Coffs Coast Local Food Futures Part A_Final Report - Coffs Harbour ...
Coffs Coast Local Food Futures Part A_Final Report - Coffs Harbour ...
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CHESS Employment Agency<br />
CHESS provided us with space in their gardens to propagate seedlings prior to moving to our<br />
current site. Also organised field trips for our members to the established CHESS farm<br />
<strong>Coffs</strong> Regional Organic Producers Organisation (CROPO)<br />
o established MOU around common aims of sustainable food production<br />
o promotion of CRCG events via newsletter<br />
o shared stalls at local events<br />
o hosting CROPO composting and gardening workshops on site<br />
North <strong>Coast</strong> TAFE, including<br />
o Primary Industries - student involvement, use of TAFE resources, training on site<br />
o Construction – assistance with building plans, negotiating student involvement in<br />
building meeting space<br />
o Outreach – programs targeting students who experience barriers to learning, future<br />
involvement in Macksville TAFE Community Garden.<br />
Community Care Options<br />
o CRCG provided advice on CCO garden project for clients in 2011<br />
Anglicare North <strong>Coast</strong><br />
o use of meeting space for CRCG committee meetings<br />
o increasing involving emerging communities in Community Gardens<br />
<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> Settlement Services<br />
o increasing involving emerging communities in Community Garden<br />
<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> African Community Association (CHACA)<br />
o Oasis Project – propagating traditional African crops<br />
o involving emerging communities in Community Garden<br />
o needs assessment of <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> African Communities<br />
Boambee East Neighbourhood Centre<br />
o negotiated to hosting migrant permaculture training program in February 2013<br />
<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> Mens’ Shed<br />
o custom building benches for CRCG nursery<br />
Other Community Gardens<br />
o Bellingen High School Community Garden – Joint funding submissions for food forest<br />
project (pending) and African Garden project (unsuccessful). Site visits.<br />
o Northbank Community Garden – sharing of resources, provision of initial plants for<br />
fence line gardens<br />
o Lismore Community Garden – emerging partnership<br />
o Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane – sourcing African crop materials<br />
o Proposed Woolgoolga Community Garden – supporting planning efforts, negotiating<br />
CRCG auspice of project<br />
o Advice provided to community groups wishing to establish gardens in Sawtell,<br />
Macksville and Taree.<br />
o The committees of the Sandy Beach and Woolgoolga Community Garden<br />
Associations will attend the CRCG Committee meeting on 9 September to formalise<br />
ties between the organisations and examine ways the CRCG can further support their<br />
emerging projects
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