It’s a chance for kids to get their hands’ dirty, and learn some old fashioned garden skills.
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Every Wednesday 12 children walk down from Violet Street Primary School head to St Matthew’s Church in Long Gully where they take to the community gardens.
Coordinator Anthea Taylor said the garden club was aimed at children from families who may not have the financial resources to participate in many after school activities.
With volunteers the kids take part in gardening activities. It could be garden-craft, it could be planting seedlings, it could be planting vegetables, or even cooking with produce from the garden.
“There’s no cost involved in this program, and it’s a lot of fun really,” Ms Taylor said.
“They enjoy the social experience of it, but I think they also learn, they learn about gardening.”
On Wednesday the kids planted seedlings in pots to take home.
The community garden was planted nearly 10 years ago, after the Black Saturday bushfires which devastated Long Gully.
Ms Taylor said the garden was a place for community members to enjoy, and learn about growing their own produce.
“To engage people, to make contact with people, to give people the opportunity to get their hands dirty and grow vegetables, social contact, as well as showing people... how easy it is to grow your own produce,” Ms Taylor said.
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