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Awareness is slowing growing in Australia of the need to look at
food sustainability at a local level. Permaculturalists have
long advocated a bioregional approach to food production because
of the reduced cost to the environment of reducing transport
distances with lower fossil fuel consumption and reduced waste
of food by a shorter distribution system. The shorter the
distance food travels from farm to plate, the fresher it is, the
higher the nutrient value and the better for the planet.
Ways of increasing both food production and awareness is to
become involved in a community garden or
school garden, shop at
a local farmers markets or join a Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) group.
Community
Gardens
Penny Woodward and Pam Vardy
A collection of moving and
diverse stories, gardening
advice and recipes from
Melbourne’s community gardens,
where over 650 inner-city plots
are nurtured by people from more
than twenty countries. Community
gardens provide a place to make
friends, share plants and advice
as well as growing food. This
beautiful book includes advice
for growing and using most of
the plants mentioned. 164pp
BC122
$28.00
Edible
Estates: Attack on the Front
Lawn
Fritz Haeg 2008 USA
Have you ever wanted to turn
your front lawn or those in your
neighbourhood into edible,
beautiful non-mowing areas? This
book reports on the successes of
people in creating regional
prototype gardens in the USA.
Great colour pictures of
suburban rejuvenation coupled
with personal first hand stories
of transformation give
inspiration and life to this
growing trend. Not a how to
gardening book but a great model
for the next social and eco
movement in Australia.
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