PIZZA OVEN WORKSHOPS POSTPONED

.. we apologise for the inconvenience this may have caused people and their weekend planning. Due to needing a permit via a planning process to build the oven we will not be able to proceed until further notice. Please stay tuned and consider coming to our Recycled Rubbish seats workshop with J9 Stanton on June . . . → Read More: PIZZA OVEN WORKSHOPS POSTPONED

Sponsor A Tree!

Sponsor A Tree! TheĀ garden network is calling on Alice Springs to help kick start the fruit tree planting season at the Frances Smith Park community garden this March. The Sponsor-a-Tree program allows you to purchase a tree and have your name tagged along side it. Imagine your family, group or business planting a tree together . . . → Read More: Sponsor A Tree!

Online membership registration available

You can now register for ASCGN membership and receive your first workshop FREE online. See membership page.

2012 program now available

Get your printable version of our 2012 series of garden workshops from our Whats On page now

New Website coming soon..

Dear visitors we are happy to announce that the community gardens network will soon be sporting a brand new super slick website. You will have the opportunity to become a member, access resources, share news and events as well as find other food growers in Alice Springs to swap produce and ideas with. We are . . . → Read More: New Website coming soon..

Workshops Program out this Friday 17th Feb

Welcome back to the gardens. 2012 is set to be an exciting year at the Frances Smith Community Garden with an exciting program of workshops being announced this Friday. You can get your copy in the Advocate or join our mailing list by emailing info@alicecommunitygarden.org.auĀ  Subscribers to this list will recieve an electronic copy of . . . → Read More: Workshops Program out this Friday 17th Feb

Fruit Trees Repotted for Planting Next Year

Huge thanks to Yvonne and Karlee at Alice Nursery, Ross Highway for their time and support in showing us how to “pot up” citrus trees. We spent about 2 hours under a shady tree learning about nursery hygiene, tool and plant care and how to tip prune 14 orange, lemon, lime and tangelo trees . . . → Read More: Fruit Trees Repotted for Planting Next Year

A short clip

Thank you to Hillary Tyler for producing this clip about water usage at the Frances Smith Park Community Garden!..

Water usage at Frances Smith Park

Community continues to show it’s support

Community Garden Project Officers installing irrigation on the Swales

Another working bee develops the water conservation potential of our Swales with more planting and irrigation installation to give the trees a good start during their first Arid region summer. The swales are being planted out in a selection of fruit trees and fast growing Acacia’s that will provide food, shade and mulch for future . . . → Read More: Community continues to show it’s support

Community Garden Grant win featured on ABC ‘Country Hour’

click here to see article