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Two workshops with Costa Georgiadis
The 2011 Sustainable Living Festival has already started and Saturday 5th November is promising to be a jam-packed day of workshops and presentations.
Events all over the region will bring together local and regional experts to explore different aspects of sustainable living on the Coffs Coast and Costa will be hosting two workshops at the Combine St Community Garden…
Seeds sown for garden plan
LOCAL green thumbs finally got their wish. After much toing and froing, Coffs Harbour City councillors have moved to approve a community garden on part of the Combine Street Reserve. The recommendation to Thursday’s council meeting to support the proposed granting of a licence to Coffs Regional Community Gardens Inc, pending approval from the Minister for Local Government, was amended on the advice of council staff to bypass the minister.
What is community gardening all about?
Community gardens are places where people come together to grow fresh food, to learn, relax and make new friends. Community gardens are not just an important source of fresh produce, they provide spaces for community interaction, decision making, problem solving, creativity and celebration. They are places for creating new social connections and releasing the stresses of everyday life.
