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

Discover what’s in season and
what’s coming up 

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 

Learn what to cook
with our seasonal recipes
Fun for the whole family!

Discover more about our community garden

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 …

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Summer Harvests 2022-2023

Happy harvesters

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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. …

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Seedling Sale 19 Nov 2022

Beautiful weather for our Spring seedling sale. 

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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 …

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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 …

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