An impressive grass-roots (:-) initiative reaching sectors otherwise very difficult to reach - non-English-speaking Vietnamese and Hmong, for example ...Adam Tiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: Collingwood Children's Farm Staff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:26 AM Dear interested community gardeners, Letting people know about an interesting happening this weekend, Sat April 8. 'Cultivating Community', a community garden group has organised a one day gathering to promote community gardens. The morning session will be held in the Collingwood Children's Farm barn, 9am - 1.30pm, featuring: * a keynote address by David Holmgren, the co-founder of permaculture, * an update on the exciting developments in the Office of Housing and their commitment to community gardens by Basil Natoli, * and a snapshot of other community garden projects in Melbourne and Cuba (the St Kilda Veg Out project, the Farm's community gardens). The afternoon session will be based in the Richmond Public Housing Estate community gardens at 7 Lennox St, btn Victoria and Elizabeth st, 2pm-4.30pm and will include practical activities, a chance to share info with the gardeners and a garden tour. Numbers are limited, so please register to be sure. For more information and registrations contact Greg on 03 9415 8351. No cost for the day and lunch is available - sponsored by the Office of Housing. Please pass this email on to other interested people. Cheers Greg Milne Chairperson Cultivating Community LL.VD -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDV: Public Housing Office sponsors Community Garden day
Adam Tiller at North Fitzroy Thu, 06 Apr 2000 02:15:04 -0700