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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.

BE123  $45.00 

 


 

See also: School Gardens and Gardening with Kids

 

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