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Growing food at home

We run workshops on topics including small space gardening, beekeeping, composting, keeping chickens and more.

Growing food at home includes everything from a windowsill herb planter to a full scale productive food garden with fruit trees, veggies, chickens or bees!

My Smart Garden program

To help our community grow food we have the My Smart Garden program which promotes ‘smart gardening’ through workshops, events, website resources, a regular newsletter, social media and community connections. My Smart Garden workshops run throughout the year on a variety of topics including:
 
• small space gardening
• organic gardening
• beekeeping
• composting
• keeping chickens

Subscribe to My Smart Garden e-newsletter for seasonal gardening advice, upcoming workshops, recommended reading plus more.

If there is a workshop topic that you would particularly like to learn about, please contact our Urban Agriculture team at 9205 5555 or email us at [email protected].

Compost bins and worm farms are great ways to help your garden flourish, while also reducing the amount of food scraps and garden waste sent to landfill. We have a range of compost bins and worm farms available at reduced rates for residents.

Check out Peels if you need more food scraps or you don't have space for a compost bin or worm farm at home. They can help you:

  • find someone who can accept and compost your food scraps
  • add yourself as a host to help compost for others

Yarra Seed Library and monthly Social Gardeners’ Group

Grow your gardening skills (and your social connections!) at our Social Gardeners’ Group.

At these monthly gatherings, you’ll learn from gardening experts and help maintain the Yarra Seed Library. It’s a great opportunity to learn everything you need to make your garden grow, while contributing to a more sustainable future for Yarra.

Check with the library page for upcoming sessions or visit Carlton Library during opening hours to drop off and take seeds home.

Location: Carlton Library, 667 Rathdowne St, Carlton North
 

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