COMMUNITY GARDEN STRAW BALE GAZEBO
A$7,033
of $7,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 10th Dec 2013 at 12:00PM.
Since our community garden first began in 2001, thousands of students, volunteers and members of the public have learnt about organic gardening, permaculture and growing food through practical education and skill application. What has always been missing though is an undercover space where our community can learn, teach, eat and socialise in a setting that demonstrates our values of community, cooperation, sustainability and ecological design.
For eight years the dream of building a straw bale gazebo with a cob pizza oven has rested in the hearts and minds of our community gardeners. There have been many stops and starts to the project as people come and go from the university. BUT NOW IS OUR TIME! The great work of many volunteers throughout the year to rejuvenate the project has seen overwhelming backing from the university, the student community, House of Bales and the sustainable building industry. We now have the opportunity to see this vision come to reality.
Some of the unique, exciting features of this project include:
* demonstrating the use of ecological design & sustainable building materials (straw bale, cob and superadobe).
* professionally-run and self-led educational workshops to teach how to build with straw bale, cob (clay, sand and straw) and superadobe construction.
* artistic collaboration between students and indigenous groups.
GET UP! GET INTO IT! GET INVOLVED!
Without your help we will not be able to make this dream a reality!
For more info and announcements on how the project is developing, as well as a complete project plan check out our website
If you do not have a debt credit / credit card - or pay pal and would like to still contribute to the project through a direct debt our bank accounts details are below.
Flinders uni community garden society
BSB: 805050
Account number: 33487469
*** please include your name and send us an e-mail (flinders.garden@gmail.com) so we can thank you for your contribution ***
For more info and announcements on how the project is developing, as well as a complete project plan check out our website
If you do not have a debt credit / credit card - or pay pal and would like to still contribute to the project through a direct debt our bank accounts details are below.
Flinders uni community garden society
BSB: 805050
Account number: 33487469
*** please include your name and send us an e-mail (flinders.garden@gmail.com) so we can thank you for your contribution ***
The Challenges
The major challenge that will prevent this project from being completed is funding. That's why we need your support.
The community garden is completely run by volunteers and in-kind support from likeminded people in the community. We're in the business of growing thoughtful, caring citizens that consider their impact on the world and people around them. As such, we can only grow and thrive with the care and consideration of those who share our values and vision.
Up to this point, all relevant groups, including the university administration and local councils, have been supportive of the project. There's nothing stopping us now to make this happen. Except for financial support from people, like yourselves, that want to see a world where we work with nature to create an ecological-friendly society based on care for the earth and each other.
The community garden is completely run by volunteers and in-kind support from likeminded people in the community. We're in the business of growing thoughtful, caring citizens that consider their impact on the world and people around them. As such, we can only grow and thrive with the care and consideration of those who share our values and vision.
Up to this point, all relevant groups, including the university administration and local councils, have been supportive of the project. There's nothing stopping us now to make this happen. Except for financial support from people, like yourselves, that want to see a world where we work with nature to create an ecological-friendly society based on care for the earth and each other.
We will send you a beautiful nature-themed 'thank you' card from our awesome project team. * Regular updates of the project. * Official invitation to the straw bale gazebo opening party.
1 chosen / 199 available
Est. delivery is Mar 14
A Flinders Community Permaculture Garden logo sticker to acknowledge your generous support for the straw bale gazebo build. * Thank you card, updates & invite to grand opening.
3 chosen / 197 available
Est. delivery is Mar 14
Purchase a straw bale for us to build with! This is a crucial and everlasting contribution to the sustainable and ecological design of the project. Your name will be memorialised in the a 'thank you' plaque that will be built into the straw bale wall. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
20 chosen / 20 available
Est. delivery is Feb 14
screenprinted patch and sticker of community permaculture garden club logo. (note: design currently being developed and may be altered slightly). invitation to the opening event.
0 chosen / 100 available
Est. delivery is May 14
Purchase a paver to be laid in the gazebo at the finale of the project with your name engraved to immortalise your contribution to the project. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
15 chosen / 85 available
Est. delivery is Apr 14
Screen-printed t-shirt of the community permaculture garden logo. Note: design is currently being developed and may change. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening
4 chosen / 96 available
Est. delivery is May 14
5 seed bombs (South Australian postage only) A special patch created just for you. Tell us your favorite quote and our club artists will create use this quote to create a one of a kind artwork patch encapsulating that quote. Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening
0 chosen / 30 available
Est. delivery is Apr 14
A three hour permaculture consultation with experienced garden loven permaculturalists, horticulturists. * Thank you card, logo sticker, updates & invite to grand opening
1 chosen / 9 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
Buy a timber post or beam for the gazebo structure. We will send you a photograph of your name and a short message of your choosing engraved into timber you've helped us purchase. Your message will be hand engraved into the post or beam by one of the skilled artists associated with the project. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
4 chosen / 11 available
Est. delivery is Mar 14
Natural building, render & paints workshop Learn the fine art of natural rendering from some of Australia's leading professional and experienced natural building practitioners, including Kate Ogden from the Mudmob Natural Building Collective. The two-day weekend workshop will be a comprehensive, hands-on experience that will teach you the theory and practise of nautral rendering. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
2 chosen / 8 available
Est. delivery is Mar 14
Cob pizza oven workshop Learn the art of superadobe: a simply revolutionary building technique. And help us build our culinarily necessary cob pizza oven while doing it! This two day workshop will be run by Australia's earthbag pioneer, Jeremy Millington of 1:1 Construction, with help from other local builders and enthusiasts experienced in superadobe construction. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
0 chosen / 5 available
Est. delivery is Apr 14
Straw bale building workshop Secure your place in one of the very limited straw bale building workshops being run by professional and experienced straw bale builders from House of Bales. This workshop will be a comprehensive, hands-on experience that will teach you the art of straw bale building with South Australia's most experience straw bale builder, Lance Kairl. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
0 chosen / 5 available
Est. delivery is Mar 14
Perma-blitz at your house! We'll spend one day with a crew of qualified permaculturalists, horticulturalists & enthusiastic volunteers to design & implement a garden project at your house. Valued at $1000's of dollars, this reward will transform your garden into a edible paradise through the application of permaculture design principles and hard work. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
2 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Jan 14
Host your own special event at the garden in the completed gazebo. We will provide our services to cater and waiter for a function of your choosing. * Thank you card, sticker, updates & invite to grand opening.
1 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Oct 14