Tactical urbanism
My work in local government—a few thoughts
August 1, 2012 | Russ Grayson
LOCAL GOVERNMENT—it’s the level of government closest to the people in Australia and it’s this situation that gives it its reputation. And that’s quite a variable reputation that spans the distance from appreciation to criticisms of excessive bureaucracy.
A next-to-last project: a new community garden for Woolloomooloo
August 1, 2012 | Russ Grayson
ONE OF MY FINAL PROJECTS before finishing my tour as the City of Sydney’s community garden coordinator was to get the Bourke Street Park Community Garden started in Wooloomooloo. This will be Woolloomooloo’s second community garden, the first one, in Sydney Place, now being in full use.
Social planning comes first in community garden design
August 1, 2012 | Russ Grayson
IT’S A COMMON BELIEF among people setting out to start a community garden that the first step is to find land, do a site analysis, do a design, build and start growing. Were it only so simple.
Day 2: Ripping time as gardeners create edible footpath garden
June 6, 2012 | Russ Grayson 1
This story was also on the website of the 3-Council Ecofootprint Program
Day 1: A ripping time as gardeners create edible footpath garden
June 6, 2012 | Russ Grayson
IT WAS A RIPPING TIMEon the footpath garden adjacent to Barrett house in Randwick as we ripped out an ornamental monoculture to make way for an edible polyculture.
Wet weather and hot soup at Sydney network MeetUP
June 5, 2012 | Russ Grayson
RAIN DID NOT DETER THEM as they came from Camden, Paddington, Randwick, Bundeena, the Willoughby community gardens and the Permaculture Interpretive Garden in Randwick.
Footpath planter gardens turn dull Waterloo space into colourful and productive place
March 25, 2012 | Russ Grayson
IT COMBINED ELEMENTS of learning and doing, social benefit and placemaking. And it would go on the footpath in Waterloo.
Something new and edible is coming to Woolloomooloo
March 24, 2012 | Russ Grayson
IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING OF AN ADVENTURE working with a new community garden group on their first project. You never know what to expect—so it’s best to expect nothing at all and that way you will be pleasantly surprised when things go well.
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