use waste generated on site
Organic
*no artificial pesticides or herbicides
*use of non-hybrid plant seeds
*naturally generated fertilisers
Bush-friendly
*prevent weed infestation without harming wildlife
*provide habitat for native fauna
*contain nutrients within beds
Featuring seasonal produce, community working bees, workshops, gardening advice and more,
we feel sure you will enjoy the community garden as much as we do
Regular meetings are held every Wed and Saturday mornings, 9.30am @ Mowbray Place, Willoughby, NSW, 2068
Membership is $25 per year plus joining fee of $1
Discover more about our community garden
Working Bee 4 June 2022
Working Bee on 4 June 2022 was a great success with lots of jobs done including clearing of compost area, harvesting of turmeric and yacon, clearing of spent pumpkin vine, topping up soil, raised bed maintenance, moving into the new shed, secateur sharpening plus equipment inventory. Big big thanks to …
May 2022
Autumn is drawing into Winter now and still plenty of La Nina rain continues to fall. Interspersed with sunshine this can be a gardeners recipe for happiness .. we shall see. The star activity of May was a marathon day assembling our new garden shed in the rain on 12 …
Raewyn’s Tarragon Poached Chicken, from Mayor Tanya Taylor
Olive oil, 1 onion, 2 tbsp flour, 1 cup of white wine, 1 cup of chicken or vegetable stock, 2-4 chicken breasts (cut in half to small fillet size if they are large), bunch of tarragon, salt and pepper, 1 egg yolk, 1 cup cream Heat oil in a large …
March/April 2022
Plenty of rain continues into autumn as we transition to the cooler season crops. Over the past couple of months gardeners have enjoyed sharing some good harvests of butternut and Kent pumpkin. Green beans and baby eggplants lingered as we embarked on clearing beds, turning over soil and adding manure …
Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser for Garden Shed
Huge team effort today to cook and sell over 700 sausage sandwiches plus drinks .. raising good money towards our garden shed. We are thankful to all who supported us along the way. Grateful also for the lovely sausage sizzle weather. On the table we had a donation box for …