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Kings Cross Community Garden

A cooperative urban garden

Membership is open to everyone, with members working together and sharing in the garden’s produce, and a public ‘people’s bed’ offering a wide range of herbs to local residents – whether they are members or not.

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Composting

Everyone is invited to drop off their food scraps for us to make into lovely compost. The public bins are located near the gate to the centre section of the garden. We then chop this material to help it break down more quickly, before transferring it to our composting systems.

It helps enormously if you:

  • only deposit fruit and vegetable material, including coffee grounds, tea leaves

  • remove any plastic labels, and chop your scraps into small pieces

  • crush eggshells into very small pieces

  • do NOT include the following: meat, rice, bread, flour etc, garden waste, paper or cardboard

  • do NOT use any kind of bag, ie no plastic bags, no ‘compostible’ bags

Find out more about composting at the Kings Cross Community Garden: how we do it and why

Follow us on Instagram at kingscrosscommunitygarden2011.

A good haul of Jerusalem Artichokes (aka ‘sun chokes’) last week. Nothing to do with artichokes or Jerusalem - they’re actually related to sunflowers. Lots of recipe googling to come; they are delicious!
A good haul of Jerusalem Artichokes (aka ‘sun chokes’) last week. Nothing to do with artichokes or Jerusalem - they’re actually related to sunflowers. Lots of recipe googling to come; they are delicious!
Our latest ginger, flowering right now in the garden.
Our latest ginger, flowering right now in the garden.
A Kang Kong - Water Spinach - flower. It's the first one we have ever seen. Ipomoea aquatica, widely known as water spinach or kangkung, is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. Aquatica is generally believe
A Kang Kong - Water Spinach - flower. It's the first one we have ever seen. Ipomoea aquatica, widely known as water spinach or kangkung, is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. Aquatica is generally believed to have been first domesticated in southeast Asia. It is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. It grows abundantly near waterways and requires little to no care. Photo credit | @paulmcneilly1963
This afternoon in the Kitchen Garden, we are looking out for mealy bugs on the stem of the passionfruit. Signs of them are if you notice lots of ants around the vines. They hide in white fluff that looks like cotton wool. Sneaky!
This afternoon in the Kitchen Garden, we are looking out for mealy bugs on the stem of the passionfruit. Signs of them are if you notice lots of ants around the vines. They hide in white fluff that looks like cotton wool. Sneaky!
Paul modelĺing the latest in goulds at this morning's working bee.
Paul modelĺing the latest in goulds at this morning's working bee.
A medley of herbs from the garden, picked fresh this morning post-watering duty.
A medley of herbs from the garden, picked fresh this morning post-watering duty.
Our friends @sydneycityfarm are hosting a guided tour of the farm this weekend. Discover herbs, veggies, flowers and fruits ready for harvest. See what fresh food their volunteers are planting this month. Learn how you can participate in growing our
Our friends @sydneycityfarm are hosting a guided tour of the farm this weekend. Discover herbs, veggies, flowers and fruits ready for harvest. See what fresh food their volunteers are planting this month. Learn how you can participate in growing our urban farm. What you''ll learn: - Food in season at the farm - What we are planting at the farm - How volunteers are involved at the farm What you'll get: - A talk while you walk around the farm - Opportunity for questions Book Saturday 5 April – 1pm to 2pm Book Saturday 3 May – 1pm to 2pm BOOK VIA EMAIL: cityfarm@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au. Please note: This is an outdoor program running at the farm rain or shine, please bring waterproof clothing and shoes in case of wet weather. For the safety of visitors and volunteers events may be postponed or cancelled in extreme weather conditions. You will receive a confirmation by email the day before the event.
TALENT IN THE GARDEN How about this clever amaranth, in the vegepod - stem partially breaks, then does a u-turn and carries on regardless! ❤️
TALENT IN THE GARDEN How about this clever amaranth, in the vegepod - stem partially breaks, then does a u-turn and carries on regardless! ❤️
On Sunday afternoon, over 30 members of @kingscrosscommunitygarden2011 gathered for an early supper in a long table celebration of the garden. Everyone was invited to make a dish, harvested from the garden or inspired by the produce in the garden -
On Sunday afternoon, over 30 members of @kingscrosscommunitygarden2011 gathered for an early supper in a long table celebration of the garden. Everyone was invited to make a dish, harvested from the garden or inspired by the produce in the garden - if not in season. Our committee members organised the event, deciding on the format, sending the invite, bringing tableware, and setting up the hired tables. Everyone was very generous, with food beautifully prepared and presented in bountiful amounts. Thank you to all who attended and helped make the event possible. If you could not make it, we will be having other gatherings in the future. Photo credits @cathyagray @thesydneyconnection
Good morning from the garden! Our citrus trees are flowering. The original name of our group was Twelve Fine Oranges 🍊 as the land had an orchard on it way back in the good old days. We have several different citrus trees in pots as a tribute to o
Good morning from the garden! Our citrus trees are flowering. The original name of our group was Twelve Fine Oranges 🍊 as the land had an orchard on it way back in the good old days. We have several different citrus trees in pots as a tribute to our locations history. Photo credit | @lindajaivin
A good haul of Jerusalem Artichokes (aka ‘sun chokes’) last week. Nothing to do with artichokes or Jerusalem - they’re actually related to sunflowers. Lots of recipe googling to come; they are delicious! Our latest ginger, flowering right now in the garden. A Kang Kong - Water Spinach - flower. It's the first one we have ever seen. Ipomoea aquatica, widely known as water spinach or kangkung, is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. Aquatica is generally believe This afternoon in the Kitchen Garden, we are looking out for mealy bugs on the stem of the passionfruit. Signs of them are if you notice lots of ants around the vines. They hide in white fluff that looks like cotton wool. Sneaky! Paul modelĺing the latest in goulds at this morning's working bee. A medley of herbs from the garden, picked fresh this morning post-watering duty. Our friends @sydneycityfarm are hosting a guided tour of the farm this weekend. Discover herbs, veggies, flowers and fruits ready for harvest. See what fresh food their volunteers are planting this month. Learn how you can participate in growing our TALENT IN THE GARDEN How about this clever amaranth, in the vegepod - stem partially breaks, then does a u-turn and carries on regardless! ❤️ On Sunday afternoon, over 30 members of @kingscrosscommunitygarden2011 gathered for an early supper in a long table celebration of the garden. Everyone was invited to make a dish, harvested from the garden or inspired by the produce in the garden - Good morning from the garden! Our citrus trees are flowering. The original name of our group was Twelve Fine Oranges 🍊 as the land had an orchard on it way back in the good old days. We have several different citrus trees in pots as a tribute to o
A community garden located in the Lawrence Hargrave Reserve