'An apartment approach to sustainable food'

Thank you for expressing an interest in the Harvest Collective project!

Harvest Collective in North Sydney is looking for residents from 5 strata apartment buildings to set up an outdoor food garden in a common space area on your property. It is a requirement of the program that other residents in your building participate in the program also.

The program aims to give you all the skills and knowledge to set up  a shared food garden, including one half day facilitated workshop (held on-site at your building) and additional training and support that will be held once month to continue to support you and your fellow residents.

Stage 1 of the EOI process requires you to complete the questions below. This will provide us with more information on who you are and why you want to be involved. Responses to these questions will help determine the 5  buildings who will form the 2020 Harvest Collective Spring group!

Final applications will close on  Friday August 14th so don't hesitate to complete the EOI to be a part of the program.

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* 1. Contact Details

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* 2. Age

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* 3. Do you live in a strata apartment building in North Sydney?

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* 4. How many apartments are there in your building?

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* 5. Are you an owner or renter and how long have you lived in the building?

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* 6. Do you have a suitable common space outdoor area which receives a minimum of six hours of sunlight per day and could accommodate some foam and terracotta pots and one or two 1m x 1m raised planter beds?

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* 7. Do you have any additional common area space at your building if residents are interested in expanding the garden in the future?

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* 8. Does your proposed area for a shared food garden have access to a nearby water tap?

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* 9. Do you think there would be interest from other residents in your building to participate in this program?

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* 10. IMPORTANT: To participate in Harvest Collective it is a requirement that participants in the program attend the following training sessions below. All the mid-week workshops (3) will be made available online and can be accessed remotely if any residents have concerns about COVID-19 or meeting in large groups.

  • Introduction and food gardening basics workshop will be held mid-week on Thursday September 10th from 6-8:30 pm.
  • A facilitated 4 hr workshop to kick-start your garden will also be held on-site at each apartment building on one day on the weekend between September 12th and September 20th, 2020 (dates tbc based on participant preference). Residents must be able to attend this 4hr workshop (9:00am-1:00pm) to participate in this program. The day/date can be chosen by residents (pending availability).
  • Two additional 2.5 hr follow up workshops will be held on Thursday October 15 (composting and worm farming) and Thursday November 12 (pest and disease control) both from 6pm-8:30pm.
  • Final presentation, celebration lunch and bus tour of each building's garden will be held on Saturday December 5th.

Can you or your fellow neighbours (ideally both) commit to the program and attend the introductory workshop, half day on-site workshop, two half day mid-week follow up workshops and a celebration day?

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* 11. Why are you interested in participating in the Harvest Collective project?

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* 12. What do you hope to achieve with the knowledge and skills gained in the Harvest Collective project?

Thank you for your application.
Applications close on Friday August 14th, 2020.

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