Four gardens take part in Edible Garden Trail
Four productive gardens on the Peninsula are taking part in this year's Central Coast Edible Garden Trail on the weekend of October 21 and 22.
"You don't have to go far to immerse yourself in a variety of edible gardens, meet their creators, and get inspired to grow more of your own food at home," said organiser Ms Anna Trigg.
She said participants in the ticketed event would be able to view a variety of approaches that they could adapt to their own situation.
"In Woy Woy, learn about clever ideas to get kids involved in the garden, permaculture design, growing vertically in a small space, and how a community can create something that is so much more than the sum of its parts.
"At Casa De Colezey, you'll find a young family, full of energy, who have created a triumphant garden on a small and sandy suburban block using permaculture design,
and lots of goodies growing for tiny fingers to pluck."
Owner Mr Matt Cole said: "It was late 2016 when a shovel first hit the aquaphobic, lifeless, sandy soils of our little patch of paradise.
"What were we thinking?
"Clay soils may break your back, but sandy soils, they break your heart.
"Needless to say, there's been loads of learnings and soil building since then.
"Garden bed by garden bed, we've been extending our edible landscape and sharing the abundance with family, friends, neighbours and even cheeky wildlife," he said.
Another garden, Perma Reset in Blackwall has been through many transformations and recently enjoyed a Permablitz organised by Permaculture Central Coast.
"This is where a group of volunteers spend a day in your garden working towards a permaculture design, and in return you provide a lovely lunch - win-win," said Ms Trigg.
The Woy Woy Peninsula Community Garden will also be part of the Trail.
Ms Trigg said it was arguably the gem of the Central Coast's community gardens.
"There really is so much to see in this vibrant community space and when you meet the volunteer team behind this garden you'll want to sign up and get involved too."
Nearby in Umina, the Miyan Nura garden will also be hosting a fundraiser for Mingaletta, Umina's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community hub.
"It features native edible plants, growing foods their kids love, and some very clever time-saving and sustainable strategies for improving soil.
"Around the corner, with 20 years of failed attempts behind him, Mark Snell's Front Yard Vegie Patch is the thriving culmination of many experiments and an attempt to do more of what's worked," said Ms Trigg.
"If you're having trouble, it is likely Mark has been there, tried that and found a solution, so bring your trickiest problems along to bend his ear."
Tickets are available now at http://centralcoastediblegardentrail.org.au and provide entry to close to 50 gardens across the Coast.
Funds raised are donated back to our local community gardens and to programs teaching disadvantaged youth how to grow food, Ms Trigg said.
SOURCE:
Media release, 27 Sep 2023
Anna Trigg, Central Coast Edible Garden Trail