Growing food and sustainable gardening

Advice on food composting, community gardens, native plants and wildlife – for experts and beginners alike.

Food and gardening events

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 | 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM

Join local gardening expert, Kaye from Blue Bee Garden Design, for tips on protecting your garden from Queensland fruit fly and gall wasp.

Reservoir Library, 23 Edwardes Street, Reservoir, 3073

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Sharing a community garden expands your knowledge, lets you share fresh fruit and vegetables, and helps keep you fit and active.

Make the most out of your scraps to reduce both landfill and greenhouse emissions.

Food swaps and farmers markets enable food to be consumed locally and encourage connections between producers and consumers.

Get involved in the Gardens for Wildlife program to help create habitat gardens that our local animals and plants can thrive in.

Information about Council and other grants that can support community members with their food growing and gardening efforts.

How to create a beautiful Indigenous garden.

Find out how to identify, manage and report Queensland Fruit Fly.

Seed libraries enable gardeners to share open-pollinated, heirloom and local seeds with the community.

Local plants, using compost and conserving water can create a sustainable and beautiful garden.