Food Garden AwardNomination Form

The Food Garden Award recognises Whitehorse residents who have developed an innovative and creative food garden. The need to grow more food locally is becoming more important as we realise the benefits of having access to fresh and healthy food that is grown, processed and distributed in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

The garden may feature anything from vegetables, herbs, bush foods, fruit and nut trees and may use methods such as no dig, raised beds, hanging baskets, containers and vertical systems.

Nominations are encouraged for all projects, both big and small. Also, past applicants of the Whitehorse Sustainability Awards (any category) are encouraged to apply.

The winning nomination will receive a Permaculture Consultation with Angelo Eliades from Deep Green Permaculture, Australia’s first backyard food forest.

Design Aspects

  • Common and/or unusual edible species including vegetables, herbs, flowers, bush foods, fruit and nut trees
  • Traditional and/or innovative methods such as no dig, raised beds, hanging baskets, containers and vertical systems
  • Permaculture systems that may include creating compost, worm farms and poultry
  • Organic practices including low or no use of pesticides, herbicides and insecticides
  • Water efficient devices e.g. dripper watering systems, rainwater tanks, greywater systems
  • Natural or environmentally-friendly gardening practices that enhance the productivity of the garden

Nomination Guidelines and Details

You can nominate yourself or someone you know by including the below:

  1. A completed nomination form
  2. Minimum of five photographs that support your nomination

Entries close Monday 29 February, 2016.

Send the completed nomination form and photographs to:

PostSustainability Awards 2015, Whitehorse City Council, Locked Bag 2, Nunawading Delivery Centre VIC 3110

Fax9262 6490

Nominee Details
Full name ______
Home Address ______
Contact Number ______
Email Address ______
Nominator Details (if this is not your garden – fill out this section)
Full name ______
Contact Number ______
Email Address ______
Has the nominee been notified of their nomination? Yes No
Description
1. Please provide an overall description of the food garden.
2. What kinds of plants are growing in the garden? For example, vegetables, herbs, bush foods, fruit and nut trees (edible plants only).
3. What kinds of food growing and composting systems are used? For example, no dig, raised beds, hanging baskets, containers, vertical systems, worm farms, poultry.
4. Are any systems in place to reuse water and other resources? For example, rain water tank, greywater system, raised beds made from recycled materials.
5. How is excess food produce treated? For example, preserving excess lemons, sharing with neighbours, composting food scraps.
6. Is gardening knowledgeand experience shared with neighbours and the wider community? If yes, how?
7. Is there anything else you would like to add?
Photographs
  • Please include at least five photographs (electronic or hard copies) with captions to support your nomination. We suggest taking photographs of the garden in the spring to avoid hot and dry conditions in summer.
  • Images will be used for the judging process and for promotional purposes.
  • Ensure that all photographs supplied have the consent of all individuals in them. These images may be used in any Whitehorse City Council or third party printed or online publication for the purpose of promoting or highlighting Council work or activities in perpetuity.
Judging
  • All nominations submitted by the closing date will be judged by a panel of Whitehorse Councillors and Council staff.
  • If further information is required for judging purposes, a panel representative/s may contact, visit and/or take additional photos via arrangement.
  • Do you consent Council to contact the nominee for further information? Yes No
Sustainability Awards Night
  • The Sustainability Awards Night will be held on Wednesday 13April, 2016, as a highlight event of Council’s annual Whitehorse Sustainable Living Week.
  • Winners will be announced on the evening.
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Phone Council’s Sustainability Officer on 9262 6363