Sustainable Self Sufficiency Gardening Blog

What influences the Melbourne community’s ability to garden for self sufficiency in a sustainable manner?

• NARRATIVE OF RESEARCH
• WELCOME/FOREWORD
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• 3. METHODS
• 4. RESEARCH FINDINGS – 4.1 OVERVIEW
• 4.2 IS THERE AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN SELF SUFFICIENT GARDENING? AND WHAT COULD YOU ATTRIBUTE THIS TO?
• 4.3 IS THERE AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN SUSTAINABLE GARDENING? AND WHAT COULD YOU ATTRIBUTE THIS TO?
• 5.GARDEN ACCESS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY: GROWING GARDEN TRENDS; FOOD GARDENERS ALLIANCE; OPEN DAYS & COMMUNAL GARDENS
• 6. CONCLUSION
• 7. REFERENCES
• i. SCHOOL KITCHEN GARDENS
• ii. PUBLIC COMMUNITY GARDENS
• iii. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PARKS
• iv. HORTICULTURAL THERAPY AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
• v. ENVIRONMENTAL GARDENING ORGANISATIONS
• vi. PERMACULTURE AND ORGANIC NETWORKS
• vii. LOCAL AND BIOREGIONAL NETWORKS
• viii. COMMUNAL HOME GARDEN PROGRAMS
• ix. SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAMS
• x. SEED SAVER NETWORKS & HERITAGE GARDENS
• xi. GARDEN CLUBS
• xii. LOCAL COUNCILS
• xiii. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS AND GREEN NGOS
• xiv. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES & ECOHOUSES
• xv. PERI URBAN FARMS + ART SPACES
• xvi. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• xvii. COMMERCIAL NURSERIES AND PLANT GROWERS
• xviii. ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA + ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
• DEFINITIONS OF SELF SUFFICIENCY
• PERMACULTURE & ORGANICS
• THERAPEUTIC GARDENING
• BUSHFOODS
• Participating Organisations and Gardens