Yoorala St Community Garden is located in The Gap, Brisbane and is open to all who wish to get involved and join our community.
Yoorala Street Community Garden Inc (YSCG Inc) was established in 2010.
The garden is a space for people to come together and participate in the principles of organic gardening, in the spirit of community and sustainability. The garden became fully Incorporated in 2016.
Ours is an organic garden – no chemical fertilizers, pesticides or fungicides are used on site. The garden is made up of “communal areas”, which are developed and maintained by all members, as well as 31 individual plots which can be rented by financial members.
Plot holders are responsible for providing all the materials and plants for their plot. They can work their plot any time and the produce is theirs, although sharing and swapping is encouraged!
The communal areas are the fruit orchard; herb and flower beds; vegetable gardens and native plantings around the perimeter. Produce from the communal areas is harvested (only) at working bees and shared among all those present.
Members are encouraged to attend regular working bees, held every Sunday.
Cooler Months: April to October between 8.00 – 10 am and in the hotter months November to March from 4.00 – 6.00 pm.
No previous gardening experience is required. Membership is open to all abilities and age groups.
A children’s sand pit and shaded area is available. Raised garden-beds are available to members with accessibility needs; as well as some access-friendly areas and paths.
- Single: $25.00 p.a.
- Family: $35.00 p.a.
- Regular $144.00
- Concession Plot Fee for Pension Card Holders $120.00
- To provide opportunities for people of all ages, abilities, skills, experience, cultural background and income level to grow organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers.
- To be an open, welcoming, inclusive, sustainable, educational, creative, community resource.
- To foster trusting, sharing, respectful and co-operative relationships between members and with the wider community.
- To promote and demonstrate environmentally sustainable practices such as organic gardening, recycling, reusing, seed saving, water conservation and energy efficiency.
Working Bees are held every Sunday morning from 8.00am April to October and 4.00pm November to March.
Attendance is voluntary but we encourage all members to attend as often as they can as it spreads the workload and we get a lot more done if many hands are available.
Working bees also help foster the community aspects of the garden – working together as a community is a key goal of the garden.
If you wish to visit the garden and find out what we do, please just turn up at a working bee. There will always be someone to welcome you, and invite you to join in – and give you a gardening task to assist with. New members are always welcomed!
Yoorala St Community Garden uses a POD system to manage the garden and the communal areas.
PODS are small groups who take responsibility for the planning, development and maintenance of different parts of the garden.
PODS take it in turns to run the working bees.
The PODS
- Maintenance & Construction POD – Management and maintenance of Compost, Tools, Equipment & Structures used by the Garden.
- Orchard and Fruit Fly POD – Management of the Orchard area of the Garden, including Fruit Fly management.
- Vegetable POD – Management of the communal Vegetable area of the Garden.
- Bush Tucker POD – Management of the Bush Tucker areas of the garden.
- Plot Holders – Management of member’s Plots and related elements.
Yoorala St Community Garden membership is open to everyone; you don’t need to be an experienced gardener.
Community gardening is suitable for all ages, and all abilities. We have some ‘access friendly’ areas and paths in the garden and raised garden-beds are available to members with accessibility needs.
If you would like to find out more, or get your hands dirty, just turn up any Sunday morning (about 8.00am).
Contact us for more information, and check us out on Facebook.