Fern Avenue Community Garden

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Community garden. The City of Unley leases the Fern Avenue Community Garden to a community group to grow fruit and vegetables and meet in a straw bale building to learn about organic gardening. Al...

18-20 Fern Avenue Fullarton SA 5063 08 8274 1156
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What's it all about?

Community garden. The City of Unley leases the Fern Avenue Community Garden to a community group to grow fruit and vegetables and meet in a straw bale building to learn about organic gardening.
All residents are welcome to apply for one of the available plots for cultivation, although the plots are very popular and a waiting list may apply. Gardeners must agree not to use chemical pesticides or fertilizers on their plot to fit in with the garden's organic ethos.
The Garden hosts a straw bale building that was built by volunteers where organic gardening courses are held regularly throughout the year. The courses include a broad range of topics including plant propagation, water conservation, soil preparation, composting and companion planting.
The Garden also hosts a includes a composting toilet that requires no water for flushing and produces compost as the end product.
The garden is open to visitors on Thursdays between 9.30am and 11.30am. Working bees are arranged on the second Saturday or Sunday of the month.