The Green Room
Progress continues and the site is looking huge! Central to the Food Forest is the living pergola. This creates the "Green Room". One day, the walls and roof will be be covered in edible plants to provide a beautiful green space for everyone to sit and enjoy. Lighting...
Now for some seating
The seating is currently being installed on the planter boxes. This frame will be covered in wood and will provide seating for everyone to enjoy the forest. Photo: Susana Owen
Before and After… the paving is looking great
Work continues on Gerard's garden. The paving is the latest addition and is looking sensational. Check out the before and after shot. Photos from Susana Owen.
More from the planting day
Yooralla shared these photos on social media of the planting day for their foundation board and donors on 23 May 2023
Mini planting day for Yooralla residents and donors
Today saw the very first planting at the Food Forest. This was a day to celebrate Yooralla and their donors, and included guests from the Yooralla Foundation, some of their donors and the VASS residents. Although the site is still a construction zone, the Global...
And the planter boxes get painted
In readiness for our mini planting next week, Susana and I spent the afternoon sanding the metal planter boxes and undercoating them. Tomorrow is painting day. Probably not our best looks, but we were not there for looks but to get the job done!
A quick look at the Food Forest Site. 20 May 2023
Today I spent the day at VASS on the Food Forest Site. Here's a quick look at how it looks.
The first lot of plants arrive
Thanks to Diggers, the first round of plants has arrived in readiness for next weeks planting. Excited! Photo: Susana Owen
Work continues
Paddo and the team ae hard at it, making progress on Gerard's Garden- the VASS Food Forest Project. Thanks to everyone for helping to make this happen. We are so pleased to see Gerard's legacy slowing coming to life. Photos: Susana Owen
Add some planter box frames
The team have been busy adding the frames for the planter boxes. These will be covered in metal and then painted. Plenty to do 🙂
