Buninyong Community Garden - Plot Holders

Relevant documents:

pdfBuninyong Sustainability Community Garden Rules 23-12-12 FINAL.pdf315.56 KB12/12/2023, 16:41

pdfBuninyong Sustainability Community Garden Fee Structure approved 23-12-05.pdf113.33 KB12/12/2023, 16:41

Join us! We would love to have you grow veggies at our place, and share the bounty of our community veggie plots.

To become a plot holder you must first become a Member of Buninyong Sustainability.

Updated December 2023

The process is to fill in the Membership form, and indicate your interest in becoming a plot holder.

The Secretary will then email you with the status of your Plot application,  ie. either successful, or you are on a waiting list.

If you have any further questions, please email us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Repeat:

pdfBuninyong Sustainability Community Garden Rules 23-12-12 FINAL.pdf315.56 KB12/12/2023, 16:41

pdfBuninyong Sustainability Community Garden Fee Structure approved 23-12-05.pdf113.33 KB12/12/2023, 16:41

plots for rent

While other local community gardens in Ballarat, Melbourne and Geelong have waiting lists, here in Buninyong YOU have the chance to get in early and become a founding vegie gardener!

Lots to do in 2009, but the rainwater tank placement and purchase is underway, some plots have been completed, and Jill keeps dreaming of the community pizza oven.

Starting in February, we would like to run monthly or bi-monthly working bees to get these gardens up and away.

Please contact us if you would like to join in!

Locavore is a made up word –“ loca” from local “vore” from words like omnivore, carnivore – to eat.

So Locavore means – eating foods produced locally.

Local has been defined as within 100 miles / 160 kilometres.

The 80/20 rule can apply – you are doing very well if 80% of your food is from local producers, and 20% from further afield. This still lets you have coffee and chocolate!

Why?

Carbon and food miles


At the BREAZE Community Forum on Climate Changes, Barney Foran’s report showed that 25% of the 19 tonnes of carbon per average Australian came from FOOD. (Full report available on the BREAZE web site).

The less miles your food has travelled, the less impact on the environment.

The LEAST travelling is from your own backyard or your Community Garden!

 

Buninyong Locavore Pot Luck Dinner:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/09/23/2372324.htm?site=ballarat

 

 

local food

Garden plots

Please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to sign up for a Royal Park Community Garden plot!

2008 plan

concept plan image

Thanks to Frog Gully Landscapes (Tim and Jenny), and the FoRP Community Garden group for getting our brainstorming thoughts into a concise concept design. Click on the document name below to see a PDF (1.93 MB)

Frog Gully Lanscapes logo

 

The Latest Garden Concept Plan

pdf1535-02_-_Royal_Park_Landscape_Master_Plan_18.02.16.pdf1.2 MB25/06/2018, 12:28

 pdf1535-03_-_Royal_Park_Design_Examples_18.02.16.pdf1.38 MB25/06/2018, 12:29

Help? - Instructions to see a PDF document.

Our future? - The Ballarat Communiy Garden

Friends of Royal Park are now a year old, and have been busy negotiating the future of Buninyong's old football oval with Ballarat City Council. Our aim is to ensure that this area is properly maintained and is developed for the future needs of the Buninyong community.
 
 
We have conducted several surveys amongst Buninyong residents, and held information stalls at local events (Gold King Festival, Farmers Markets etc.), seeking feedback.

We have had some great responses, and our long term vision of a sustainability education centre for Regional Victoria is still our main goal, and attracted very positive and enthusiastic support.
 
 
 
 
 
 
We envisage that part of the proposed sustainability centre would be the development of a 'community garden' which would aim to educate and act as a community learning hub for Buninyong residents, including individuals and groups.
 
There are many benefits of community gardens - social gatherings, education, health, food production etc. Community gardens can incorporate 'shared gardens' , educational gardens (schools etc), group-run gardens ( local clubs etc),or individual plots. They can also include meeting 'hubs' (BBQ areas etc). (Ref: www.communitygarden.org.au).
 
 
 
 
 
 
We see the establishment of a community garden as the first stage of our plans - but we need your support and involvement. We cannot create a community garden without gardeners! You don't need to be an expert - just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to join in a community project!
 
 
 
 
 
 
The future of Royal Park is in your hands.
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you were unable to attend the meeting on the 16th of July, please contact us if you want to be involved and make these ideas become a reality!
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