Neighbourhood Garden
About Us
Our Mission
TNG aims to provide a sunny open space for local residents and students to learn organic gardening skills, grow nutritious food and engage in healthy outdoor exercise.
The TNG will help to reduce carbon footprints and assist in protecting food security by growing vegetables, herbs and flowers locally.
Enquiries to tng . member . news @ gmail . com
Establishment
A supportive Kingborough Council supplied the land in 2007. The planning and much of the work of establishment of the garden was done by our own local organic gardening guru, David Stephen.
The garden consists of 50 family or group plots of about 4 square metres each. There are also 4 communal beds with a rotational system in place, and other 'community' areas around the perimeter fence. There is a herb garden on the outer perimeter on the Chiton Place frontage.
Grants
Taroona Neighbourhood Garden is very grateful to the following who have provided grants to assist iin setting up the garden, fencing it and supplying essential equipment and plants:
•Tasmanian Community Fund
• Nyrstar
•Kingborough Council
Our Shed
Our garden shed was very kindly donated and erected by Dinkum Sheds.
Our worm farm bins
...were kindly sponsored by Clean Biz, a Tasmanian government initiative.
Subscriptions
An individual family or group must be a financial member to garden on a plot. The annual sub is $50, but concessions ($20) are available for the unwaged, students or those on benefits.
Enquiries
You are welcome to call in to the garden at any time to look around and talk to whoever is there. You will often find one or two members working away there, so ask them about the garden. Put your name and a contact email or phone number on the white board in the shed if you are interested in taking up a plot, or email:
tng@taroona.tas.au
