There's a great new project starting on the north-west coast that's going to link backyard gardeners with families who struggle to buy fruit and veggies.It's based on something that's happening in the US, Produce to the People, and it'll involve volunteers collecting surplus produce from gardeners, and then taking it to a central distribution point.
That point's probably going to be just down the road from our place, at the Penguin Organic Growing Centre...a patch of ground that's being revitalised at the moment to turn it into a bustling community base for learning about living sustainably.
There's actually a festival coming up at the centre on March 27 and 28 that Guy's helping organise. It's all about growing food, biodiversity and reducing our impact on the environment, and includes tours of local gardens.
We think the new project Produce to the People has got fantastic potential on the coast, and we congratulate the North West Environment Centre for getting funding from the state government to get it started.
That's a fantastic initiative, and more areas should follow suit. There are heaps of both state and federal funding amounts to apply for these days (if you know where to look!), so it isn't beyond the range of probability to do so.
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