There are plenty of ways to get involved and support Mort Bay Community Garden
Working bees
Many members attend these general working bees. Come along and see what we’re up to. After the bee, at 11.00am, we have a yarn over morning tea and share yummy goodies brought by our members.
Monthly, second weekend of the month from 8.30am. (Saturday in even months, Sunday in odd months). We’ll send an email reminder.
Garden Gatherings
Be part of our monthly get together where we share knowledge, build garden projects or cook using garden produce.
Monthly, last weekend of the month, at 2.00pm. (Saturday in even months, Sunday in odd months). We’ll send an email reminder.
Fundraising events
Join a fundraising project team and help organise our annual Open Day or Xmas Stall and other fundraisers. We’ll build a team before each event, so let us know if you are interested. Dates are in the calendar.
Join a Team
Gardening Teams
Join one of our five gardening teams, each of which takes care of a group of beds. Additional work (pest control, weeding, watering) is always necessary during the month. The teams organise their own activities via their Signal chat group.
Usually team Yellow meets as needed on weekends, Green every Monday at 8.30am, Red as needed, Blue every Friday at 8.30am, Orange most Thursdays at 4pm.
Native Gardeners
Join our native gardeners and help build native decorative gardens to enrich our habitat, while showcasing the beauty of low maintenance native plants for home gardens.
The team meets on the last Saturday of the month, from 8:30am for a couple of hours.
Nursery Team
Join our nursery team and help grow a constant supply of seedlings for the garden. The nursery needs frequent attention: planting, weeding and watering. The team organises the work via their Signal chat group. Most of the work can be done by single team members when it suits them.
Compost team
We will soon build a hot compost system. Join us setting up piles and turning them to produce the great organic matter that our beds need. Let us know if you are interested.
Maintenance team
Join our maintenance team and help to keep the garden running smoothly. There are many varied tasks, including shopping for supplies, building new infrastructure projects, mowing, clearing gutters and swales and fixing things that are broken. The team has four regular working bees per year on Saturday mornings. Particular jobs are also assigned to team members that do them as it suits them. The work is organised via the team’s Signal chat group.
Executive committee
At our AGM the members vote for an executive committee. The committee members meet monthly. They take care of the association’s governance and representation, its finances, administration, membership and project management.