Sowing the Seeds of Resistance in Aotearoa

7.9.09
Local com­mu­ni­ty gar­den­ers fed up with our unsus­tain­able city took part in a ‘Per­mablitz’ in cen­tral Auck­land yes­ter­day. About 20 gar­den­ers appro­pri­at­ed neglect­ed pub­lic land for com­mu­ni­ty ben­e­fit; dig­ging up grass, plant­i­ng veg­eta­bles and var­i­ous fruit trees.

NZ permablitz7.9.09
Local com­mu­ni­ty gar­den­ers fed up with our unsus­tain­able city took part in a ‘Per­mablitz’ in cen­tral Auck­land yes­ter­day. About 20 gar­den­ers appro­pri­at­ed neglect­ed pub­lic land for com­mu­ni­ty ben­e­fit; dig­ging up grass, plant­i­ng veg­eta­bles and var­i­ous fruit trees.

Sup­port from locals was high, with many offer­ing to lend a hand and resources for the project. The increase of sup­port for com­mu­ni­ty food ini­tia­tives is indica­tive of the shift in pub­lic con­scious­ness around not only where our food comes from but on the impor­tance of inde­pen­dent and healthy com­mu­ni­ties.

This per­mablitz coin­cid­ed with the com­mence­ment of the Grey Lynn Farm­ers mar­ket that caters to those seek­ing local food in many cas­es grown with­in the lim­its of Auck­land city. To get involved in fur­ther per­mablitz actions or oth­er com­mu­ni­ty agri­cul­ture intia­tives, take a look at the infor­ma­tion below;

Per­mablitz Auck­land —  Grey Lynn Farm­ers Mar­ket  —  Grey Lynn Com­mu­ni­ty Gar­dens  –  Kings­land Com­mu­ni­ty Gar­dens — CCS Hori­zon gar­dens —  Per­ma­cul­ture NZ

For a UK exam­ple of amaz­ing gueril­la and with-per­mis­sion yum­my plant­i­ng, take a look at Incred­i­ble Edi­ble Tod­mor­den