Green Villages - From seed to plate

We've all heard about food miles, but how bad can it be? The typical basket of Australian groceries loops the earth twice to get to you. Add packaging and processing and you can see why food makes up a third of a typical household's carbon footprint. No matter where you live you can cut your carbon by growing your own food. Plus, it's cheaper, fresher and healthier. Any patch of sunlight is big enough to grow basic veggies and herbs. No space is too small. You can start your garden in anything, from old food containers to pots and crates. It's a sunburnt country, so why not at least grow some of your own food. Better still, go the whole hog team up with your neighbours and start a rooftop garden. Want to go from seed to plate? learn how to create your own thriving, edible garden at the Green Villages website and go on, sign up for a workshop while you're there. this is all part of Sydney 2030 by working together to create green villages we can sustain the spirit of our neighbourhoods and nurture our planet