Costa In Our Coop The arrival of some new friends at the community garden maintained by Housing Choices and Common Ground residents in South Australia resulted in a classic case of cluckiness. The garden sits within the grounds of The Joinery, which is a community hub established by the Conservation Council of South Australia in the heart of Adelaide. This year, in an initiative supported by Adelaide City Council, the garden welcomed four new chooks and established a chicken coop on-site (consistent with Housing Choices’ mission to deliver the best housing outcomes!) The project has been very successful in engaging a broad range of people - from children to the elderly - who share knowledge, skills and friendship. It is a place of creativity, healing and growth, and the food produced in the garden is shared among the community and used in the Common Ground weekly cooking program. In September, the garden was also the location for a special gardening workshop that was hosted by Costa Georgiadis of ABC TV’s Gardening Australia . The garden is now being offered as a space for hire to businesses and community groups that need a tranquil and colourful setting for events, special meetings or planning days.
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