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In Adelaide, a small urban farm links entrepreneurship with good food

With around nine city farms already on the ground or in planning around Australia, it appears city farming's time is

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Defending civic agriculture

This article was written for the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network following criticism in February 2014 of community

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Local government version 2.0: from managerialism to platform

What could happen if councils made the change from managerialism to platform? From doing things for people to doing things

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My work in local government—a few thoughts

A reflection on my recent role working in local government and a validation for my approach to the work...

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A next-to-last project: a new community garden for Woolloomooloo

It was a different process getting the Bourke Street Park Community Garden through the social design and into the design

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Social planning comes first in community garden design

When it comes to starting a community garden, social design precedes site design, and we have developed a simple management

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Day 2: Ripping time as gardeners create edible footpath garden

Day 2 of the rehabilitation of the Barrett House footpath garden planter in Randwick saw the creation of a new,

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Day 1: A ripping time as gardeners create edible footpath garden

In a do-it-yourself approach to tactical urbanism, a Randwick team has removed a monoculture of agapanthus in preparation for a

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A good experience that could be made better

A reflection on working in local government and on its hiring practices...

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Something new and edible is coming to Woolloomooloo

Working with a mixed demographic, council and social agencies has been a rewarding experience that could see something new

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