After one 12 hour day of work the new Mackenzie Community Gardens website is up and running. This site has been designed using the open source WordPress platform and provides members with an alternative to relying on Social Media companies like Facebook to connect, share and stay up to date with happenings at both the Kirke Street and Lake Takapō Community Gardens. Just one or two minor tweaks and our community gardeners will be able sign up and start posting.
In other Community Garden news, Dick has kindly drawn up a blueprint for a garden shed for the Kirke Street Garden. Work will start soon, and the shed will enable us to store and repair tools, save and store seeds, and of course have a cuppa tea while we talk. Adrian and I finished mulching the orchard just before the recent rain, and the fruit trees will benefit from no longer competing with the grass. There has been a lot of learning this season, and I am really looking forward to developing opportunities for learning together over the autumn and winter months.
So sign up to the Community Garden website if you’re interested in staying in touch with working bees, events and workshops around the gardens. We are planning a day long Permaculture Principles and Design workshop for the month of May, so keep up to date with news on the website.
www.mackenziecommitygardens.com
