I went to a meeting last week to help kick start the discussions off about a community garden in Yass.

It was held in the Yass Shire Council building and there was a good turnout of approx 30 people. This meeting was really to gauge interest in the idea and see if a steering committee could be formed.

The main idea came when a government initative Sustaining our Towns came to town a few months ago. For those that do not know Sustaining our Towns is a NSW Government funded project to help reduce the ecological footprints of individuals, homes, businesses and communities in thirteen Council areas across South Eastern NSW.

They put to us then (they called a meeting a few months ago – open to the public) that there was $10k available for suitable projects. There seemed to be at this meeting a belief that  a community garden could be the go.

So next steps. A steering committee has been selected (which I am on) and we will have our first meeting in October. Hopefully we can work out a framework and some suitable land.

Land that is

• Uncontaminated
• Allows for growth
• Hopefully central to town
• Access to water

To qualify for the grant of $10k we do need to be following organic principles on the garden.

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