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Compost and chicken system at community garden

Community garden chicken and compost - New coop design

Project summary Purpose This project aims to fully retrofit the chicken area at the ******* St Community Garden. This would also allow to greatly simplify and maximise the on site composting processes. Context The current chicken area is in need of improvement: The chicken house is infested by vermin, fleas and mites. The fence around

Nature strips enhancing project

At Libertas Gardens, what really keeps us going is our dream to green up the suburbs. We think it is possible to create a nicer, healthier and an ecologically sound urban environment for us to live in and our children to grow up in. In collaboration with Melbourne City Rooftop Honey and Reclaim The Curb, we

Gardens for refugees

As part of the “Putting Roots Down” project, a collaboration between the Australian Red Cross and Cultivating Community, Libertas Gardens is very proud to help set up gardens for refugees to Australia. A bit of hard work and a lit of smiles… And in just a few hours we have a simple, functional and removable

Another guerilla garden in Northcote!

Guerilla garden Melbourne - Community compost and produce share

This are a few pictures of a young guerilla garden. Today, a bit of lawn was removed and a few banana plants found a new place to live. This garden has been strongly driven by a local resident, with a great vision and a lot of determination. With some wild ideas and a lot of

Community Garden Refurbishment

Libertas Gardens had the pleasure of collaborating with Cultivating Community to refurbish this community garden in North Melbourne.     On day 0, this is what we were looking at (click to enlarge) A bit of heavy machinery was needed to scalp the top fertile layer of the entire area. Once piled up neatly and