At 97, Sister Veronica still tends her plot at COGS Dickson Garden daily. If this beautiful article from Her Canberra (Georgia Curry) doesn’t leave you inspired, read it again!
Is Sister Veronica COGS’ Oldest Gardener?
Saving seed from summer’s bounty
Story and Photos: Thea O’Loughlin (Canberra Organic – Spring 2020) If you were lucky enough to have vines survive the recent harsh summer, then chances are pumpkin soup has been …
In Praise of Silverbeet
Story: Gerry Jacobson (Canberra Organic – Spring 2018) “Eat yer vegies!” How the ancestral voices echo. Most of us call it ‘spinach’ but it’s really ‘silverbeet’, and it’s also known …
Pumpkins Anyone?
Our first year at Betty Cornhill garden Story and Photo: Jo Kirwan (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) Our first year at the Betty Cornhill community garden has been a very …
Edamame (Soybeans)
Story and Photos: Tammy Hamers (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) In a possible first for gardeners in the local area, I recently managed to raise edamame (soybeans) to their full …
Community in Mitchell Garden
Two years ago, Gwen gave up her own veggie gardening and decided to help create a Donation Garden to provide vegetables for the Communities@Work pantry in Gungahlin.
Gorgeous Gourds
Gourgeous gourds (curcubita) By: Ange McNeilly (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) Gourds belong to the plant family cucurbitaceae, along with pumpkin, squash, cucumber, watermelon and zucchini. Ornamental gourds range from …
Of Leeks and Love
By: Gerry Jacobson (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) in the gardenthis sunny windyspring morningplanting the leeksfor autumn soups Fifteen years of successive leek harvests at the Cotter garden. Sometimes two …
It’s people at the heart of a community plot
The Canberra Times’ most recent edition of ‘Kitchen Garden’ featured COGS Kambah Garden convenor Shirley Bolton. This lovely article about one of our own also features Shirley’s delicious Healthy Moist …
Some like it hot!
By: Jo Kirwan When we started out on our journey of discovery into the world of gardening and growing our own vegetables at Betty Cornhill community garden (BCG), a seasoned …