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A farming community recovering from drought is giving fresh fruit and vegetables to people throughout New South Wales while at the same time building resilience. more
The Uniting Church Community Garden in Broken Hill is a collaboration between the Far West Indigenous Church, the Bush Church Aid Society, and Robinson College. The garden aims to provide activities to alleviate boredom, and offers horticulture training for young people. more
Miranda Community Garden is a new project of Gymea-Miranda Uniting Church. This garden, which makes use of otherwise vacant land, has great potential for building relationships in the community, including across cultures, by growing food together, and sharing meals and recipes. more
St Luke’s Uniting Church Belmont, in the Hunter Presbytery, has started a new community garden, which is open to all. Through the garden, the church wants to connect with the local community and to do something to practical to care for the Earth. more
PermaPatch Community Garden - a place to share, learn, grow things, play and enjoy living sustainably - is hosted by Chatswood South Uniting Church. more
The “Feed My People” community vegetable garden is a project of the Moree Uniting Church. The garden aims to provide a safe meeting place in Moree to produce food and build community. The local nursing home and TAFE are some of the groups involved in the garden. more
Chapel by the Sea and South Sydney Uniting Church have joined "Food Connect". The churches are "city cousins" - delivery points for fresh, organic produce sourced direct from local farmers. more
A food buying group in Springwood provides families with fresh, high quality in-season fruit and vegetables at wholesale prices. Each fornight a spare box is made up for a needy family. more
Back in 2008, St Andrew's Uniting Church in Cooma was approached by members of the community to host a garden project. The Cooma Community Garden has resulted in multiple benefits for all concerned. more
The O'Connor Community Garden is hosted by O'Connor Uniting Church on what was previously two tennis courts. The garden is run by Canberra Organic Growers Society. more
Noel Haberecht, Project Green Church Co-ordinator at O'Connor Uniting Church, writes about the church's five year journey on a new environmental ministry, most recently the celebration, dedication and commissioning of a 6.5m x 8m solar cross. more
Wesley Uniting Church in Canberra has long been committed to caring for God's creation. The church has now installed a large 30kW solar system on its roof, as a part of a bulk purchase of solar systems for faith groups in the ACT. more
North Ryde Community Church has just “cut the ribbon” on a brand new 2.2 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on their church building, and another system for their manse is on the way. more
Permaculture Hunter and Adamstown Uniting Church's “Sustaining Our Suburbs” initiative has established five community gardens in the Hunger area and reached hundreds more people promoting a message and building skills in edible gardening. more
Springwood Uniting Church in the Blue Mountains has installed water tanks for regeneration of land near the creek and for toilet flushing. more
At Ferntree Gully Uniting Church, a set back with their new water tank turned into an opportunity. more
'Project Green Church' is an initiative of Maroubra Junction Uniting Church. Its goals are to make the church more environmentally sustainable and to inspire others to follow this example. more
Cafe Church Glebe's fuit and veg co-op provides members with baskets of fresh produce for just $12. Here's how they do it. more
Cafe Church Glebe is applying for a grant to save energy and water. more
A project at Terrigal Uniting Church on an outdoor worship space that honours the original custodians of the land. The chapel was built by members of the congregation, and has also resulted in a new Mens Shed group. more
A project which aims to heighten the awareness of the large number of visitors each year (over 5000) to the conference centre, of the beauty and diversity of this environment, and to encourage them to develop environment-oriented interests and activities while staying at Greenhills (and afterwards); and to minimize ecological footprint on the site. more
By Kim Baird, Coordinator St Luke’s Justice Group, Belmont more
“It is a radical act to garden …”Brendan Wong"It is a radical act to garden … We are... more
An activity of St George’s Eden Uniting Church for people interested in exploring the environment in terms of faith and spirituality. more
Maroubra Junction Uniting Church is an community in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney. Their 'Project Green Church' initiative is making practical changes to their congregation in response to environmental issues. more
St George's Uniting Church Eden has embarked on a 10 year mission initiative called the Garden of Eden Community Project. The church is working with the local community to develop the church grounds into a community food and cultural garden for the participation, benefit and enjoyment of all. more
Through a series of workshops and consultations, Canberra Central Parish (Wesley Uniting Church at Forrest, and St Aidan's Uniting Church at Narrabundah) has developed an "Eco Justice Charter". The charter outlines the theological basis for environmental concern and action, and presents practical suggestions for individuals and groups. more