Gunnedah Urban Landcare Group (GULG) opened the Community Garden for an open day earlier this month, hosting guest speakers, sharing about the activities of the landcare group in the town and welcome new gardeners.
The group shared a delicious morning tea and went home with some free plants and great information.
The chairperson of GULG Mark Kesby demonstrated how to make compost and the important role that recycling organic matter plays when added to the soil.
Well-known agriculturist Rod Browne demonstrated the components in soil, the difference that pH levels can make and how to work with, support and remediate different soil types.
Special guest speaker for the event was Paul Moxon, horticulturist and manager at Tamworth Regional Landcare Nursery who spoke about the interconnectedness of living systems and shared from a wealth of knowledge in creating habitat in our gardens and in our environment.
The final speaker was local herbalist Wendy Carpenter who talked about the benefits that some common weeds can play in our health as herbal medicine and nutrition, for our soil and supporting pollinators.
“It was great to see so many people who were keen to find out about the garden come to learn some new skills and hear from the speakers who demonstrated important factors in creating a healthy environment and garden,” Wendy said.
The group meets once a week at the garden located in the TAFE grounds.
“It is a lovely activity and community at the garden,” Wendy said.
“The group is grateful for the supportive relationship they have with Gunnedah TAFE who own the facilities where the garden is housed.
“We grow some produce, propagate plants for our many projects around town, maintain the garden and learn as we go”.
