At the weekend I went walking and talking round gardens in my council area – a half day organised by Transition Darebin. The first garden was Sprout. ‘Organic in every sense of the word’ said the worker who took us round. A minute from Thornbury Station, leased out by the owners of the railway tracks, it brings together vulnerable people and the broader community at markets, pick-your-own vegie afternoons and through volunteering. Out the back, in a space more reflective than productive, the Transition organisers linked the day’s venture to preparation for changes in climate and food availability.
The three gals’ attention to detail included timetabling us on to public transport to go from site to site. Here’s everyone waiting for the bus!
The biggest hit was Angelo’s, a small backyard abundant with productive vegetation.
Here’s a perennial broccoli giant at Angelo’s place:
I brought home heaps of cuttings. Also a sense that gardening for climate adaptation brings delight to people who aren’t all that bothered with statistics – except maybe that a pocket handkerchief can yield a couple of hundred kgs of food a year!