The latest proposal from Brisbane's newly elected Greens councillor, to put gardens on golf courses, has been labelled "scary" by the sport's governing body.

Inspired by talk of food miles and fruit and vegetable imports, Gabba Ward Councillor Jonathan Sri floated the idea as a way to maximise food production within Brisbane's urban footprint.

Jonathan Sri says golf courses aren't an efficient use of land. Credit:Lyn Osborn

"Golf courses are a pretty inefficient use of inner city land," he told ABC Radio.

"I hope I'm not offending anyone but I think we need to recognise that actually they use a lot of fertiliser, they use a lot of water, they take up a lot of space and in a city that's increasingly densifying.