3000acres is on Facebook.To connect with 3000acres, sign up for Facebook today.Sign UpLog In@3000acresPublicPeople3,271 likesAbout3000acres makes it easier for more people, to grow more food, in more places. We are supported by VicHealth and their investment through the Seed Challengehttp://www.3000acres.org/PhotosVideosUpcoming EventsAUG6Jewell Garden Launch Party and Food SwapSat 3:00 PM in UTC+10 · Jewell Station · Brunswick, VIC, Australia27 people interested · 8 people goingSee All EventsVisitor PostsSarah WiseToday at 9:03pmI thought some people may be interested in our Mindful Gardening gro...up where we practice mindfulness while engaging in gardening activities and making new friends!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1799109916990264/?ti=icl See More Cath LyonsJune 26 at 9:39pmCity of Melbourne are running a consultation process around greening... Melbourne.http://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/nature? Please get involved. See More Zoë HeathMay 19 at 4:34pmIt would be fantastic to get support to turn this land into a commun...ity garden! The Maribyrnong Open Space Strategy identifies the neighbourhood surrounding the former Footscray Trugo Club site in Buckley Street, Seddon as needing additional open space. The Strategy recommends investigating options to redesign this land for open space and/or recreational purposes. Council is keen to hear your thoughts on how this site could be improved for public use. See More People Also LikeCultivating CommunityCommunity Organization Permaculture Out WestCommunity Slow Food MelbourneNon-Profit Organization Liked by This PageFareShare Melbourne Farmers Markets Cross Roads Community Garden 3000acres added 38 new photos.22 mins · Some pics from the great day we had building the second Jewell Community Garden. Thanks to all the wonderfull volunteers, Phase One Coffee for the amazing catering, Open Journal for the sunny space and Julianne Piko (neighbour.good) for the pics (especially the doggy one)!
+353000acres shared Sunraysia Local Food Future's photo.July 28 at 12:56am · Well done to Food Next Door for signing the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for their pilot project: a community garden next door to the Sunraysia Produce. We were happy to have been able to help with this project and can't wait to see it grow.
Sunraysia Local Food FutureJuly 27 at 3:46am · Signing the MOU for Food Next Door's pilot project - the Burundian community garden next to Sunraysia Produce. Thanks for the support Slow Food Mildura, Sunrays...ia Mallee Ethnic Communities council, Open Food Network and 3000acres. In the photo: front - Dianne Boston, Tony Trinick from Sunraysia Produce, Joel Sinagaya from Burundian community; back - John from Burundian community, Deb Bogenhuber from Sunraysia Local Food Future. Exciting times ahead! May the maize be plentiful!
See More3000acresJuly 24 at 9:17pm · Do you have an interesting project in the works, a skill to share or pop-up display that you believe can get people excited about gardening and sustainability? We are currently calling for contributors to our annual 3000acres Spring Fling Festival held on the weekend of the September Spring Equinox. Get in touch at hello@3000acres.org for more information on how you or your group can be involved in this great day celebrating all things food, gardening and the start of the new spring growing season.
3000acresJuly 23 at 1:16am · We built a garden! Thanks to @neighbour.good for the photo #Jewellgarden #3000acres #newurbanvillage #openjornal #phaseonecoffee
3000acresJuly 22 at 5:03pm · The sun is out and we are ready for the jewel garden build!
3000acresJuly 17 at 8:22pm · What a gorgeous pile of closed loop #compost! The first delivery for our build of #Jewellgarden this Saturday. Thanks to #melbourneuni for this donation of urban fertiliser made from food waste at the uni's union house. #3000acres #neometro #closedloop #urbanagriculture #communitygardens
3000acres added an event.July 10 at 7:25pm · JUL23Building the next Jewell GardenSat 10:00 AM in UTC+10 · Brunswick, VIC, Australia74 people interested · 42 people going3000acresJuly 8 at 4:00pm · So its a new (financial) year and we are deep in planning for Spring activity. We have some new gardens about to get underway we are excited about (stay tuned for more details!), some new events and more! We are also super proud of working with groups like St Stephens Community Garden and Common Woode to help them achieve their goals.
Alongside this we are working with layers of government, statutory groups like Melbourne Water and forward thinking developers such as Neo...metro to place Urban Agriculture front and centre as a valued and integral part of cities.
There's lots to do and we are excited about the future!
https://www.facebook.com/ststephenscommunitygarden/?fref=ts and https://www.facebook.com/groups/spotswoodrailwayworkshopscommunityspace/
See More3000acresJuly 7 at 3:33pm · An excellent article and interview with our board member Dianne McGrath, well worth a read!
http://www.goodfood.com.au/…/how-sustainable-is-the-austral…
So how sustainable is your diet?The rise of sustainably sourced food products.goodfood.com.au|By Zoe Meunier3000acresJuly 6 at 5:29pm · Thanks to Green Magazine for having us at your launch last night. Happy 50th issue! Such an inspiring achievement for this always fascinating and beautiful publication. Pick up your copy to read all about the 3000acres story (and lots of other great people we are so chuffed to share these pages with!)
