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Open Garden this Sunday 10 August
If you are around and fancy getting outdoors this weekend, come along to Merri Corner Community Garden’s MONTHLY OPEN GARDEN, held on the second Sunday of each month. Sunday 10 August 10am – 12.00pm Free Compost Workshop (all welcome) at 11am Plot holders, neighbours to the garden, Brunswick East locals and friends are all welcome. It’s…
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Autumn Busy Bee and April Open Garden
Join us this Sunday 23 March for an Autumn Busy Bee from 10am – 1pm. We’ll have a compost workshop at 11am for anyone who is interested. And there might even be some sunflower seeds from these beautiful sunflowers to harvest (thanks to Pauline Ahola for the great shots). All…
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MCCG Committee Meeting Dates for the rest of 2012
The MCCG Committee meets on the first Monday of the month at 7pm. The meetings are generally held at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel (cnr Sydney Rd & Albion St), at a committee member’s house, or down at the garden in summer when the weather is fine. All MCCG Members and Plot holders are welcome! If…
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Veg-in, Veg-out!
Interested in gardening? Have excess seedlings? Want to share ideas and gardening tips? Come along at 11am til 12 noon this Sunday 15 April and after that on the second Sunday of each month at the same time: Sunday 13 May Sunday 10 June Sunday 8 July Sunday 12 August Sunday 9 Sept Sunday 14…
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Harvest Fun – Sunday 1 April
On Sunday 1 April 10am til noon at the Merri Corner Community Garden we’ll harvest the pumpkins, sunflowers and potatoes from the communal plot and plan for our winter crops. Come along for a share of our produce and to share your gardening ideas and tips with your fellow gardeners. See you down the…
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Autumn Busy Bee – Sunday 4 March
Hello MCCG plotholders and friends, Autumn is on the way (although you wouldn’t believe it with this heatwave!) and we have a seasonal busy bee coming up next Sunday 4 March. This year we’re limiting the Busy Bees to only four a year, with some impromptu get-togethers thrown in – like the recent twilight gardening…
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Twilight Gardening Session – Thursday 12 January
Happy New Year MCCG-ers, A few of us will be at the garden this Thursday 12 January 5-6pm to do a bit of weeding and tidying up on the northern verge. We’d love you to join us. A reminder we all need to keep on top of weeds on the paths and around the fruit…
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November Busy Bee & Christmas Catch-up BBQ
Hello Merri Gardeners and Friends, As the weather is heating up, the Busy Bee activity is cooling down – we will have our last Busy Bee for the year next Sunday 27 November at the Merri Corner Community Garden, corner of Donald and Harrison Street, Brunswick East. Between 10am – 12.30pm we’ll be tackling the…
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BUSY BEE – THIS SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
The next Merri Corner Community Garden BUSY BEE is this Saturday 24 September. We’ll have two shifts this time, from 10.00am to 1.00pm then 2.30pm to 4.30pm. There’s no rain expected and it will be cloudy and 18 degrees so we’ll have ideal conditions for Busy-Bee-ing! It’s the second to last one for the year…
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MCCG August plot holders meeting – Sunday 28 August
Hi there Merri Corner Plot holders and Plotholders-in-waiting, Mark your August calendar because the next Busy Bee will be converted into a plot holders meeting. – AGENDA – 1. Welcome and introductions – get to know your neighbours 2. Getting organised – compost, fruit trees, shed, etc 3. What’s happening in the communal beds –…