Community garden
Shared plots, tool library and a shaded meeting spot at the hall — grab a bed and grow alongside your neighbours.
Community grow group · Watchem, Vic
Good soil.Good seasons.Good neighbours.
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Season notes · Watchem district
Sown · Winter crops coming alongRain · 14 mm at the gauge this weekMarket · First Saturday each monthOrchard · Pruning days every second SundayMeeting · AGM at the hall, 7 pmGarden · New market beds plantedStall · Eggs & honey open weekendsWalks · Spring paddock dates soon
Who we are
Growing Watchem together
The Watchem Grow Association is a volunteer community group for everyone who grows, makes or mends in our corner of the Wimmera — backyard gardeners, paddock farmers, orchard keepers and market stallholders alike.
We share tools and know-how, run working bees, swap seeds and surplus, and bring the district together at the monthly market. New faces are always welcome — no experience needed, just a willingness to pitch in.
- member households
- 120+
- community market
- Monthly
- working bees
- Weekly
- run by local growers
- Since 1987
What we do
coming soon
Working bees
Pruning, planting, fencing and fence-mending — a working bee most weeks, with morning tea guaranteed.
Farmers & craft market
First Saturday of the month at the recreation reserve — fresh produce, eggs, honey, plants and local crafts.
Seed & produce swap
Bring a basket, take a basket. Swap seeds, cuttings, seedlings and surplus at the hall on swap Sundays.
What's on
Upcoming around the district
Community garden working bee
Community garden, behind the hall
Bed prep and compost turning at the community garden. Gloves provided, all welcome.
AGM & end-of-year supper
Watchem public hall, 7 pm
Annual general meeting followed by end-of-season drinks. Committee nominations open on the night.
Summer market day
Recreation reserve
Stallholders, growers and makers — book a site at the reserve. Gold-coin entry supports the association.
Seed & produce swap
Watchem public hall
Seeds, cuttings and surplus summer produce. Bring a basket, take a basket.
What's sprouting
Local growers
Meet the farms and gardens behind Watchem's produce — profiles, stories and what's in season.
Grow together
Working bees, pruning days and seed swaps — the association calendar, all in one place.
Fresh & local
Where to buy: market dates, farm gates and stalls, from eggs and honey to stone fruit.
Join us
Grow with us
Become a member of the Watchem Grow Association, or just stay in the loop — working bee dates, market days and season notes, straight to your inbox.