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
Accessible Raised Beds Project
In June this year we were successful in our application for a grant from Willoughby Council to build some raised beds making the garden more accessible. The raised beds will offer 2 ‘pods’ where gardeners can stand or wheelchair users can be seated as they work in the soil. The …
Portrait of a Harvest
Today’s harvest included cabbage, broad beans and beetroot .. a feast for the eyes
Potatoes .. and more on the way
This week we harvested the first potatoes of the season from Bed 4. There’s a lucky dip element that makes it exciting .. but you need to go gently and take care not to damage the potatoes as you dig them up. Our garden planner, Nee, has come up with …
Towards Spring 2021 .. happenings in the community garden
Under lockdown conditions garden members have been maintaining the garden and preparing for Spring. Adapting to the circumstances we’ve been visiting the garden daily in pairs during July and August, while keeping appropriate social distance. Spirits have been recently lifted with a generous donation of seedlings and other goodies from …