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
Winter 2023 at MGP Community Garden
While many of our members are travelling this winter, those who are here have stepped up and the community garden seems to have just enough hands around. Welcome to new members Wayne and Nikki. Our outdoor storage shed has been constructed with a huge thank you to David Carolan assisted …
Wet summer and now a warm start to Autumn
Summer season 2022/2023 at our community garden was good one .. plenty of rain courtesy of a long La Nina made for some great crop yields. The standout harvest was probably beans .. green beans, flat Italian beans and snake beans. These were harvested daily .. so crisp and flavoursome …
Italian Green Beans and Tomatoes
Here’s a basic, super easy and delicious suggestion to prepare the green beans which are abundant in the garden right now. They can be a meal in themselves, or make a tasty side dish with meat, fish and other veges. Served cold they could make a yummy antipasta. Gluten free. …
Garden happenings as Summer 2022 starts
Spring was a busy time. Working around La Nina rain, some wild winds and marauding local brush turkeys MGP gardeners have bedded in lots of warm weather crops. Loads of beans have been planted .. round green beans, bush beans, Italian flat beans. The earliest plantings are yielding already, especially …