Expression of Interest in Community Food Gardens

Would you like to grow healthy food, celebrate community and help support recovery?

Sowing Seeds of Hope – A Community Greening Program

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Community Greening team believes in the healing qualities of therapeutic horticulture and its ability to beautify spaces, empower individuals and connect community. By providing on-going face to face support, online gardening workshops and educational modules we are looking to co-design and build community gardens in your towns.

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* 1. Are you a community group with land to create a community garden?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Community group / organisation name:

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* 3. Tell us about your community group / organisation and in general terms tell us how the fires impacted on your community?

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* 4. Why is the community garden and associated workshops needed in your community? Describe how growing food can help increase resilience for your organisation/group?

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* 5. How will the community garden and workshops support health and wellbeing in your community?

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* 6. Do you have permission to create garden beds/ community garden on the proposed land ?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Please provide the proposed site address details

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

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* 8. Please select which council area the proposed site is located in.

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* 9. Do you have a group of individuals committed to connecting with other community members?

Yes

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* 10. Please list interested community members who have indicated their interest?

Volunteer

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Volunteer

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Volunteer

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Volunteer

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* 11. We encourage collaborations and partnerships between different organisations and community groups. Please list any groups and contact details or organisations you are working with who would be interested in being involved in the creation and ongoing care of a community garden on your site.

Name of Organisation 1

Contact Name

Contact Details

Name of Organisation 2

Contact name

Contact details

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* 12. Primary applicant - contact information:

First Name

Last Name

Position in Organisation (if any)

Phone

Website (if any)

Groups Social Media (if any)

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* 13. By placing a tick in this box and clicking submit I am recording my Expression of Interest for Sowing Seeds of Hope – A Community Greening Community Gardens Program

I agree

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* 14. By placing a tick in this box I understand that our group will, where possible, assist in program evaluation surveys on resilience and food security that will be delivered in partnership with Western Sydney University.

I agree