UNSW Urban Growers

USYD Gardening Society community garden kin visited our UNSW community garden for our last working bee and this week we visited their amazing creation! Amazing and fast transformation of a gravel lot to a site of abundance and community. We left heartened and inspired, with bellies full of snap peas and mizuna :)!

Such a good time in the garden today at Term 2's working bee! People taught each other about sow thistle (the massive edible w**d that's in season right now -- w**d and dine!) and about making capers from warrigal greens flower buds. Thanks to new volunteer Valentina and to Marcel, who visited from USYD Gardening Society. The Cage Garden is looking good this winter!

27 July, 2:30 pm: Seed-saving workshop led by UNSW Urban Growers with ARC Producers

Location
The Producers Urban Garden, Village Green, UNSW Southern Drive Kensington, NSW 2052
Date and time
Thursday, July 27 · 2:30 - 3:30pm AEST

The Producers x UNSW Urban Growers | Seed Saving Workshop | Urban Garden

You are invited to a free hands-on workshop led by A/Prof Tema Milstein at the ARC Producers Urban Garden about seed saving!

The Producers (Arc Sustainability) are teaming up with UNSW Urban Growers to bring you a practical workshop on 'seed saving'. This is a practice that farmers, home gardeners and First Nations peoples have used well before packets of seeds became available to buy from retailers. We will be collecting seeds from the fruit and vegetable plants in the Urban Garden for you to take home and help on your journey of growing your very own food!

This will take place at the Urban Garden, 2:30pm. To find the garden head down to the Home Ground Cafe on the Village Green. Diagonally across the Village Green field is the Urban Garden. Take a short walk around the blue walking track to the other side and you have arrived! If you do have trouble locating the garden the team at Home Ground will be able to help you out.

Come first to our Producers Picnic 12pm-2pm and stick around for this seed saving workshop.

We can't wait to see you there!

Register or just show up! Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-producers-x-unsw-urban-growers-seed-saving-workshop-urban-garden-tickets-681407186237?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshwebdesktop

We would like to cordially invite you to a free and fun workshop where we will learn the ancient art of sourdough baking - you can take some sourdough starter home with you to nourish and practice. As part of the workshop there will be a bread tasting session (bring your favourite bread topping along) and a gentle introduction into “Beyond Growth - a different way of living that is inherently more meaningful, just, and sustainable."

This is for:
Anyone who loves community and is curious, anyone who is interested in sourdough baking and/or keen to learn about life and degrowth in a hands-on, relatable and non-academic way.

Date / Time / Location:
July 25th; 4pm to 5:45pm; Morven Brown building, room 354

On the day please:
• Wear comfortable clothes and covered shoes that can handle a bit of flour sprinkling
• Bring a medium sized bowl with a cover/lid (or Tupperware with lid) – this will hold the dough that you make in the workshop so that you can then bake your bread at home (it needs several hours to “ferment” before its ready to be baked)
• Bring a bread topping of your choosing, if possible

Please note that RSVP is necessary since the event is limited to 10 participants — so please only RSVP if you are really going to show up! Please RSVP to Oliver: [email protected]

We are looking forward to this workshop.

With Warmth and Gratitude -
Tema (Environment & Society, HAL, ADA), Sophia (Medicine & Health), Oliver (Engineering)
Climate Network, UNSW Urban Gowers

You are invited to the next UNSW Urban Growers volunteer working bee in The Cage garden July 25, 2:30-3:30PM. The Cage garden is located next to the Barker St Carpark, entry is through the carpark next to the motorcycle parking spots. If you would like to come, we will be giving the garden a bit of a tidy up. If you have any seedlings you want to plant, please bring them along. Looking forward to seeing all folks who can make it. If you haven't volunteered at our working bee before, we'll be triply excited :)! No food-growing experience necessary. This is a chance to share knowledge, learn from each other, and grow community, as well as food!

Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one parcel of land at a time Food forests are urban oases that pack a lot into small spaces, including food production, local cooling and social connections.

Great working bee today at The Cage garden. Thanks to first-time volunteer Nara, who helped tidy up and plant out this season's (Marrai'gang/Autumn) crops. And thanks to Oliver, who shared a delicious home-made loaf of rye sourdough with the whole crew. If you're interested in volunteering with watering, future working bees, or any other way with the garden, please message us :).

The next UNSW Urban Growers working bee is scheduled for Tue 20 September, 1-3PM. This is an all-volunteer event for any students and staff who are interested in getting together and growing food on campus at the very urban community food garden we have started behind UNSW Barker St Carpark. We have some seedlings to go in, kindly donated by the School of BEES. If you are able to come, we would love to see you there at The Cage garden, even if it is only for a portion of the time.
Sophia & Tema Milstein
UNSW Urban Growers co-leads
LOCATION: The Cage UNSW Urban Growers Garden, UNSW Barker St Carpark (take the side path on the campus side of the carpark and you'll see "The Cage" garden just behind the motorcycle parking)

Today's working bee helped the garden prepare for spring growing. And we got two new wicking beds filled with delicious soil and mulch and ready to plant. Thanks for all the volunteers who came out!!