Recent Garden Stories
There are many more garden stories – projects and enterprises – that could be added here. Researching and documenting many of these is a part of what RIG Network, with input from network members and communities aims to do and share in 2012. Stay tuned for a ‘map’ of gardens and farms in remote Australia this year – and please be in touch to tell us about food production projects in your community.
Updates & Projects Underway (2010 – 2011)
Carbon Farming Training Developments – RIG News #16
Training for Collecting & Selling Native Seed – RIG News #16
EcoMushroom micro-enterprise training & development – RIG News #16
The Desert Farm & Power Plants Program – Alice Springs Desert Park
The Napranum Community Farm – from RIG News #15
EON Thriving Communities – RIG News #14
CAT Wicking Bed – Great new garden design – RIG News #14
Gunbalanya Market Garden Open Day – from RIG News#14
NT Food Gardens Research Project – from RIG News#12
Commercial & home scale hydroponic systems for communities,RIG News #12
Kalkarindji New Garden
Bush Plants – Knowing your rights – Important Resources
The Importance of Food, Extreme Events, from RIG News #11
Surviving La Nina Wet Season Tips, RIG News #11- BIOSECURITY & BANANAs – Panama Disease from RIG News #10
Centrefarm Growing to Grow Model from RIG News #9
Wiradjuri CC Innovative Enterprise RIG News #9- IEP Hope Vale Farmers, from RIG News #9
Enterprising Individuals iSustainable from RIG News #9- Social Enterprise CAT Central Australia, from RIG News #8
Garden Stories sourced from our Garden Profile Survey that was undertaken in mid 2009:
- Wangkatjungka Remote Community Gardens
- Yirrkala Gardens and Banana Farm
- Jungdranung Remote Community School Garden
Ngurratjuta Aboriginal Farms














