Category: Agriculture

The Urban Reforestation Garden is a creative symbol of sustainable lifestyles in the city and is under threat. View the feature

Based in Tasmania, Penelope Dodd is the brains behind the Produce to the People scheme, which gathers excess fruit and vegies from your backyard garden and gives them to people in need. Gardeners can drop off their fruit and vegetables to local collection points such as local cafes which is then donated to welfare agencies such as St Vincent de Paul and The Salvation Army.  State of Green spoke to Penelope Dodd – Read more about the scheme here.….

As part of the recent In the balance: Art for a changing world, the Artist as Family team (Meg Ulman, Patrick Jones and Zephyr Ogden Jones) helped create ‘Food Forest’ at St Michael’s Church (Sydney). ‘Food Forest’ is a public artwork that’ll keep giving long after the artists themselves depart. The idea is to create an organic garden providing free food for local residents (including the soup Kitchen run by St Michael’s Church), and to create a habitat for local animals and birds.

December 4, 2010 to December 5, 2010

Its full steam ahead in team blitz as we get ready for…. the Permablitz #100 Weekend!!!
Sat 4th Dec: Sth Melb Commons Permablitz
Sun 5th Dec: Lower Plenty Permablitz

Definitely a weekend of blitzing not to be missed! And do get in touch if you’re up for providing some live tunes on either day.

But first, don’t forget this weekend’s Blitz #99 at the School Kitchen Garden in Werribee.

Earthship Biotecture.. a revolutionary alternative to Sustainable Housing and Land Development and one is being built at CERES in Melbourne. The team is needing some help in the following areas: 1. Experienced planner / building code authority; 2. Film / documentary producers; 3. Communication Manager

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