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The food exchange stall on Shara Boulevard currently has turmeric, rosemary, green pawpaw and ginger. Photo supplied.

Members of the Shara Community Gardens gathered on July 31 to launch their new food exchange stall on Shara Boulevard in Ocean Shores/South Golden Beach. 

Ocean Shores community gardeners and the new food exchange stall on Shara Boulevard. Photo supplied.

Gardener Paula Brown told The Echo the stall was made possible by a grant from the Northern Rivers Community Foundation. ‘Many community gardens members were impacted by the February 2022 floods, and this was the first working bee held since the floods. 

‘There’s plenty of limes, turmeric, rosemary, green pawpaw and ginger available’.

Anyone can take what they like from the stall and leave a small donation if they can. Sharing excess produce from your own home garden is welcome too.

For more information on the next working bee, email [email protected]


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