Australia’s ‘Food Gardeners Alliance’ Argues for More Water for Veggie Gardeners

“During summer one Melbourne gardener, Marika Wagner, was struggling to look after her vegie patch under the somewhat arbitrary water restriction regime in Victoria – two watering windows a week is simply not enough to keep vegetables alive during a Melbourne summer!

“Like many others Marika rents her inner suburban home. For such people, those on a low income or for those who have a community garden plot, it is particularly difficult to grow vegies during summer.  For them systems such as water tanks are either out of reach financially or not worthwhile installing in a temporary situation.

“Marika decided that some concessions, such as use of buckets on non-specified watering days, were necessary for vegetable growing and so she decided to do something about it. Her efforts involved collecting and presenting over 3,000 signatures on a petition to the Victorian State Government, while gathering a wide range of gardeners and horticulturalists to find solutions for gardeners.”

Link to Food Gardeners Alliance website here.