TIME TO GROW AGAIN
What influences the Melbourne community’s ability to garden for self sufficiency in a sustainable manner?
Growing environmental awareness in the community has led more people to make the connection to growing their own food, however, drought is having a strong impact. Self sufficiency and food gardeners across Melbourne need support in keeping their productive gardens producing in a drying and changing climate.
Community food security is neccessary. Growing the food where we are living reduces embodied carbon emissions (food miles) and water in food production. A redefinition of edible gardens as waterwise and carbon friendly is needed. With climate change, heirloom seed preservation becomes more urgent….
To see the summary of the research findings go to this link http://growingourown.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/narrative-of-research/
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Very interesting report. Thanks for sharing.