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About Us

Yandina Community Gardens Inc. (YCG) is a membership-based community group dedicated to providing education and practical experiences in Permaculture Design Principles. YCG and “The Blue House” is a volunteer-run learning environment for Permaculture gardening. It was established for the community to gain practical skills in growing their own food and also features an old Queensland weatherboard house which has been retrofitted to demonstrate practical solutions to changing your home to be more sustainable.

Who We Are

Organic gardening students erecting bamboo tripod
We Believe we are all guardians of a more sustainable earth
Our Vision is to be a knowledge & demonstration hub for sustainable living
Our Purpose  is to promote & demonstrate a framework of sustainable living
We Value:   Biodiversity, Equality, Inclusion, Mutual respect for each other & all living things, Living lightly on the earth
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The Community Gardens demonstrate organic food production using Permaculture design principles

  • Water-wise tropical vegetables are propagated in the nursery from stock grown in the gardens and are available for sale to the public.
  • ‘Sustainable living’ projects demonstrate energy-efficiency and the use of renewable resources, for example, the solar hot water and photovoltaic systems on The Blue House roof and the’ straw bale shelter’ for the garden volunteers.
  • The Gardens are an exceptional venue for Permaculture education and they are a meeting place not only for residents of Yandina but the greater Sunshine Coast community.

Our History

  • At the beginning
  • Wasteland to permaculture productivity
  • planfarm2
  • Clearing the way 1
  • Clearing the way 2
  • First Residence
  • cob oven 099
  • cob oven 076
  • Newly transported blue house
  • Beginning Blue House Garden 1
  • Beginning of blue house garden 2
  • Humble beginnings
  • Work for the dole 1
  • Work for the dole 2
  • First worm composting garden bed
  • The west-awning
  • tanks
  • straw-bale-shelter
  • Blue House Green Rating
  • Blue house - community house
  • Sails in position
  • Key hole garden inspiration for logo 2
  • bamboo tripod
  • IMAG1978
  • At the beginning

    In 2002 Maroochy Community Permaculture Group Inc. (MCPG) established Yandina Community Gardens on two disused tennis courts and a basketball court in Farrell Street Yandina.

  • wasteland-to-permacuture-productivity

    The dream. Wasteland to permaculture productivity!!

  • planfarm2

    Always start with a plan! You can identify the gardens even now from the first plan. Such inspiring pioneers of YCG

  • Clearing the way 1
    Clearing the way
  • Clearing the way 2
    Clearing the way
  • First Residence
    The first occupants of the new gardens
  • cob oven 099
    Mystery person. Who can identify this charming creature seen lurking in the gardens
  • cob oven 076
    Layers of techniques involved in the building of the cob oven
  • Newly transported blue house
    A heritage Queenslander, now known as ‘The Blue House’, was re-located on the corner of North and Farrell Streets and was leased to MCPG, who were authorised to coordinate its renovation and landscaping.
  • Beginning Blue House Garden 1
    Beginning the blue house garden. note the first nursery tunnel in the background
  • Beginning of blue house garden 2
    Staking the new blue house & gardens out after initial renovations
  • Humble beginnings
    From humble beginnings
  • Work for the dole 1
    Work for the dole participants support our renovation efforts of the 'Blue House'
  • Work for the dole 2
    Thanks to the hard work of willing hands the job is done
  • First worm composting garden bed
    First worm composting garden bed
  • The west-awning
    The simple skillion roof was built over the western wall of the house protecting the kitchen entrance from wind,rain and the western sun.
  • tanks
    Tanks installed to capture rain off the roof
  • straw-bale-shelter
    Straw bale shelter for the garden volunteers
  • Blue House Green Rating
    The 'Blue House' gets its green credentials
  • Bluehouse community house
    Yandina Community Gardens – recipients of the Sunshine Coast Council’s 2010 Glossies award for Edible Landscapes
  • Sails in position
    Sails put up to create better shelter for volunteers and members visiting the garden
  • Key hole garden inspiration for logo 2
    Key hole garden inspiration for the Yandina logo
  • bamboo tripod
    Organic gardening students erecting bamboo tripod
  • IMAG1978
    Due to increasing identity problems and the need to satisfy statutory requirements, Maroochy Community Permaculture Group Inc. officially changed it’s name to Yandina Community Gardens Inc. And our journey continues...

Our Garden

Come and take a walk with Morag Gamble through our abundant community garden…

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