Call it a new era in community spirit or just foodies wanting to get their fine produce thing on, community gardens are thriving across the city.

Council got a full update on community gardens on November 17:

The City owns two community gardens and provides support for a further eight community gardens. Located at: Angel St, Newtown; Longdowne St, Newtown; three gardens on Raglan St, Waterloo; Moorehead St, Redfern; Ogden & Marriott Sts, Redfern; St Johns Rd, Glebe; Dowling St, Woolloomooloo; and Chapman Rd, Rozelle Bay.

There is strong demand for the additional community gardens to grow food, provide social interaction and involvement in environmental education and projects… in Glebe (Paddy Gray Reserve), Pyrmont (Kid’s Garden at The Knoll), Woolloomooloo (Bourke Street Park) and a City farm at Sydney Park.

In total, a budget of $25,000 is allocated annually to support community gardens. This excludes additional support through grants and sponsorships which changes each year according to requests received and funding allocated by Council..

There’s a new council how-to guide for community gardens, and a new council job for a community gardens officer.