3000acres shared City of Melbourne's photo.June 26 · The Local Food Launchpad is happening again! Get involved with this accelerator program to get your great local food initiative off the ground. And if you need land for your great initiative, you know who to call ;)
Thanks to Doing Something Good, City of Melbourne and Open Food Network for running the program.
City of MelbourneJune 22 · Are you a budding entrepreneur with an interest in sustainable food production? From community kitchens to urban farms, we want to help launch your big idea! Th...e 2016 Local Food Launchpad is kicking off with an information workshop on Tuesday 28 June at Melbourne Town Hall 5:30pm – 8:30pm. Tickets $10 http://doingsomethinggood.com.au/local-food-launchpad-2016/
See More3000acresJune 21 · An interesting free public seminar this Friday (June 24th) at the RMIT Centre for Urban Research. Ellen van Holstein from the University of Wollongong will be presenting on the role of communities gardens in enhancing the inclusive nature and sustainability of urban spaces.
http://cur.org.au/…/community-gardens-transformative-space…/
Community gardens as transformative spaces: a relational approach - Centre for Urban ResearchThis seminar responds to research on community gardens which has tended to take one of two extreme points of views on their potential to enhance inclusion and sustainability. Scholars either optimistically represent these sites as inherently good and transformative or have sceptically dismissed them...cur.org.au|By RMIT Centre for Urban Research3000acresJune 14 · Read all about what we've been up to in autumn, what to expect in winter and things to do in the garden now in our latest newsletter.
Winter Newsletter | Melbourne Water | Event Volunteers | Bayside Garden | Winter Gardeningus3.campaign-archive1.com3000acres shared Saxon St 3000acres Community Garden's post.June 7 · An update for locals of the 3000acres Saxon st Community Garden:
Saxon St 3000acres Community GardenJune 7 · Hi All, A few updates on the Saxon st Community Garden:
Some of you may have noticed that the code on the padlock has been changed. Unfortunately there have bee...n a number of recent burglaries at 33 Saxon st, and we have had to make some changes to our security of the site. BUT the good news is that rather than a code system, the garden gates will be wide open four days a week, every week: Thursday + Friday 4pm - 9pm Saturday + Sunday 10am-5pm
3000acres working bees will stay the same as always: 2pm-3:30pm on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month.
If you can't make it down at those times to enjoy the beautiful grounds of this wonderful community project, but still want to be involved - send me an email to hello@3000acres.org and we can talk about the new code system.
Thank-you for your understanding. We are sad that we had to do this, but hopefully these measures means that the Saxon st project can be around for many more years to come!
See you at the garden soon,
Ellie and the 3000acres team.
See More3000acresJune 3 · Mushrooms are a perfect crop for growing in the city - they don't need any sun, they can fit into small spaces and you can grow them on spent coffee grounds (something that Melbourne has no shortage of). Best of all, as the mushrooms grow, their mycelium composts the coffee, making rich fertiliser for your veggie garden! We'd love to see more mushroom enterprises happening in Melbourne.
Urban Mushroom Farming - 4 Great (and small) EnterprisesHere's four stories from across the planet of growing mushrooms in the city, using waste products and offcuts to make nutrient dense food. Great examples of growing where you live, using what's around you to nourish your community.milkwood.net3000acresJune 2 · The first step in improving our food system is understanding it. The Victorian Eco Innovations Lab have just released this report on the resources it takes to feed Melbourne – fascinating reading!
What does it take to feed Melbourne? - Foodprint MelbourneFoodprint Melbourne has for the first time estimated the environmental impact of Melbourne’s food consumption. The results are available in the new report Melbourne’s Foodprint – What does it take to feed a city? The full report with all the figures…Read more ›ecoinnovationlab.com3000acresMay 30 · Students from the MSD - Melbourne School of Design have created some incredible visions for how a vacant piece of railway land in Spotswood could be transformed into a sustainable community space. Their visions are on exhibition at the The University of Melbourne until the 9th June, we strongly encourage you to go and have a look!
Regenerating Sustainability | Melbourne School of Design | University of MelbourneMelbourne School of Design | University of Melbourne: Regenerating Sustainabilitymsd.unimelb.edu.au|By Melbourne School of Design | University of Melbourne3000acresMay 26 · A slightly outdated story, but a lovely one nonetheless, about a Big Idea to build a community garden for the homeless.
The Fifth Estate | Community garden for the homeless wins Big Idea competition The Fifth Estate | Community garden for the homeless wins Big Idea competition See more at THEFIFTHESTATE.COM.AU 3000acresMay 20 · We recently posted an article discussing what urban gardening has to offer other than harvests, this article talks about the health benefits of gardening. Ever thought about trading in your gym membership for a community garden plot? “[Gardening] is profoundly good for you … [it] is a great way of keeping people active, of keeping them outside and keeping their sense of wellbeing very high”
Doctors should prescribe gardening for patients more often, says reportThose suffering from cancer, dementia and mental health problems can benefit from gardening, according to health thinktanktheguardian.com|By Sarah JohnsonSee MoreCreate Page