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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Tag: community gardens
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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