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Linwood-Central-Heathcote Edible Garden Awards 2019

The Linwood-Central-Heathcote Edible Garden Awards is a partnership with the Canterbury Horticultural Society aimed at acknowledging and supporting individuals, schools and communities who are actively involved in the growing of their own food.

Selection of garden vegtables and fruit

Enter a garden for the 2019 Linwood-Central-Heathcote awards

Celebrating edible gardens, the awards recognise and support individuals, groups, organisations, schools, ELCs, communities, and businesses that grow their own food.

The awards also seek to encourage locals to consider establishing a garden, either by themselves or with others.

Check if the garden is in the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board area.

Entries close 5pm, Friday 8 February 2019.

Enter

Categories

  • Residential house
  • Residential unit
  • School/early childhood centre
  • Community garden

Special awards

  • Best first time entrant
  • Best sustainability features
  • Best organic garden
  • Best Yield
  • Best Tomatoes

Conditions of entry

  1. Entry is free and open to individuals, groups, organisations, and schools within the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board area only.
  2. All entrants allow the organisers to publish their name and photograph in print and electronic media, including flyers and promotional material.
  3. Entrants grant the panel permission to enter their property for assessment at a mutually convenient time. Gardeners are encouraged to be present to talk with  the panel.
  4. Garden visits by the assessment panel take place from 8–22 February 2019. Nominees will be advised of the date.
  5. The panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  6. Entrants are invited to attend an award ceremony to be held on Thursday 7 March 2019

For more information

Mandy Black

Linwood Office, 180 Smith Street PO Box 73052 Christchurch 8154

Phone: 03 941 5302

Email: linwood.central.heathcote@ccc.govt.nz

Check if the garden is in the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board area

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