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#80 Community Farming

After working with the market gardeners in Sydney for a couple of years, I decided to move up to my property in the Hunter and start a permaculture-designed organic fruit and veg market garden using biodynamic principles.

So for that last couple of years, I've been doing just that and it has progressed really well.
But being a social fellow I thought that it would be good to share the farm with others and so I'm experimenting with the idea of a Community Farm.

What is a Community Farm

My idea behind the Community Farm is to help people to grow food in a social setting, even if they don't have their own land.

There are up to three mandalas available for people interested in growing their own organic food.

Interested community farmers would be allocated their own beds much like in an allotment or community garden.

Each mandala contains six vegie beds, six young fruit trees, one pond and compost areas. Gravity fed water from the dam is available for
irrigation.

The garden has a total of seven mandalas, with two each being managed by Julian and Ben.

Get in touch if you'd like to find out more about this great opportunity. http://www.imagoforest.com.au

 

Why a Community Farm?

Farming can be a tremendously rewarding and fulfilling experience.
It can also be daunting and isolating. In creating a community farm
(much like a community garden allotment) I am trying to reduce the
challenges and increase the opportunities through mutual benefit.
Community farmers will work on their own plots, but because they are
right next to other community farmers plots, they will be able to
support each other through ideas, labour and companionship.

If you have ever wanted to try your hand at farming this is a great opportunity in a supportive environment.

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