This is an exciting opportunity to be a critical part of a start-up in the agricultural sector located in Moruya, NSW for a fixed term 12 month contract at $1,000 a week. Who are we? Sustainable Agriculture and Gardening Eurobodalla (SAGE) is a not- for-profit, community-based organisation whose mission is to create and support a […]
Continue readingMoruya’s new community garden is now in business! At the launch last week, Veggies for All coordinator Kathryn Maxwell thanked Lachlan McDonald, Manager of the IMB Bank Branch in Moruya for the IMB Bank Community Foundation’s generous grant of $20,000, and the Anglican Parish for their generous contribution of land, room in the garden shed, […]
Continue readingSAGE Garden, 110 Queen St Moruya, 4pm Friday 22nd November For the past five years Moruya High’s HSC Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science and Food Technology students have travelled inland to visit farms, national parks and rural communities on the annual HSC Field Trip. We’ve camped under the stars and ancient red gums in Barmah […]
Continue readingSAGE and the Anglican Parish and a wonderful team of volunteers have constructed 14 wicking beds which are now available to lease for an initial 12 month period. Applications are due by Wednesday 27 November Applications from individuals, households or groups will be assessed by the Moruya Community Gardens Committee with the aim of assisting […]
Continue readingSAGE has a management committee of 8 people, and plenty of sub-committees that get stuff done! The management committee meets monthly and there’s always plenty of catchups, emails, phone calls and work to be done in between as well. Business as usual includes overseeing projects such as the Farmers Market, SAGE Garden, intern program, seed […]
Continue readingThis powerhouse SAGE project continues to deliver, changing the world one vegetable garden plot at a time! In recent months the volunteer crew have run 3 workshops with 75 participants and installed 14 backyard veggie beds. Under the energetic direction of Kathryn Maxwell, volunteers Todd, David, Dana, Julie, Elizabeth, Colette and others continue to make […]
Continue readingSAGE’s Stepping Stone Farm enterprise is progressing quickly! Our next step is to buy or negotiate a long-term lease on 5 to 10 acres of good arable land suitable for vegetable growing. The land should be within 30km of Moruya and have a secure water supply and northerly aspect. SAGE will invest in infrastructure on […]
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Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of SAGE, Sustainable Agriculture and Gardening Eurobodalla Inc, with a Spring Equinox picnic is a timely reminder of how an idea planted ten years ago developed strong roots and continues to grow and produce great outcomes for the community, said SAGE President Mark Barraclough. “It’s a wonderful achievement on many levels. […]
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It’s difficult to envisage how an idea will develop, what it will look like, or even if it will fly. But here we are celebrating SAGE’s 10 year anniversary. A wonderful achievement on so many levels. We are going to celebrate this milestone on 28 September, but it is timely to now briefly reflect on […]
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New and experienced gardeners are invited to a series of four half-day workshops on backyard veggie gardening run by SAGE, Sustainable Agriculture and Gardens Eurobodalla. This is the fourth year SAGE has offered the workshops which teach how to establish and maintain a successful vegetable patch at home. Workshops will run on various Sundays throughout the growing season around […]
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