What is the Midcoast Growers Network?
Growers are an asset to the MidCoast region -
Our network connects, inspires, and supports them
Our network connects, inspires, and supports them
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Is your garden looking good - but you’d like it to be better?
Do you wish that there was a way to get tried and tested gardening advice from local growers? Worried about what strong winds, long periods of dry and heavy downpours are doing to your plants - and what you can do about it? Would you like to meet other garden lovers and learn more? |
The Mid Coast is a diverse region. Pic - Old Bar (Ron Woods)
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brings together growers from all over the region, aiming to connect, inform and ultimately empower them through the sharing of local knowledge, experiences, demonstrations and research
We provide local and relevant information on our Website: www.midcoastgrowersnetwork.net.au
Find us on facebook: MidCoast Growers Network on facebook
Join in the conversation - ask the question you’ve always wanted to on Growers Q&A: Growers Q&A facebook group
Become a member - all levels of experience and participation welcome. Get in touch and find out more - we’d love to hear from you! email: midcoastgrowersnetwork@gmail.com
Find us on facebook: MidCoast Growers Network on facebook
Join in the conversation - ask the question you’ve always wanted to on Growers Q&A: Growers Q&A facebook group
Become a member - all levels of experience and participation welcome. Get in touch and find out more - we’d love to hear from you! email: midcoastgrowersnetwork@gmail.com
Membership is for everyone who is interested in growing. Join with us, and with the wider networks of which we are part. We look forward to having you on board. Current members include:
- Garden clubs and networks
- Specialist clubs and networks (native plants, flowers, organic gardening, seed sharing, permaculture, etc)
- Gardening and landscaping experts
- Home and community gardeners, homesteaders
- Nurseries and garden centres, retail garden supply outlets
- Horticulturalists, small-scale farmers
- Environmentalists and land care advocates
- Beekeepers etc.
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Karuah & Great Lakes Landcare (KGLL) is hosting the MidCoast Growers Network.
KGLL's goal is to support landholders to protect and improve our ecological resource base and to achieve healthy, productive farms and gardens in a diverse agricultural economy. |
MEMBERS, Sponsors, PARTNERS
Membership of MidCoast Growers Network is managed in partnership with Karuah & Great Lakes Landcare, which is hosting the Network.
The annual membership fee of MGN within KGLL is $10 for one year or $25 for three years.
As a member of MGN and KGLL you will receive updates about the MGN website and information on how you can contribute to the website and the network as well as the regular KGLL newsletter, which will keep you informed of the many activities of the local landcare network. Membership fees contribute towards running costs, including incorporation and insurance.
The annual membership fee of MGN within KGLL is $10 for one year or $25 for three years.
As a member of MGN and KGLL you will receive updates about the MGN website and information on how you can contribute to the website and the network as well as the regular KGLL newsletter, which will keep you informed of the many activities of the local landcare network. Membership fees contribute towards running costs, including incorporation and insurance.
What we’d like to achieve for our region:
- Connected and resilient growers who can bounce back from challenges such as extreme weather events
- Higher rates of success with gardening projects, and a more productive patch
- More local produce available for sale at our farmers’ markets
- Fast-tracking first-time gardeners into confident green-thumbs
We also strive to obtain resources that will enable us to work on research and partnership projects. Information from these initiatives will be made widely available to further support local growers.
- Connected and resilient growers who can bounce back from challenges such as extreme weather events
- Higher rates of success with gardening projects, and a more productive patch
- More local produce available for sale at our farmers’ markets
- Fast-tracking first-time gardeners into confident green-thumbs
We also strive to obtain resources that will enable us to work on research and partnership projects. Information from these initiatives will be made widely available to further support local growers.
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Our members
Short bio's of some of our founding members
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Stef Garland - Founding member
Stef's love of nature led to a career in environmental sustainability, and to an abiding interest in plants and all things gardening. When establishing a garden in 2014 in the Gloucester area, she found the knowledge and assistance of other gardeners to be invaluable. Stef is keen to see other new residents benefit in the same way from the wonderful network of growers and gardeners across the MidCoast region. |
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Brett Cooper - Limestone Permaculture
Limestone Permaculture Farm is a highly productive one-acre demonstration property delivering ethical, health conscious and empowering permaculture goods and services to our surrounding regions. Our farm showcases practical and transitioning examples of Permaculture Principles integrated into our Life, Business, Food Growing Systems & Farm Management. Limestone Permaculture Farm is located in the beautiful Karuah Valley of NSW. |
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Marnie Johnson - Marnie's Garden
Misty Ridge is a beautiful, peaceful and mostly old growth and rainforest, 110 hectare property located in the foothills of the Barrington Tops World Heritage area. Ken and Marnie came to the Gloucester area from Sydney in 1993 and have developed the property in preparation for the anticipated impacts of climate and economic change. The passive-solar, energy-efficient home has proven its efficiency both economically and for lifestyle. Many techniques have been trialed, with Permaculture being the underlying philosophy for the design and development. Misty Ridge provides a working model of sustainable living, whilst producing a modest income and demonstrating how to work with the wildlife, manage extremes of climate and design and manage drought and fire resistant gardens. |
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Melinda Kiker - Ladybug Shop
Based in Gloucester, Ladybug Garden and Pet Shop provides quality plants to suit our climate, sourcing ornamental and food producing plants in season and suitable to various conditions in our area. Many are locally grown, mostly organic too. There are indoor plants, and pots as well. |
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Joёl Dunn, Local Landcare Coordinator
Karuah and Great Lakes Landcare Inc is an umbrella network for grassroots natural resource management action and education in the Great Lakes and Karuah River watersheds. Whether your goal is commercial agricultural enterprise, self-sufficiency food gardening, tree-change lifestyle, conserving and restoring native habitat, or any combination of these, Karuah & Great Lakes Landcare, as a diverse, community-run network, is here to support your journey on the land. We connect you with like-minded people, resources, field days and workshops, technical experts and funding opportunities. Our members receive regular mailouts and a monthly newsletter, and can make use of our shared equipment and tools. |
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Ron Woods - Founding member and Web Coordinator Ron moved to the MidCoast hinterland from Sydney in 2016. He brings his professional interests and skills in research, adult education, writing, and community work to the Network. Always learning, he is a keen gardener. |
