Guerilla Gardeners Sprout in Redfern

On Sunday 15th October gardeners from Redfern created a new community garden in their local park. The garden has started as a small plot, ajoining a pre-existing garden bed in the park next to Abercrombie and Shepherd streets. The new community garden space has been planted with potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, rocket and a variety of different herbs for community consumption.

Guerilla Gardeners plant fruit and vegetables in public spaces, challenging assumptions of private ownership, providing a local source of organic food, and building community. The new garden in Redfern has already created new friendships, with lots of locals stopping to admire the space, and to join in. The garden will be cared for by a group of volunteers, who are on a weekly watering roster.

At 2pm on Sunday 29th of October, there will a garden party in the park to celebrate this new space. Anyone is welcome to come along and join in for a picnic and to decorate the garden walls. Throughout the afternoon there will be information available for those wishing to contribute.

The guerilla gardening group are also getting ready for action at the protests against the Group of 20 (G20), meeting in Melbourne on the 17-19th November. The G20 is a forum representing 20 of the largest industrial nations meeting to discuss growth and economic development. Their aim, of constant economic growth fueled by oil and coal consumption, opposes community needs such as environmental protection, workers rights and food localisation. Community gardens put control of food into the hands of communities, rather than relying upon fossil fueled agriculture, which uses harmful chemicals and lots of water.

For more information on guerilla gardening call 0411584012

And for more information about the G20 see www. stopG20.org