Community garden funds new mulcher Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 2, 2024 The seeding shed funded by recent community grants. FUNDRAISING has never tasted so good, according to members of the North Arm Cove Community Garden group. Its members have purchased a new mulcher with the proceeds from sales of local artisan Bill Moller’s jams and pickles, which were made from the NAC garden’s very own produce. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Bill, who is also the President of the NAC Rural Fire Brigade, has been involved with the garden for the last ten years. He enjoys making his mother’s famous recipes, which have brightened the day of many Cove residents and visitors alike. “The pickles have been a big seller, everyone likes the rosella jams,” Bill told News Of The Area. “We sell sweet mustard pickles and add some chillies to make a spicy version. “The money goes to things like the new mulcher, seeds, fertiliser, and, sadly, fixing some of the vandalism that we have suffered lately.” The NAC Community Garden has been victim of two obvious vandalism attacks in recent months, and had some unauthorised harvesters uprooting vegetables, only to realise they are not yet ripe and dropping them again. “Doing that kills the plants, so we need people to be careful of what they do in the garden. “Maybe come and volunteer to learn more.” The garden’s latest acquisition, the brand-new Michigan-made “Raptor 950” mulcher, should make light work of the offcuts and other organic material that goes back into nourishing the garden. The area is carefully tended by local volunteers every Wednesday morning, who enjoy the welcomingly pungent aroma of shallots and oregano, among other produce. All kinds of fruit and veggies are grown, such as, eggplants, silverbeets, lettuce, bananas, berries, citrus, and herbs, and volunteers are allowed to harvest what they need in return for their time and effort, while others are welcome to pay an annual fee of $30 for harvesting rights only. The garden group is also busy recycling old building materials to build a storage shed for wheelbarrows, and welcomes the volunteer efforts of those who use the ride-on mower supplied by Council.. Situated on Council land, the garden received funding under the 2022 Building Better Communities program, allocated via State MP Kate Washington. It shared in $14,000, which was used to build the seeding shed-cover out the back of the old existing shed. By Thomas O’KEEFE Happy garden volunteers with the brand new mulcher (L-R): Bill, Rob, Jonathon, Patricia, Colin, Jenny, Terri and Phillipa. Hard at work, the NAC volunteers carefully tend their community garden.
