Bundanoon Community Garden

Bundanoon Community Garden (BCG)
Vision, Mission & Goals

Vision

The Bundanoon Community Garden is the initiative of a committed group of passionate locals aspiring to be as waste free, and gentle on the earth, as possible. Our vision is to create and maintain a welcoming, productive and beautiful community garden in Bundanoon. Its focus is organic food production with an emphasis on friendship, fun, sustainability, community engagement, teaching and sharing of knowledge. To make our vision a reality we endeavour to:

• Garden organically; guided by the principles of permaculture
• Be inclusive, welcoming and accessible to all, regardless of age, background or gardening experience
• Share in ideas and decision making in the garden as a team
• Work collaboratively with local community groups and businesses to support and encourage each other.
• Network with other community gardens in the Southern Highlands
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Goals

• Promote exercise and friendship through group gardening
• Create an environment that helps to reduce stress and worry through “switching off” and coming together in a peaceful setting with achievable tasks.
• Provide relaxation through hands-on productive gardening in a friendly environment
• Educate novice gardeners of all ages on the principles of permaculture and sustainable food production
• Encourage community pride and the spirit of cooperation by connecting people with the land
• Facilitate inter-generational and inter-cultural interactions, and relationships.
• Create a space where knowledge can be passed on, shared, taught and received
• Enable access to fresh, nutritious, organic food
• Offset greenhouse emissions by decreasing food miles and encouraging members to walk, cycle and carpool to the site
• Provide opportunities for learning about recycling, reusing, reduction of waste and water, composting and other sustainable techniques through onsite workshops
• Educate and promote self-sufficiency both in the community garden and at home
• Learn to preserve and store abundant produce, reducing food waste