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Here are some photos from the planting day at the Watson community micro-forest project this morning! It’s going to be amazing. We loved all the logs, rocks, hills, gullies and the dry creek bed – not to mention the variety of beautiful native plants! A lovely community building project. Well done Watson team! Thanks forContinue reading “Photos from Watson Micro-Forest Planting Day”

We are meeting for a cuppa and a social catch up at Cafe Stepping Stone in Strathnairn tomorrow Sunday 21 November 2021 from 2 – 4 pm. You’re invited to join us! If it is raining, we will be sitting undercover on the veranda. If you donated to our crowdfunding campaign in June and haveContinue reading “Social Catch Up 21 November 2021”

It’s wonderful to welcome Holt IGA as a Bronze Sponsor to the Holt Micro-Forest. Thank you John for your support to the community and enthusiasm for this initiative! We look forward to working with you on this as our community and forest grow together!

Please note we have had a slight reshuffle of dates for our upcoming events to avoid date conflicts. The new dates are: Sunday 21 November 2 pm Cafe Stepping Stone “Coffee Catch Up” Sunday 28 November 10 am Boyle Park “Walk and Learn” Saturday 11 December 10 am Holt Shops “Floriade Working Bee” Sunday 12Continue reading “Upcoming Events”

Save the date! Please join us for a zoom conference on Monday 13 December at 6 pm to walk-through the draft landscape design for the Holt Micro-Forest. Landscape Architect Edwina Robinson from The Climate Factory will step us through the concepts for the Micro-Forest that have been shaped and prioritised through our community consultation. ThereContinue reading “Micro-Forest Draft Design Walk Through”

The Holt Medical Centre Floriade Garden Working Bee has been rescheduled until Saturday 11 December at 10 am. With recent conditions, the tulips and pansies are still doing well in the garden bed and have not yet died back. The additional time in the ground will give the bulbs a few extra weeks to fullyContinue reading “Floriade Working Bee Rescheduled”

Would you like to help establish the Holt Micro-Forest? We are asking interested community members who would like to help with hands-on activities in the park to let us know (comment below, send a message via social media, use the contact form on the website, or email info@holtmicroforest.com) and also to register via the UrbanContinue reading “Register to Volunteer”

Here are some photos from a visit yesterday to the Fowles Street Park Woodland Restoration Project in Weston. It’s a truly beautiful place – and amazing work done by the community. Thank you to Alice, Rosemary, Rainer and Marianne for the tour and sharing your experiences with our group! Very inspiring. This restoration work hasContinue reading “Fowles Street Woodland Restoration Project”

If you haven’t seen it already, check out this breathtaking aerial footage of Boyle Park, Holt as captured by Holt local Janet Thomson from Stack space on Wednesday 3 November 2021. Don’t forget to turn your sound on! Thank you Janet, it’s wonderful to have the opportunity to capture the park like this, as itContinue reading “Aerial Park Footage Video”

Our report from the recent food forest garden consultation session is now live on the website. A big thank you to everyone who came along and shared their ideas. It was really inspiring and we can’t wait to see this come to life. Head here to check out the report: https://holtmicroforest.wordpress.com/resources/ Our next step willContinue reading “Food Forest Community Consultation Report”