What’s going on
Macleod vegie swap
Saturday April 17, 11-12pm
Swaps are weighed, recorded and placed on tables between 11 -11.30am, while we chat. Macleod Village Market will be held at the same time.
Tool repair workshop
Saturday April 24, 10.30am-1pm
Latest from the blog
Featuring the latest Macleod news along with a variety of gardening and growing tips, recipes and information on sustainable living.
A community battery for Macleod?
Sustainable Macleod and Banyule Clean Energy Group are actively looking at the feasibility of community batteries in Banyule. The building of a large battery storage by Tesla in Hornsdale, SA, brought large-scale battery storage to public attention. The battery has...
How to deal with rats while protecting owls and other birds of prey
Like lots of others, I’ve got more rats in my backyard than I’ve ever seen. And I really hate them, and as ridiculous as it sounds I’m actually scared of them. The growing conditions have created a feast of acorns on the huge oak tree and lots of tasty fruit and...
How to reduce the height of fruit trees
At the community garden, we want to bring down the height of our fruit trees so that none of us need climb a ladder to pick the fruit. Gone are the days of leaving some for the birds, as we now need to remove any fruit that could be fruit fly infected. Fruit high up...
Join Sustainable Macleod
Become a member and get access to the community garden, the tool library and our seed library. We welcome all members of the community and have regular events and workshops to enjoy.