About the Queenstown Community Gardens

The Queenstown Community Gardens are located just off Gorge Road, 5 minutes drive from the heart of central Queenstown.

Anyone is welcome at the gardens, you just need to become a member and you can have your own plot to garden in.

• Promotion of and raising the profile of community gardening, promotion of related activities which may include workshops, markets seed sharing and wider community education,
• the demonstration of the benefits of growing food locally
• encouragement of zero waste gardening
• sharing of information, resources and expertise, valuing and promotion of the diverse range of community garden models
• use of collaborative processes which value the contribution of all recognition and promotion of community gardens as a method of fostering community engagement and establishing a culture of generosity, reciprocity, trust and self-help

Annual membership is a donation of $50 upwards plus a bond of $100.  Your membership donation is tax deductible.  Donations and fundraising activities cover our maintenance and insurance but there are several new projects in the pipeline that will require additional funds.

You need to read and agree to abide by our garden rules and our risk management document which are kept in the green holder in the shed.

A membership form needs to be completed for each person who will actively garden on the plot and sign that you agree to our gardens rules as well as our risk management document which is kept in the shed in a green folder.