Find out how to make the most of your veggie patch and celebrate the residents who are growing their own food at Orange's first ever Edible Garden Trail on March 23 and 24.
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Organiser Min Simcock is excited for the first Edible Garden Trail in the region, with 15 food producing gardens involved in the event.
"It will be an opportunity for the Orange gardening community, and hopefully those from wider afield, to explore food producing gardens here in Orange," she told the Central Western Daily.
How does it work?
Your $25 ticket gets you access to these delicious gardens over the two days starting at 10am on Saturday through to 4pm on Sunday.
"When a ticket holder purchases their ticket they receive a list of the gardens, the addresses and a map of Orange. As well as a small bio of each garden, there is also the times each garden will be open throughout the weekend," Ms Simcock said.
"Then people are free to visit which gardens they wish, at their leisure. It's really an opportunity for gardeners to meet with other interested people and discuss what they're growing and how. Everyone does things differently and by doing a garden trail you can tap into this wealth of collective knowledge."
Where does the edible trail come from?
The Edible Garden Trail movement has gained momentum recently, with events popping up all over Australia and New Zealand. The movement was started by Blue Mountains Gardener Suzanne Rix in 2018
"What we wanted was productive, food growing gardens, wriggling worm farms, busy bees, the sweet smell of compost, passionate people wanting to share their love of gardening with others...and I think we've done it!" Ms Simcock said.
Australia's favourite gardener Costa Georgiadis is a big fan of the movement.
Grace Ryan
Deputy Editor at the Central Western Daily, Orange. You'll mostly find me tinkering in social media and newsletters. Working hard to get our stories in front of your eyes.
Deputy Editor at the Central Western Daily, Orange. You'll mostly find me tinkering in social media and newsletters. Working hard to get our stories in front of your eyes.
