Vision

Lakeside Drive Community Garden is a welcoming space where all members of the community can come together to share skills, local and traditional knowledge and innovative ways of living sustainably. Collectively we will create a thriving, healthy centre for producing food, knowledge and inspiration based on permaculture ethics, principles and design.

Community gardens are recognised worldwide as a great way to grow food, improve health, meet people, and cultivate vibrant communities. Community gardens:

Allow people to grow their own vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers
Contribute to building an ecologically viable and socially just food system
Are a convivial way of getting fresh air and exercise with no gym fees
Foster community engagement and a culture of generosity, reciprocity, trust and self-help
Are great places to learn about gardening and share local and traditional knowledge
Preserve and improve the precious green spaces in urban environments
Develop innovative ways of living sustainably in the city
Create art projects, community events, celebrations, workshops, and much more
Provide opportunities for cultural exchange and learning.
Some community gardens can produce enough food to share the surplus and/or develop community enterprises.