Community Gardens

Community gardens are places where people come together to grow fresh food, to learn, relax and make new friends.

Community gardeners know that sharing land to grow food and other plants builds a sense of place and community.

The benefits of community gardening include:

● Easy access to fresh, nutritious food.
● A sense of achievement that comes through growing some of your own food needs.
● Making friends with people in the neighbourhood.
● Learning the skills of gardening, shared decision making and cooperation, all of which are necessary to successful community gardens.
● Healthy outdoor exercise.
● Increase community pride.
● Participating in a constructive and productive recreational activity.
● Improving the local environment.

There are a number of community gardening initiatives happening in the City that you can be involved in.

Adelaide City Council Community Gardening Volunteer Role

To maintain designated community and street garden areas in the City and North Adelaide. See Adelaide City Council Volunteering.

Common Ground Community Garden

91 Franklin St (old Bus Station). Table gardens for tenants only, but volunteers welcome.

Common Ground Franklin Street on 8410 3122.

Secateurs Community Garden Group

Various sites in the east of the City, currently including the Box Factory Community Centre (59 Regent St South) and St Andrews Hospital (South Terrace). Membership required.

Box Factory Community Centre on bfcc@adelaidecitycouncil.com or 8203 7749.

Walyo Yerta Community Garden Group

Veale Gardens (South Park Lands behind the Conservatory). Membership required. walyoyertagarden.org.au

To find out more about other Community Gardening initiatives in Australia visit: communitygarden.org.au